The USDA Forest Service this week began cleanup efforts along the Virginia Creeper Trail on national forest lands following damage from Hurricane Helene.

Virginia creeper is typically harmless, but for at least one reader, it causes a horrible rash similar to that of poison ivy.(Howard Garrett / Special Contributor) I received strong criticism from ...

One Southwest Virginia icon remains closed, The Virginia Creeper Trail. The trail has been closed since April 6 because of COVID-19. "A beautiful day like this, I'd be out there getting exercise ...

(WJHL) — Virginia’s 34.3-mile-long Creeper Trail winds through Abingdon and extends through Damascus all the way to the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area at the Virginia and North Carolina ...

DAMASCUS, Va. — Eighteen of the 34 miles of Virginia Creeper Trail are still closed after Hurricane Helene damaged several parts along the extensive path, but thanks to a group effort by several ...

Virginia creeper, a common Lowcountry vine sometimes confused with poison ivy, has leaves with five leaflets. Vicky McMillan Although sometimes confused with poison ivy, Virginia creeper ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal lawmakers from Virginia and North Carolina on Thursday urged expedited service for funds to repair public lands damaged by Hurricane Helene, including the Virginia ...

ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) – The Virginia Creeper Trail will be temporarily closed, starting Monday, April 6. According to a release from the Town of Abingdon, the decision to close the trail was made ...

Virginia Creeper can be a common lookalike plant that doesn’t produce poison ivy and poison oak’s skin-irritating oil. They often grow in the same areas and one can be confused for the other ...