The Virginia creeper is the preferred host for several caterpillars, including the larvae of the sphinx moth. People sometimes confuse Virginia creeper with poison ivy, but there are key differences.

"An important source of food for songbirds in the winter, and deer, squirrels, skunks, and other small animals also eat them.

Among the menu items keeping these birds around is one of my absolute favorite native plants, and not just because it sounds like it might be a bird – it’s Virginia Creeper. This ...

And, while bees are the most important pollinators from this group, flies, wasps, beetles, moths, and butterflies are also important ... grapes and grapevines as well as the leaves of Virginia creeper ...

DAMASCUS, Va. (WCYB) — Eighteen of the 34 miles of Virginia Creeper Trail are still closed but thanks to a group effort by several agencies, work is progressing. Michael Wright owns Adventure ...

The famous Virginia Creeper Trail is one of them. The Creeper Trail, located in Southwestern Virginia, is a 34-mile rail trail stretching from Abingdon to Whitetop. Every fall, thousands of ...

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 ...

DAMASCUS, Va. (WCYB) — Eighteen of the 34 miles of the Virginia Creeper Trail have been damaged by Helene. Bikers are able to enjoy the lower part of the trail from Abingdon to Damascus but ...

ABINGDON, Va. — Federal disaster officials recognize the urgency to rebuild the Virginia Creeper Trail and are looking for additional ways to assist, according to FEMA’s MaryAnn Tierney.

At this point, as Washington County Administrator Jason Berry put it, rebuilding the Virginia Creeper Trail is still “a moving target.” And that target poses all kinds of questions on when ...