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Residents urge Rockville to remove invasive vines at King Farm retention ponds and protect urban forest bird habitat
Summary
A King Farm resident asked the City Council to clear invasive vines from stormwater retention ponds adjacent to King Farm and Redland Road, arguing that vines are harming trees and reducing the site's value to birders and local biodiversity.
Trisha Tice, a resident of the King Farm Life Plan Community, addressed Rockville councilors on March 17 to press for removal of invasive vines and maintenance of tree canopy in the Watts Branch stormwater retention ponds between King Farm Boulevard and Redland Road.
Tice described the retention ponds and surrounding wooded areas as an important local resource for cooling streets, shading properties and supporting birdlife.…
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