Scrape for the Grape 2024 was a great success!

Look for our 2025 announcement here - coming next spring.

Looking to make a difference in Loudoun County?

Our wineries, orchards and farms could use your help! After being drawn to Loudoun because of the invasive Tree of Heaven, the also invasive Spotted Lanternfly then moves on to grapevines and fruit trees, putting our farms and wineries in jeopardy. Please consider joining hundreds of your fellow Loudouners to Scrape for the Grape on Saturday, April 6, 2024, and help our wineries and orchards fend off this invasive pest. You’ll be provided training and tools to scrape Spotted Lanternfly masses off trees before they hatch, as well as tagging Tree of Heaven for future removal. As a thank you, the Wineries intend to provide a weekend of gratitude – they will be offering special promotions at their vineyards/breweries for all volunteers the weekend of April 6/7.

General volunteer locations are listed below and will be finalized in the coming weeks. Please pick one you prefer! Bring yourself, bring your family, tell your friends. And if you’d like to go above and beyond, you can become a team lead for a group of volunteers. We could sure use your help. Lastly, you don’t have to belong to one of the 35 HOAs of LIRA to volunteer, but please let us know your HOA if you do belong to one (maybe they’ll join LIRA), and if you don’t belong to an HOA, please let us know that as well. All are welcome! Updates will be emailed to you as we get closer to the event. Please sign up below to volunteer!

Learn more about the day of the event here:

SCRAPE DAY FAQ’S

Where will my team meet?

You will receive an email from the coordinators as well as your team lead regarding your location.  We tried our best to put you in the region you requested.  Locations will be:

CENTRAL LOUDOUN - LEESBURG

  • W&OD Trail (Goosecup) | 1 South Street SW

  • Ida Lee Park | 60 Ida Lee Drive

  • Rust Library | 380 Old Waterford Road NW

  • St. John Church | 101 Oakcrest Manor Drive NE

  • Union Cemetery | 323 North King Street

WESTERN LOUDOUN - BLUEMONT

  • Bear Chase Brewery | 33665 Bear Chase Lane

  • Dirt Farm Brewing | 18701 Foggy Bottom Road

WESTERN LOUDOUN - PURCELLVILLE

  • Bozzo Winery (Parking Lot) | 35226 Charles Town Pike

Where do I look for Spotted Lantern Fly egg masses?

  • Mainly on the Tree of Heaven, but also on red maples and grapevines.

  • Look for black coloring on the trunks of trees.

  • Egg masses are found on underside of tree branches.

  • Egg masses run parallel to branches, not perpendicular.

  • Once you find egg masses, look in the surrounding environment. There are likely more!

What will I be provided?

  • Scrape cards

  • Bandanas

  • Flagging tape for Tree of Heaven

  • Photos of Tree of Heaven and Spotted Lantern Fly Masses

  • Organizers’ phone number

What do I wear/bring (optional)?

  • Tick repellent

  • Long pants

  • Pruners or clippers (to open paths on low-risk areas for better access to egg masses).

  • Optional - download the app PictureThis which can be used to identify Tree of Heaven, and to ensure you don’t accidentally tag a black walnut or sumac that can look similar. There is a fee for the app, but apparently there’s a free option that your team lead will share with you. It’s a GREAT app. Once you start using it, it becomes addictive!

A Day of Gratitude

  • Just bring your bandana to one of the below venues to receive your offer for your hard work!

  • Free cookie from Mom’s Apple Pie for all kids who participate.

VENUES