Delia Vargas Kretsinger

Delia's background is in botany, waterfowl nesting ecology, plant community studies, wildlife habitat research focused on moose and willow browse, and goose foraging ecology. Her current work is on preventing the spread of non-native aquatic and terrestrial plant invasive species invasive species
An invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can destroy ecosystems and cost millions of dollars.

Learn more about invasive species in interior Alaska and looking for Elodea, Alaska's first aquatic submersed invasive plant.