Invasive species management
Refuge staff and our partners (e.g., Invasive Species Branch, Yukon Flats NWR) have been sampling floatplane-accessible lakes on Kanuti Refuge to check for the presence of the aquatic invasive plant Elodea. Elodea can be transported from infested lakes via floatplane and once established, forms large vegetative maps that harm native vegetation, fish, and wildlife. To date, all of our sampled lakes have been Elodea-free. We will continue to monitor such lakes into the future.
