Survey scans for elodea spread in Interior, finds naught

A variety of agencies in the state are working to eradicate the invasive aquatic plant elodea. This summer, elodea was detected and treated in Anchorage’s Lake Hood, and a survey to search for elodea along the Tanana River downstream of Fairbanks has just concluded.
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Elodea. (Photo from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
The plant has the potential to make drastic changes to aquatic ecosystems.
Elodea is a plant commonly found in aquariums that, if released in the wil