Grace Rau
Invasive Species Strike Team Coordinator
Grace graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a degree in Environmental Science and a minor in Political Science. Since then, she has worked with the US Fish and Wildlife Service in New York and western Minnesota. In those positions her focus was invasive species management to promote healthy bird and plant communities in forest and tallgrass prairie habitats. Grace is passionate about supporting resilient ecosystems and working to preserve remnant prairie ecosystems in Minnesota. Outside of work she enjoys road trips, reading, and birding.