Deborah Tharp is the University of Florida’s Invasive Species Extension Coordinator. She has a long and dedicated history of invasive species and vegetation management here in Florida, working with many different organizations across the state- the Florida Park Service, St. Johns River Water Management District, the Nature Conservancy, Hillsborough County and Bok Tower Gardens. She is also currently a Doctoral Candidate in Forest Resources and Conservation at UF and received her master’s in the same program from UF in 2017. She is particularly passionate about prioritization, decision support tools, addressing the implementation gap, and fire-invasive plant interactions.
Deborah Tharp
Invasive Species
University of Florida
