Karen Schuster (Class of 2009) sent this fern photograph that she took at south Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area on the February 7, the second volunteer class at which we saw 2 adult and one juvenile eagle soar overhead. This fern…
Eagle fern
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Spectacular Day for a Scrub Walk
The 2015 FMEL - PIAS volunteer stewardship class had spectacular weather for a walk at the south Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area on February 7, complete with 3 eagles soaring above (likely the same eagles that graced the very first class)…
Pointed
Aboriginal peoples are said to have used the very sharp & pointed tips of Spanish bayonet (Yucca aloifolia) as needles. Fibrous material from this plant was used to make ropes, baskets and mats. Diane LaRue (Class of 2012) pointed out…
Late for its Deciduous Date
This young, blushing shiny sumac (Rhus copallinaum) was photographed in the scrubby pine flatwoods at Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (on the north side of Oslo Road) surprisingly on January 31, 2015. Shiny sumac is supposed to be deciduous and provides…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 