Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
This photo of an African rainbow lizard (Agama picticauda) was taken outside of Dino's Family Restaurant on US Highway 1 in northern St. Lucie County by George Bollis. Jane Schnee has encountered this lizard off of CR 512 in Sebastian. Rocks,…
Fall is here. One of the first "snowbirds" to arrive is the belted kingfisher. A sturdy and stocky bird, belted kingfishers most often are spotted perching near estuaries, streams, ponds, rivers, or lakes. They plunge from their perch to catch…
Our first fall walk at ORCA was on the morning of 9-29-2019 with Susan Warmer, Pat Cramer, Dotty Workman, Dotty Noble, Lori Greene, Terry Greene, Pat Bowman, George Cooper, and Dorene McLeod participating. We hiked to the Observation Tower and…
In the picture above carrotwood (Cupaniopsis anacardioides) grows from inside a very thick variegated arbicola (Schefflera arboricola 'Trinette') hedge, demonstrating its invasiveness. This plant continues to "volunteer" at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area and other natural areas, even though it…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 