Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
The sweet scent of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) especially perfumes the evening and early morning in our yard and wherever it grows. Saw palmetto blooms from April through July. This ubiquitous palm grows throughout the entire state of Florida and…
Thanks to Tim Archer (Class of 2024) for the great photos below of the sole candyroot (Polygala nana) that we saw on our class walk at the South Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (SORCA) on 2/11/2024. Alas, it was the only…
Plant names can be problematic. Common names are not standardized. And, botanists change botanical names. Cindy Hersh (Class of 2016) on our walk at the Barrier Island Sanctuary and Education Center on 2/11/2024 pointed out a wispy & lovely wildflower.…
Thanks to Master Naturalist Cindy Hersh (Class of 2016) for leading a marvelous walk on the morning of Sunday, 2/11/24 from dune to lagoon at the Barrier Island Sanctuary and Education Center located just north of Sebastian Inlet State Park…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 