Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Southern shield fern and widespread maiden fern are the names favored by Dr. Richard Wunderlin, the University of South Florida botanist responsible for the Florida Plant Atlas, for the fern pictured above, Thelpteris kunthii. Other common names abound, including Kunth's maiden…
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Balsampear, balasm pear, wild balsam apple, bitter melon, bitter gourd, and bitter squash are some of the common names for Momordica charantia, an invasive pest plant that hails from the Old World tropics. After the Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne in…
The Ansin Tract Conservation Area, where we enjoyed a group walk on 8/5/2017, is a marvelous mix of habitats including xeric scrub and freshwater wetlands. Following the trail at the kiosk toward the east leads to the beautiful blackwater stream,…
Jane Schnee (Class of 2012) led a warm but wonderful walk on 8-5-2017 at the Ansin Tract Conservation Area for Tim Glover, John Warner (Class of 2012), Diane Morgan (Class of 2012), Linda & Sam Chancellor (Class of 2010), Cindy…
