Some volunteers call this plant pumpkin vine (Momordica charantia) for obvious reasons. Balsam apple and balsam pear are other names for this weedy vine that was added to Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council invasive plant list in 2013. It is…
Category: Invasive plant
Karen Schuster gets proclamation!
Karen Schuster, on behalf of the volunteers trained by the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory and the Pelican Island Audubon Society, poses with Sebastian Mayor Richard Gilmour after receiving a proclamation in support of national invasive species awareness week, February 22…
Steve Goff gets proclamation!
Steve Goff (Class of 2006) is pictured above accepting a proclamation in support of national invasive species awareness week, February 22 through February 28. Steve Goff has a tax preparation and accounting business nearly across the street from Vero Beach…
New Grass brings New Pest Plant
The newly installed bahiagrass sod at the Audubon House adjacent to the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area has brought with it many species of weeds and at least one very invasive pest plant new to the area. Tropical soda apple (Solanum…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 