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.…
Category: Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
Captain Forster Hammock Preserve Hike
The 2024 Volunteer Nature Stewardship Class took a stroll along the main trail at the Captain Forster Hammock Preserve on Jthe beautiful afternoon of January 28 from the parking lot on historic Jungle Trail to the coastal strand/Atlantic Ocean. The…
Stringy Stuff
The 2024 Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory (FMEL) - Environmental Learning Center (ELC) Volunteer Nature Stewardship Class enjoyed a stroll on the ELC led by Marc Spiess, the ELC Campus Manager. On that walk he pointed out a beard lichen (Usnea…
Throwback Thursday: Class of 2015
Pictured above is the Volunteer Nature Stewardship class of 2015 clustered up getting ready to take a walk in the hammock at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) on the north side of Oslo Road on 1/24/2015. A new Volunteer…