The Birds & the Bees

Bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles, and other insects are all important pollinators. We are in the midst of pollinator week -- June 16 through June 22, 2014, so bee nice to our pollinators ... Minimize (or void) the use of…

Yuck-a! Spanish Bayonet

Volunteer Jean 'JJ' Romano (Class of 2013) sent this photo of Spanish bayonet (Yucca aloifolia) in glorious bloom at the western-most wetland cross-over bridge at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, as well as this close-up ... You usually will find…

Oslo Road – Spring Wildflowers!

A bounty of spring wildflowers bloom along the roadside of Oslo Road to the east of US Highway 1 in the vicinity of the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, including lots of lyre-leaved sage (Salvia lyrata) and oak leaf fleabane (Erigeron…

Looking for lupine & eagles

The eagles decided not to nest on the south Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area this year, though they have been seen flying about, and the sky-blue lupines (Lupinus diffusus) on the trail have not been as dramatic as in some prior…