Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
On the way to the annual meeting of the Florida Mosquito Control Association in St. Augustine, John Beidler, retired director of the Indian River Mosquito Control Association & I stopped at a St. Johns River Water Management District Conservation Area.…
Substantial spider webs sometimes traverse the trails at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. Most often, they are the webs of a large, brightly colored golden spider (Nephilia clavipes) commonly called the the golden silk spider, the banana spider, the golden…
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…
Rouge plants (Rivina humilis) are flourishing in the shade in the pollinator plant bed next to the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area volunteer office at the (Pelican Island) Audubon House. Planted on 5-23-2015, the rouge plant is both flowering and fruiting…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 