Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Ken Gonyo (Class of 2012) sent this photo of a well-camouflaged giant swallowtail butterfly (Papilio cresphontes) chrysalis on his hercules club (Zanthoxylum clava herculis). Giant swallowtail butterflies complete 2 or 3 generations in Florida and in their 5 larval (caterpillar)…
The Wednesday work crew enjoyed viewing a gopher tortoise in its burrow on Wednesday, 3/11/15, as they worked to control invasive pest plants. Thanks to sharp-eyed Diane LaRue for spotting the tortoise and to Ken Gonyo for taking/sending this photo.…
The Audubon House received its certificate of occupancy on Friday, 2-27-2015. The first class was held there on Saturday, 2-28-2015, the final class of the 2015 Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory (FMEL) volunteer nature stewardship class. In attendance were Bob Bruce,…
Read More First class in (Pelican Island) Audubon (Society) House
2009 was a dry year, and the mosquito control impoundment cell at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area was devoid of water. When the 2015 FMEL - PIAS volunteer class visited the 'Ramp' Observation Tower, water and crabs were abundant. Ducks…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 