Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR) is the very first and was created in 1903. Land purchases began in 1990, and by 2002 encompassed 5,445 acres, much of it former citrus grove. An Observation Tower now overlooks Pelican Island. Check…
Propagule is the name given to the "live" young of mangroves. These reproductive structures are ready to go and do not have the dormancy that we associate with the seeds of "regular" plants. This lack of dormancy Is thought to…
Giant leather fern (Acrostichum danaeifolium) is the largest fern in North America. Its fronds can grow to be 15' tall. When we visited Osprey Aces Stormwater Park and Nature Preserve, we saw giant leather fern growing in the rocks on…
Established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903, Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR) is the precedent setting first U.S. national wildlife refuge. Over the years it has has been expanded from its original size. Local citrus farmer and PINWR advocate…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 