Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Wildlife photographer Bob Montanaro enchanted us with his updated program, The Secret Life of the Florida Scrub-Jay, on 11/10/2018. He explained that Florida Scrub-Jays require open, sandy areas with scrub oaks from 3 - 6' tall and only 1 or 2 tall…
False indigo, bastard indigo, bastard false indigo, and leadplant are among the many common names for Amorpha fruticosa, a plant found in nearly every state -- and throughout Florida -- in moist places. We saw this plant in flower when…
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Judith Fillipich, Ellie Klebonis, Diane Morgan, Fran Robinson, John Warner, Thomas "Tom" Wilson, and Dotty Workman enjoyed a walk to the Observation Tower at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) on 9/9/2018. The wild coffee (Psychotria nervosa) was full of…
It's not the goldenrod that's irritating your respiratory tract. The pollen of goldenrod is too big & too sticky to become a human allergen. Pollinators -- like this bumblebee -- love goldenrod. We should, too, for its beautiful bright yellow…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 