Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Mary Ester and George Bollis (Class of 2020) visited T.M. Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area located on the east side of the St. Johns River in southern Brevard County. There they photographed Virginia saltmarsh mallow (Kosteletzyka pentacarpos), which we see at the…
Today, July 26, 2020 is the International Day for the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystems. This celebration of the value of mangrove ecosystems was started in 1995 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Mangroves grow in the…
At a glance starrush whitetop (Rhyncospora colorata), shown above at the Toni Robinson Waterfront Trail on July 15, 2020, appears to be a daisy. What appear to be long petals are really showy bracts that attract pollinators. Many of its…
Seaside heliotrope (Heliotropium cuvassivicum), shown above at the Toni Robinson Waterfront Trail on July 15, 2020, is an occasional succulent of moist salty spots in Indian River County. Its native range extends through much of the Americas from Canada to…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 