Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Often seen along Oslo Road at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) is the white peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae) shown above in a photo taken on an orchid stroll on June 27, 2020. This low-flying tropical butterfly "uses" three common…
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…
Thanks to Dave Fuss, Indian River Land Trust (IRLT) Director of Stewardship, and newly hired Land Steward JD Hart, for leading a wonderful walk on Sunday, 3/8/2020, for us at the Winter Beach Salt Marsh. This 65+ acre property is…
Karen Schuster (Class of 2009) shared the photo above of a white peacock butterfly that she took on our walk led by Donna Winter (Class of 2016) on 11/24/2019 at the Indian River Lagoon Greenway. This brush-footed butterfly often is…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 