Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
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…
A visit to the Sebastian Stormwater Park on 8/8/2020 was opportunity to see an unfortunate array of invasive plants, mega-weeds. Seeing the proverbial silver lining, Karen Schuster (Class of 2007) remarked that property could have "grown homes". This 163 acre…
Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) is regarded as one of the world's worst weeds. Its inflorescence is fluffy (plumose) as pictured above. We encountered this pernicious plant at the Cypress Bend Community Preserve this spring in flower. Volunteer Ken Gonyo took note…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 