Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Florida gopher tortoise day is April 10, 2020. Gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) are one of the oldest living species and have been around for more than 60 million years. They dig deep burrows for shelter that can be up to…
Today, April 10, 2018 is Florida Gopher Tortoise Day! Thanks to the much-missed Diane LaRue (Class of 2014) who shared the photo above of a gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) at Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area on the north side of Oslo…
Ken Gonyo (Class of 2012) shared this photo of a gopher tortoise at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area on the north side of Oslo Road. Dr. Jon Moore on 1/23/2016 spoke of the few gopher tortoises at the Oslo Riverfton Conservtaion…
Dr. Jon Moore, Professor of Biology, Florida Atlantic University, gave a great presentation about his 15 years of gopher tortoise research at the 1/23/16 volunteer nature stewardship class. Silk grass (Pityopsis gramifolia) pictured above is one of their favorite foods.…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 