Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Red maple (Acer rubrum) is a well-known large tree of moist places throughout the eastern U.S. and Canada with distinctive 3 or 5-lobed leaves. Even in Florida, this deciduous tree brings red and yellow fall color. A substantial specimen grows…
Happy Arbor Day 2016! Here in Florida our trees often are festooned with epiphytic decoration. This live oak (Quercus virginiana) growing along the banks of the Sebastian River was ablaze with blushing southern needleaf plants (Tillandsia setacea) and was viewed…
Bob Montanaro, Office Manager of the Pelican Island Audubon Society, spotted this green wild pine (Tillandsia utriculata) when we were taking a walk at the south Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. To find a green wild pine in a south Florida…
Captain Forster Preserve was the site of the first field trip for the 2015 Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory - Pelican Island Audubon Society class. The magnificent live oaks (Quercus virginiana) were flowering and were replacing their old leaves with brand…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 