Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
The myrsine trees near the coastal wetlands at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) were full of flowers and fruits when a small group of volunteers from the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory Volunteer Nature Stewardship program took a walk there…
Marlberry (Ardisia escallonioides) once graced the edge of the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) parking lot, shown above in 2009. Sadly, most of these plants are now gone. Marlberry trees can grow to be 15' especially in the shade of…
Nancy Soucy (Class of 2010), Cindy Hersh (Class of 2016), Lani York (Class of 2016), and Trish Kruza (Class of 2015) grace the elevated restrooms at Treasure Shores Park on Saturday, June 3. This beach park has plenty of parking,…
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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…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 