Joe Carroll (Class of Fall 1998) took Bob Bruce and me to Little & "Big" Prange Islands on Father's Day. Accessible only by boat and purchased for conservation in 1996 by Indian River County, these islands -- mostly real and…
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Pollination ‘cuts’ both ways
A Fathers' Day field trip to Prange Island compliments of Joe Carroll (Class of Fall 1998) began with a look at an invasive pest plant, Beach naupaka (Scaevola taccada), being pollinated by a European honeybee. This plant has 'volunteered' upland…
Flat & yellow topped
Bees, wasps, flies, moths, skippers, butterflies, and other pollinators flock to Flaveria linearis, yellowtop. Fall is the usual time for flowering, but some of the yellowtops donated by Judy Gersony and planted on 5-23-2015 in the Audubon House landscape are…
“Stoked Aster” for Pollinator Week
Stokes' aster (Stokesia laevis) is in flower in the recently planted wildflower patch next to the volunteer office for the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, seemingly in honor of National Pollinator Week. Thank you to Bob Montanaro, Pelican Island Audubon Society…
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