Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Drymary, West Indian chickweed, tropical chickweed, and whitesnow are common names given to the ubiquitous weed, Drymaria cordata, pictured above. The genus name, Drymaria, is derived from the Greek word drymos meaning forest. The species name, cordata, means heart-shaped and…
2017, until recently, has been very dry in Florida with more than 65% of the state experiencing drought conditions. The Throwback Thursday photo above was taken in February of 2009 from the top of the ORCA Observation Tower, not recently…
Dick Atkinson (Class of 2005), Gayle Peters (Class of Winter 1999), John Warner (Class of 2012), Diane Morgan (Class of 2012), Gorgeous Gwendolyn (second ORCA "group" walk), Doreen McLeod (Class of 2010), Trich Kruza, Gayle Lafferty (Class of 2015), Bob…
Red mulberry trees (Morus rubra) grow amongst the canopy of live oak trees (Quercus virginiana) at ORCA and are now full of fruit. The photo above, taken on May 15, shows unripe and ripening fruits. Its berries turn blue-black when…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 