River Oaks Preserve – Estero’s Natural Gemstone

River Oaks Preserve – Estero’s Natural Gemstone

Charlie Vavrina and Marlene Rodak | The Coccoloba Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society It’s Tuesday morning and Florida Gulf Coast University students are arriving at River Oaks Preserve to earn required Service-Learning hours. They are greeted by a volunteer who quickly puts them to work. Today, the ground is moist from a soaking rain, so students will be installing native plants in selected areas. They pull exotic weeds first, observe a…