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Ansin Riverfront Conservation Area

Located at the northeast corner of Sebastian Blvd. (CR512) and Watervliet St. Parking, orientation map and entrance are located at Canoe Launch Cove, off Watevliet St.

The Ansin Riverfront Conservation Area is a 28-acre tract that is one small part of a multiple-phase land acquisition project that has been pursued by Indian River County, the Department of Environmental Protection and the St. Johns River Water Management District for many years. The Ansin property shares its eastern boundary with the 95-acre Fischer Tract. This conservation area consists of forested wetlands and hammock bordering the South Prong of the St. Sebastian River. Both of these parcels help to buffer the River from nearby development. The property was acquired in 2005.

All photos were taken by Sandy Peterson, unless otherwise noted.



Trails Scenery

Trailhead orientation map
Trailhead orientation map
Trail scenery
Trail scenery
Bridge across wetland
Bridge across wetland
It's a jungle our there!
It's a jungle out there!
Pine hammock
Pine hammock
old Trans Florida Rails-to-Trails
old Trans Florida Rails-to-Trails
palmettos and pines
Palmettos and pines
Blue trail blaze
Blue Trail
Red trail blaze
Red Trail

Plants

The images below of plants and blossoms are arranged by the month in which the photos were taken so as to provide an expectation of what you may see upon a visit during a given month. Each month shows a brief sampling, so be sure to check out the links for an expanded selection. Plants featured here are native, unless otherwise noted. In addition, some identifications include codes indicating "Ec"=endemic, "Eg"=endangered, "I"=invasive/non-native and/or "T"=threatened, as recorded by the Atlas of Florida Plants.

January

Wild pennyroyal
Wild pennyroyal (Piloblephis rigida), (nearly Ec)
Golden polypody fern
Golden polypody fern (Phlebodium aureum)
Tillandsia, aka wild pine
Tillandsia, aka wild pine (Tillandsia utriculata)

Click here to view many more photos from the month of January.

February

Trail with oaks and palmettos
Trail with oaks and palmettos
Oak with lichens
Oak with lichens
Yellow milkwort
Yellow milkwort (Polygala rugelii), (Ec)

Click here to view many more photos from the month of February.

March

Trail with tillandsias
Trail with Tillandsiaa (Tillandsia var.)
Royal fern
Royal fern (Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis)
Four-petal St. John's wort
Four-petal St. John's wort (Hypericum tetrapetalum)

Click here to view many more photos from the month of March.

April

Trail with oaks and palmettos
Trail with oaks and palmettos
Yellow milkwort
Yellow milkwort (Polygala rugelii), (Ec)
Pink purslane, aka portulaca
Pink purslane, aka portulaca (Portulaca pilosa)

Click here to view many more photos from the month of April.

May

Elliott's milkpea
Elliott's milkpea (Galactia elliottii)
Tillandsia, aka wild pine
Tillandsia, aka wild pine (Tillandsia utriculata) with flower spike
Trail with oaks and palmettos
Trail with oaks and palmettos

Click here to view many more photos from the month of May.

June

air potato vine, non-native/invasive
Air potato vine, (I)
Common buttonbush
Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
Corky-stem passionflower vine
Corky-stem passionflower vine (Passiflora suberosa)

Click here to view many more photos from the month of June.

July

American beautyberry
American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
Bracken fern
Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum)
Florida airplant tillandsia and muscadine grape
Florida airplant (Tillandsia simulata) and muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia)

Click here to view many more photos from the month of July.

August

Lichen
Lichen
Poison ivy on palm
Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) on palm
Turkey tail mushroom
Turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor)

Click here to view many more photos from the month of August.

September

Mushroom
Mushroom
Tillandsia, muscadine grape, golden polypody and ressurection ferns
Tillandsia, muscadine grape, golden polypody and ressurection ferns
Pink purslane
Pink purslane (Portulaca pilosa)

Click here to view many more photos from the month of September.