Fourteen LBC Juvenile Tarpon Pull volunteers met at the small pond at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve on Saturday November 18, 2023 where the team netted and counted a total of 20 tarpon. The second net pull at the […]
The Lemon BayWatch team spent Saturday and Sunday Nov. 18-19 at the Family Conservation Center at Englewood Beach WaterFest promoting Lemon Bay Conservancy’s four major water quality initiatives. Our display featured the “One Dock at a Time” oyster […]
Upcoming Free, Public Events At Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve 3120 Gasparilla Pines Boulevard, Englewood, FL 34224. Butterfly and Plant Tour Maura Qualls and Ann Weaver will lead a walking tour through the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve Butterfly Habitat on Thursday, […]
LBC Guided Kayak Tours Are Now Underway On November 6th, LBC kayakers had a great day out on the water in Lemon Bay. Volunteer tour guide Charlie Woodruff expertly scouted out both migratory and shore birds along the route. Paddlers […]
LBC Members Attend Mangrove Management Class LBC Lemon BayWatch team members Jane Collingwood, Beth McKinley and Janda Hefner were among the many interested citizens who attended the mangrove management training program sponsored by UF/IFAS Sea Grant Charlotte County Extension at […]
Not yet a member? It’s a great time to join. Lemon Bay Conservancy membership renewal for the 2023/2024 season is now underway. Please be sure that your membership is up to date. If you are unsure of your current status, […]
For a number of years Lemon Bay Conservancy has partnered with Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) in juvenile tarpon research efforts. Our monthly net pulls take place during the winter months in the small tidal ponds on the western […]
Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve 3120 Gasparilla Pines Boulevard, Englewood, FL 34224. Rock Painting Workshop You are invited to join us for a rock garden painting session on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 5:00 pm at the outdoor classroom area in […]
Lemon BayWatch Guided Paddle Tours For LBC Members These dates mark the beginning of our new guided paddle series. They will be offered November 6th and November 13th, 2023 at Indian Mound Park in Englewood. Launch is scheduled for 9:30 […]
News from Lemon Bay Conservancy, including Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve hurricane recovery and news, new Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series, water quality initiatives, tarpon research, volunteer profiles and more!
Your ongoing support of Lemon Bay Conservancy through membership, donations and grant partnering directly funds our important environmental programs such as our new Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series, Point of Interest Sign Sponsors, The Friends of Purple Martins Project, […]
Maura Qualls and Ann Weaver will lead a walking tour through the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve Butterfly Habitat on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 9:00 am, meeting at the Members entrance area, 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd, Englewood. Join us […]
Protecting and monitoring water quality for health ecosystems is a top priority for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), which manages Florida’s 42 aquatic preserves. Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves staff routinely monitors its living waters to ensure they will […]
In an effort to expand our purple martin colony at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve we are considering replacing some older materials, updating predator guards, and adding a new 24-gourd pole. Lemon Bay Conservancy volunteer Joe Gallagher has agreed to lead […]
You are invited to join Susy D’Hont for a guided walk on Friday, October 6, 2023 at 8:00 am. Participants will become fully immersed as they learn and encounter the ever changing natural sights at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. This […]
Volunteer help is needed at LBC for a variety of ongoing projects. Currently, the Butterfly Habitat at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve is seeking volunteers to assist with planting, pruning, guided tours, educational outreach programming, lepidopterist duties, and native plant […]
LBC volunteer Carolyn Presley is busy setting up the bird viewing area for the winter season. She has graciously volunteered to take the lead on filling the feeders, watering and general maintenance of the area as our birds begin […]
Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve Work Crew volunteers Lary Stuhlmiller and Dana Houkal cleaned the outdoor upper classroom area benches this past Saturday morning leaving them laid over on wooden 6x6s to dry out in preparation for a final staining […]
Volunteer Dana Houkal has prepared an initial draft report on the 2023 field plantings at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. Twenty native species were planted in seven planting areas at the preserve at sites with varying soil moisture levels, from very […]
Volunteer help is needed at LBC for a variety of ongoing projects. The Lemon Baywatch Committee is actively seeking volunteers for the vertical oyster garden and clam restoration projects. We need help soliciting restaurants, picking up oyster shells and […]