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Giving Tuesday Special Donation Challenge

  • November 24, 2023
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  Giving Tuesday is a worldwide giving day on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. An anonymous LBC donor has issued a special matching challenge for this year’s Giving Tuesday to help us fund three special LBC projects: the Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series facility and […]
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Purple Martin Monitors Needed

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 […]
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Volunteer Needs At Lemon Bay Conservancy

  • September 29, 2023
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  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 […]
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Outdoor Classroom Bench Maintenance Project

  • September 29, 2023
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  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 […]
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Labyrinth on the Hill Guided Monthly Walk

  • September 13, 2023
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  The Labyrinth on the Hill monthly guided walk is Wednesday September 20th from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, 3120 Gasparilla Pines Boulevard, Englewood, Fl. Located at the top of a berm  overlooking all four directions […]
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Rock Painting Workshop

  • September 13, 2023
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You are invited to join us for our ongoing rock painting series on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Please note: This workshop will be moving back to the outdoor classroom area in the meadow at […]
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Beautyberry Season

  • September 13, 2023
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  Beautyberry is native to flatwoods and hammocks. Thanks to birds and planting efforts it has spread throughout Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve.  This Florida native is scientifically known as Callicarpa americana, and its bright purple fruits are some of the most […]
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Butterfly and Wildlife Habitat Family Explore

  • September 1, 2023
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You are invited to join us as we launch the first session in a new series  of “Family Explore” events on September 9th, 9 am at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood. September’s program focuses on creating […]
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Firebush Is A Prolific Pollinator

  • September 1, 2023
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  Firebush is a perennial or semi-woody shrub that is known scientifically as Hamelia patens. The bright red flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies, including the zebra longwing and gulf fritillary butterflies, making it one of the most prolific pollinators at Lemon […]
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