LATEST NEWS

8.1.2026

The free, public Open House at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, scheduled for February 14, 2026, will include guided trail walks, displays by local environmental groups and hands-on environmental acti

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3.1.2026

Lemon Bay Conservancy (LBC), a well-established nonprofit (founded 1971) dedicated to preserving and protecting the natural lands and waters of the Lemon Bay aquatic system, seeks a dynamic Executive

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Burrowing owls
2.12.2025

The Boca Grande Newspaper, Boca Beacon,  recently featured the Burrowing Owls and Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Board Member,  Mark Horan. Angela Phillips wrote an article featuring information abou

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24.11.2025

News from Lemon Bay Conservancy, including Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve news, new Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series, water quality initiatives, tarpon research, volunteer needs and more!

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Owlet flying practice
22.11.2025

Lemon Bay Conservancy is taking a lead role in a recently launched initiative to help protect a small colony of Florida Burrowing Owls living in a developing area off Gasparilla Road.  Our plans incl

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12.11.2025

Juvenile tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) use coastal marsh ponds, like those found in Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, as important nursery habitats. Such nurseries provide ample food, room for fish to g

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Volunteer at LBC
22 Jan '26
Volunteer Work Crew
  • Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd, Englewood, FL 34224, Englewood, FL.
  • January 22, 2026
  • Thursday @ 7:30 am

Volunteers meet at the Preserve on Tuesday and Thursday mornings to do maintenance and enhancement projects.  Come out and join us!  Activities include planting new native plants, maintaining and enhancing the butterfly habitat, mowing preserve trails, clearing vines from recent […]

22 Jan '26
Annual Meeting & Special Presentation: Helping Our Threatened Burrowing Owls
  • Cape Haze Community Center, 180 Spyglass Aly, Placida 33946, Placida, FL.
  • January 22, 2026
  • Thursday @ 5:00 pm
23 Jan '26
Freshwater Wetland Ecology w/ Dr Bill Dunson
  • Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd, Englewood, FL 34224, Englewood, FL.
  • January 23, 2026
  • Friday @ 9:00 am
26 Jan '26
Buck Creek to Thornton Key Paddle
  • Buck Creek Preserve – 5350 Placida Rd., Englewood, FL.
  • January 26, 2026
  • Monday @ 9:30 am
27 Jan '26
Volunteer Work Crew
  • Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd, Englewood, FL 34224, Englewood, FL.
  • January 27, 2026
  • Tuesday @ 7:30 am