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Support LBC during the Giving Challenge on April 26-27 and triple the value of your gift!
Lemon Bay Conservancy announces our Oyster Gardens program to help restore oysters and help water quality in Lemon Bay.
The Florida Master Naturalist Program – an overview by William “Woody” Woodworth For 20 years, the University of Florida has offered Master Naturalist classes for those interested in Florida and nature. The stated mission of the Florida Master Naturalist Program […]
Our 2022 LBC annual meeting focused on Lemon Bay Conservancy water quality initiatives and actions to improve water quality.
Lemon Bay Conservancy is working to create a rookery island at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve
Our 2021 LBC Newsletter is now available. Articles include: New Office Location & New Office Manager 2021 LBC Scholarship Award Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve Restoration Juvenile Tarpon Research Findings & Plans Call for Net Pull Volunteers Volunteer Profile: Maura Qualls The […]
Lemon Bay Conservancy is seeking volunteers and donations to create a rookery island at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve
Now that our major habitat restoration project at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve is complete, responsibility for ongoing management, maintenance and enhancement of the preserve has shifted fully to our Lemon Bay Conservancy team. One major challenge will be continuing to […]
To make a memorial donation to Lemon Bay Conservancy, please call our office at 941-830-8922 or click here to make your memorial donation online. On the online donation form, you will be able to designate the tribute individual’s name and […]
On January 25th, we held our Opening Ceremony for the newly restored Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. We are delighted to announce that the Preserve is now open daily for Lemon Bay Conservancy member access! Members should display your 2021 membership […]
Annual LBC memberships begin at $35 for individuals and $50 for households. Click here to join Lemon Bay Conservancy online. or click here to download a membership form to mail in with your membership payment. Lemon Bay Conservancy is a […]
Our 2020 LBC Newsletter is now available. Articles include: Supporting Our Environment: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow! Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) for Preserve Maintenance 2021 Juvenile Tarpon Research A New Nature Wonderland: Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve “2021 Preserve Management & Improvement” Special […]
Click here to print the waiver form for walk participants: Waiver for Walks 2020
In late September 2018, we learned of a new and unexpected challenge at Wildflower Preserve in the form of soil contamination issues. We ask your help in addressing this challenge and continuing our important habitat restoration work at the preserve!
Last year’s extended red tide seriously depleted fish stocks and marine vegetation in our bays and waterways. A non-profit organization called Ocean Habitats builds a product designed to help marine life recover and to improve water quality. Their “mini-reefs” are […]
Our 2019 LBC Newsletter is now available. Articles include: Our Water, Our Future Upcoming Nature Walks & Special Events Mini-Reefs: Artificial Marine Habitats Wildflower Preserve Restoration Project Update Plants & Pathways: Fundraising Special Appeal Volunteer Profile: Joe Gallagher Escape of the […]
Work was suspended on our Wildflower Preserve Habitat Restoration Project in October 2018, when soil tests conducted by the contractor, in preparation for selling excess excavated soil offsite, identified what were believed to be elevated concentrations of arsenic in some […]
On Monday, February 4, 2019, noted environmentalist and former Sarasota County commissioner, Jon Thaxton, will be the keynote speaker at our Lemon Bay Conservancy annual meeting. Jon’s topic will be “Clean Water: Myths & Facts on Reducing Nutrients.” Reducing nutrients is […]
On the Wildflower Preserve property, we are lucky to have a large number of native Sabal (aka Cabbage) Palm trees. The Sabal Palm is the state tree of Florida. It is slow growing, but very hardy. When a Sabal Palm […]