The free, public Open House at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, scheduled for February 24, 2024, will include guided trail walks, displays by local environmental groups and hands-on environmental activities. Come for a visit!
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Misery from Hurricanes Helene and Milton Hurricanes Helene and Milton have brought incredible destruction to our area. Our hearts are with everyone who is dealing with the flooding and destruction from the storms. While LBC has suffered damages from the […]
We’re pleased to announce that, while severely battered by storm surge, Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve has reopened for daily LBC members access. The beautiful sunset at the preserve reminds us of the beauty around us! We have a public birding […]
Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve is closed indefinitely due to extensive flooding from Hurricane Milton storm surge. We will post an update as soon as assessments have been completed and we have determined trail conditions are safe. The Social Birding walk […]
You are invited to join our volunteer work crew at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. Volunteers are needed for planting, watering, mowing, general maintenance tasks, and participation in various ongoing projects. During the summer, crew members will meet on Tuesday/Thursday from […]
The Florida Sea Grant program “Eyes On Seagrass” is gearing up for the summer seagrass monitoring period. Volunteers are needed for the important task of observing and documenting seagrass conditions in Charlotte County waters and Lemon Bay. Volunteers and volunteer […]
The Lemon BayWatch Committee is joining Keep Charlotte Beautiful and Volunteers of Stump Pass in a beach and water clean-up event on Saturday, April 29th from 8:00 a.m. – 10 a.m. at Stump Pass Beach Park, 900 Gulf Blvd, Englewood. […]
Calling all LBC Kayakers and Friends! Celebrate an early Earth Day on April 21st with a guided tour to Buttonwood and Rookery Islands — the first properties to be acquired and protected by Lemon Bay Conservancy in 1971. These mangrove […]
Calling All Kayakers! In partnership with Keep Charlotte Beautiful’s Great American Clean-Up Campaign, Lemon BayWatch Committee members Beth McKinley, Charlie Woodruff and Jayne Dean will be spearheading another kayak clean-up effort this Friday, March 31st at Butterford Waterways Park, 13555 […]
AGENDA & INSTRUCTIONS 1. Cleanup Assignments 2. Geotagging items using #EyesontheSuncoast 3. Safety & Grab Supplies 9:30- 12:30 CLEAN UP ASSISGNMENTS Jon boat – Receive canal assignment. Pick up trash and shuttle trash from kayaks to canal specific trash […]
Hi, Tarpon net pull volunteers. We have been active in assessing the state of the tarpon ponds at the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. Last week a small group visited the ponds along with Kelly Chase, a representative from Florida Fish […]
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, the focus of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) remains on search and rescue, cleanup, and the safety of Florida’s residents and visitors. The FWC reminds boaters across the state that the […]
Lemon Baywatch notes: 11/15 Committee members Jane Collingwood, Sue Wills and Hilary Dahms met with members of the Suncoast Waterkeeper and Sarasota Bay Watch on Monday, November 13 at the LBC office on Manor Road, Englewood to survey the area […]
This past weekend, our Hurricane Ian recovery efforts for Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve got an enormous boost from Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints volunteers. More than 25 volunteers spent their day Saturday helping remove vegetation and construction […]
Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve is currently closed due to damage and debris from Hurricane Ian. However, we are offering a special opportunity on November 12th and November 26th to join a guided nature walk to explore the Preserve and witness […]
– LEMON CREEK WILDFLOWER PRESERVE IS CLOSED – In the interest of safety, Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve is closed until further notice. Many trees are down blocking trails and there are large areas where metal, styrofoam and other construction debris […]
The Lemon Bay Conservancy is proud to award our 2022 LBC Elsie Bracken Environmental Science Scholarship to Lemon Bay High School graduating senior Jessica Lince. Irene Slattery representing Lemon Bay Conservancy presented the Scholarship to Jessica May 16th, 2022, at […]
On March 30th, Lemon Bay Conservancy (LBC) volunteers gathered for a volunteer appreciation dinner at the Cape Haze Community Center. The party recognized LBC’s incredible group of volunteers for their efforts in maintaining and enhancing Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, creating […]
Support Lemon Bay Conservancy as we work to protect our beautiful waters, lands and wildlife! We’re offering a limited selection of unique design printed tops from Bonfire. This is a short fundraiser and purchases are only available here. The campaign […]
Since LBC’s first water quality symposium in 2019, we have focused on educating the public on ways to improve water quality in their own backyards and neighborhoods. The Lemon Bay Watch Committee, with the help of our partner agencies—Coastal Heartland […]