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Burrowing Owls in the News

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 about a small colony of Florida burrowing owls in Western Charlotte County.  The burrowing […]
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Call for Volunteers

Englewood Beach Waterfest 2025 will be October 10 – 12, 2025.  Volunteers from LBC will staff our exhibit in the Conservation Tent, which will be open October 11 and 12, 2025.  We are planning a fun and educational exhibit, including […]
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Eagle Scout Project

Wesley Cantrell, who is working to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, selected Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve for his Eagle Service Project. On Saturday, July 19, 2025, Wesley led a group of scouts from Troop 26 in building a new […]
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Seagrass Monitoring

Three great teams of LBC volunteers monitored the seagrass beds in Lemon Bay the last two weeks of July. The weather was sunny and warm, the waters were calm, and everyone had a great time doing this important work. Seagrasses […]
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1000 Seedlings Pine Planting Project

Last summer, Dana Houkal, LBC volunteer and professional environmental consultant, suggested that LBC consider planting pine tree seedlings at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve using a reforestation program sponsored by the Florida Forestry Service. The program allows landowners to order a […]
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Preserve is Open!

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 […]
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Volunteer Work Crew

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 […]
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Calling All LBC Citizen Scientists

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 […]
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We’re Cleaning Up Again!

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. […]
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Earth Day Kayak Ecotour

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 […]
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Paddling News 3/27/23

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 […]
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POST IAN WATERWAYS CLEAN-UP

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 […]
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