Dr. Bill Dunson is a long-time member of our LBC volunteer family. His volunteer roles include leading guided walks, providing project planning recommendations, and writing “Nature Notes” articles for our website. Bill is Professor Emeritus of Pennsylvania State University […]
As you have seen in past emails and newsletters, and as described in our current news updates, our volunteer run organization is involved in many important environmental projects. We rely on your support to continue our work! If you haven’t […]
As his Eagle Service Project toward attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, James Ash, from Scout Troup 26 in Englewood, placed a turtle basking platform in Hosman Pond at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. The platform allows turtles to climb […]
Lemon Bay Conservancy and select other 2022-23 grant recipients presented their completed projects at the Mangrove Chapter FNPS membership meeting on December 12, 2023, detailing implementation of the awarded grant funds. Lemon Bay Conservancy volunteers Maura Qualls and Ann […]
The latest video installment in our Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve special interest point series is on freshwater wetland plants. Improving water quality in the wetlands at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve was a major objective of the preserve restoration project completed […]
Upcoming Free, Public Events At Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve 3120 Gasparilla Pines Boulevard, Englewood, FL 34224. Butterfly and Plant Tour Maura Qualls and Ann Weaver will lead a walking tour through the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve Butterfly Habitat on Thursday, […]
Lemon Bay Conservancy invites all LBC members and accompanying guests to join our paddle team for a guided paddle tour in Lemon Bay. This guided paddle will be on December 18, 2023 at Oyster Creek Boat Ramp on Placida Road. Launch […]
We continue to ask everyone to join or renew your LBC membership for 2024! As you’ve seen in past emails and newsletters, and as described in current news updates, our volunteer run organization is involved in many important environmental projects. […]
Attention all new and returning Tarpon net pull volunteers, we will conduct our next Tarpon pull event on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 8:00 am. We will first need to load the seine net and other equipment in the […]
Lemon Bay Conservancy volunteers who are wishing to take part in the Charlotte Harbor Estuaries Water Quality Monitoring Program managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection are invited to attend a basic training program to be held on […]
We started Giving Tuesday with $725 in donations and ended the day at $4,880, with our matching donor agreeing to raise their original commitment and match every dollar 1:1! Thanks to you and your fellow LBC supporters, the grand total […]
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 […]
Rock Painting Workshop You are invited to join us for a rock garden painting session on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 4:00 pm at the outdoor classroom area in the meadow at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve located at 3120 Gasparilla […]
In addition to the special donation opportunity above, we continue to ask everyone to join or renew your LBC membership for 2024! As you’ve seen in past emails and newsletters, and as described in news updates below, our […]
Lemon Bay Conservancy invites all LBC members and accompanying guest to join our paddle team for the next guided paddle tour in Lemon Bay. This guided paddle will be on December 4, 2023 at Oyster Creek Boat Ramp Placida […]
Fourteen LBC Juvenile Tarpon Pull volunteers met at the small pond at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve on Saturday November 18, 2023 where the team netted and counted a total of 20 tarpon. The second net pull at the […]
The Lemon BayWatch team spent Saturday and Sunday Nov. 18-19 at the Family Conservation Center at Englewood Beach WaterFest promoting Lemon Bay Conservancy’s four major water quality initiatives. Our display featured the “One Dock at a Time” oyster […]
Upcoming Free, Public Events At Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve 3120 Gasparilla Pines Boulevard, Englewood, FL 34224. Butterfly and Plant Tour Maura Qualls and Ann Weaver will lead a walking tour through the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve Butterfly Habitat on Thursday, […]
LBC Guided Kayak Tours Are Now Underway On November 6th, LBC kayakers had a great day out on the water in Lemon Bay. Volunteer tour guide Charlie Woodruff expertly scouted out both migratory and shore birds along the route. Paddlers […]