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Firebush Is A Prolific Pollinator

  • September 1, 2023
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  Firebush is a perennial or semi-woody shrub that is known scientifically as Hamelia patens. The bright red flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies, including the zebra longwing and gulf fritillary butterflies, making it one of the most prolific pollinators at Lemon […]
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Upcoming Events

Rock Painting Workshop: You are invited to join us for our ongoing rock painting series on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. This workshop will be held at the Sanctuary at Cape Haze Condominiums Clubhouse, located […]
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Continuing Hurricane Ian Recovery

We continue to work on Hurricane Ian recovery projects at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve.Thanks to persistent follow-up by volunteer Coke Wilson, we were able to get a fencing company onsite in July to complete repairs to the parking lot gates and […]
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Sights and Signs of Summer

Walking sticks, or stick insects, are a group of highly camouflaged insects. They typically escape predation by blending into plant material, but that was not the case as seen here on a bench at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve.  As their […]
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Englewood Dive Club Donation

Eva Furner, Lemon Bay Conservancy board member, accepts a donation from Stephanie Chlebowski, owner of Gaspar’s Dive Shop. Stephanie presented the check on behalf of the Englewood Dive Club for use in LBC’s Lemon BayWatch water quality initiatives which include […]
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EarthEcho Water Testing Training

                               On Saturday July 22, 2023, in partnership with Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program, a team of Lemon Bay Conservancy volunteers attended the EarthEcho Water Challenge […]
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Upcoming Events…

Labyrinth Walk: The Labyrinth on the Hill monthly guided walk is Wednesday, July 19th from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, 3120 Gasparilla Pines Boulevard, Englewood, Fl. Located on top of a berm that overlooks all […]
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New Plantings at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve

Major restoration plantings at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserver were done from September 2020 through January 2021. In the summer of 2022, an additional 340 plantings were added. This summer 2023, another 277 plantings are being added. The 2023 plantings target relatively […]
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Bat House Installation

The newly installed bat house at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve is a three chamber nursery house that can house up to three hundred bats. The house was built according to specs from Bat Conservation International  by Dave Flynn, a wood […]
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Eagle Service Project

As part of his work toward attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, James Ash, from Scout Troop 26 in Englewood, recently placed a new turtle basking platform in Hosman Pond at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. The new platform will allow […]
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Can We Improve Lemon Bay’s Water Quality?

A team of Lemon Bay Conservancy volunteers took to the local waterways last week searching for bivalves in our aquatic backyard. Our Lemon BayWatch objective was to find suitable sites that will support clam habitat. The group scouted the soft […]
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Atala Butterflies Have Arrived

On June 12th, Maura Qualls and Suzanne Bayley traveled to Twin Lakes Park in Sarasota to pick up 100 Atala caterpillars and crysalides. Forest Hecker with UF/IFAS Extension has established a thriving colony of the Atala butterfly and offered to share with us […]
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Upcoming Guided Walk: Everyone is Welcome

    Guided Tour: On Sunday June 25th from 9:00 am to 10:00 am Tonya and Steve Bramlage will guide a short walk through the heart of Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve at 3120 Gasparilla Pines Boulevard, Englewood, Fl. Come along […]
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Finding Rest at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve

  You’ve probably seen them scattered along the trails and vista points, at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve; simple-looking benches with small plaques engraved with quotes, the name of the person the bench is dedicated to, and significant dates. These are […]
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New Native Butterfly Plantings

With funding provided by Lemon Bay Conservancy donors and a $100 grant from the Mangrove chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society, LBC volunteers have replanted Florida native plants in the butterfly habitat at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve.  The new plants now […]
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