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Lemon Bay Conservancy Volunteer Opportunities

  • September 13, 2023
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  Volunteer help is needed at LBC for a variety of ongoing projects. The Lemon Baywatch Committee is actively seeking volunteers for the vertical oyster garden and clam restoration projects. We need help soliciting restaurants, picking up oyster shells and […]
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Labyrinth on the Hill Guided Monthly Walk

  • September 13, 2023
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  The Labyrinth on the Hill monthly guided walk is Wednesday September 20th from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, 3120 Gasparilla Pines Boulevard, Englewood, Fl. Located at the top of a berm  overlooking all four directions […]
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Rock Painting Workshop

  • September 13, 2023
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You are invited to join us for our ongoing rock painting series on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Please note: This workshop will be moving back to the outdoor classroom area in the meadow at […]
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Beautyberry Season

  • September 13, 2023
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  Beautyberry is native to flatwoods and hammocks. Thanks to birds and planting efforts it has spread throughout Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve.  This Florida native is scientifically known as Callicarpa americana, and its bright purple fruits are some of the most […]
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Butterfly and Wildlife Habitat Family Explore

  • September 1, 2023
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You are invited to join us as we launch the first session in a new series  of “Family Explore” events on September 9th, 9 am at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood. September’s program focuses on creating […]
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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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