Events
Casual Birding
Please join us at 8:00 am as birding expert, Ken Blackshaw leads a casually – paced guided walk through Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. The preserve includes upland habitats, along with freshwater ponds and brackish water wetlands, that attract a wide […]
- Date: December 16, 2024
- Timing: 8:00am - 5:00pm
- Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
Volunteer Work Crew
Volunteers meet at the Preserve on Tuesday and Thursday mornings to do maintenance and enhancement projects. Come out and join us! Activities include planting new native plants, maintaining and enhancing the butterfly habitat, mowing preserve trails, clearing vines from recent […]
- Date: December 17, 2024
- Timing: 7:00am - 10:00am
- Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
“Identified Flying Objects” Guided Nature Walk
Join naturalists Charlie Woodruff and Jayne Dean on a guided nature walk through Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. Flying “objects”, including birds, butterflies, dragonflies, and other insects will be identified, along with many of the trees, shrubs, and plants you’ll find […]
- Date: December 19, 2024
- Timing: 9:00am - 11:00am
- Address: , .
Guided Nature Walk At Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve
You are invited to join us for a guided walk beginning at 8:30 am. Our volunteer naturalist, Susy d’Hont will lead a casually-paced, two-hour walk to enjoy the preserve’s ever changing natural sights and sounds. Susy’s walks are free and open […]
- Date: December 20, 2024
- Timing: 8:30am - 10:30am
- Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
Eco-Kayak Tours for LBC Members
Join Charlie Woodruff, Jayne Dean, and Beth McKinley as they lead members on eco-kayak tours of Lemon Bay as they share their extensive knowledge of the plants, fish, birds, and other animals that call Lemon Bay home. Please note that […]
- Date: December 20, 2024
- Timing: 9:00am - 11:00am
- Address: 210 Winson Ave, Englewood.
LakeWatch Water Sampling at the Preserve
LBC volunteers will be conducting our monthly water quality sampling at six preserve ponds and three locations on Lemon Creek using the protocols defined by the University of Florida LakeWatch program. Collected samples are sent to Gainsville for analysis by […]
- Date: December 20, 2024
- Timing: 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
Juvenile Tarpon Research Net Pull
Attention all new and returning Tarpon net pull volunteers, are invited to participate in our Tarpon pull event. We will first need to load the seine net and other equipment in the Jon boat before using our UTV to tow […]
- Date: December 21, 2024
- Timing: 8:00am - 10:30am
- Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
Juvenile Tarpon Research Net Pull
Attention all new and returning Tarpon net pull volunteers, are invited to participate in our Tarpon pull event. We will first need to load the seine net and other equipment in the Jon boat before using our UTV to tow […]
- Date: December 21, 2024
- Timing: 8:00am - 10:30am
- Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
What are native plants and why are they important to habitat restoration?
It is surprisingly difficult to come up with a concise definition of native plants and this affects how plants are chosen for use in revegetating LCWP. Primarily only native plants are being placed in Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, but some […]
- Date: December 21, 2024
- Timing: 9:00am - 11:00am
- Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
From a Golf Course to a Nature Preserve
Join LBC board member Eva Furner for a guided walk as she discusses the evolution of Wildflower from a golf course to the preserve.
- Date: December 27, 2024
- Timing: 8:30am - 10:30am
- Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
Eco-Kayak Tours for LBC Members
Join Charlie Woodruff, Jayne Dean, and Beth McKinley as they lead members on eco-kayak tours of Lemon Bay as they share their extensive knowledge of the plants, fish, birds, and other animals that call Lemon Bay home. Please note that […]
- Date: December 27, 2024
- Timing: 9:00am - 11:00am
- Address: 210 Winson Ave, Englewood.
New Seagrass Wading Trip
BayWatch is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a joint seagrass wading trip with Cedar Point Environmental Center. Join us at Cedar Point Environmental Center, 2300 Placida Rd, Englewood on December 30, 2024 from 9 am to 11 […]
- Date: December 30, 2024
- Timing: 9:00am - 11:00am
- Address: 2300 Placida Road, Englewood.
Volunteer Work Crew
Volunteers meet at the Preserve on Tuesday and Thursday mornings to do maintenance and enhancement projects. Come out and join us! Activities include planting new native plants, maintaining and enhancing the butterfly habitat, mowing preserve trails, clearing vines from recent […]
- Date: January 2, 2025
- Timing: 7:00am - 10:00am
- Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
Volunteer Work Crew
Volunteers meet at the Preserve on Tuesday and Thursday mornings to do maintenance and enhancement projects. Come out and join us! Activities include planting new native plants, maintaining and enhancing the butterfly habitat, mowing preserve trails, clearing vines from recent […]
- Date: January 7, 2025
- Timing: 7:00am - 10:00am
- Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
Wildflower 101: Introduction to the Preserve Guided Walk
Join Paul Townsend and Brad Kort for the monthly “Wildflower 101” introductory guided walk beginning at 9 am. During this is a short, casually-paced walk at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, you can expect to see upland and wading birds, native […]
- Date: January 7, 2025
- Timing: 9:00am - 10:30am
- Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.