Guided Nature Walk At Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve – Susy d’Hont

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: January 16, 2026
  • Timing: 8:30am - 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: January 17, 2026
  • Timing: 8:00am - 10:30am
  • Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.

Coral Creek Paddle

A special paddle on Coral Creek for LBC members and your accompanying guests.  We will put in at Gasparilla Rd and Fishery Road under the bridge.  Park in lot.  We will explore Wolverton Tunnels or the west branch of Coral […]

  • Date: January 19, 2026
  • Timing: 9:30am - 11:30am
  • Address: 14000 Gasparilla Road, Placida.
Volunteer at LBC

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 20, 2026
  • Timing: 7:30am - 9:30am
  • Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
Volunteer at LBC

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 22, 2026
  • Timing: 7:30am - 9:30am
  • Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
Owlet flying practice

Annual Meeting & Special Presentation: Helping Our Threatened Burrowing Owls

Following our short business meeting and election of officers, we will have a special presentation on LBC’s initiative to help the small, threatened Burrowing Owl colony on the Cape Haze peninsula. Refreshments at 5:00.  Business meeting begins at 5:30, with […]

  • Date: January 22, 2026
  • Timing: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Address: 180 Spyglass Alley, Placida.

Freshwater Wetland Ecology w/ Dr Bill Dunson

Join walk leader, Dr. Bill Dunson as he explains freshwater wetland ecology at the preserve and discusses the choices in management. The preserve address is 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd, Englewood 34224. When visiting the Preserve, closed-toe walking shoes, a hat, […]

  • Date: January 23, 2026
  • Timing: 9:00am - 11:00am
  • Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.

Buck Creek to Thornton Key Paddle

We will paddle from Bill Coy Preserve on Buck Creek, located at 5350 Placida Rd, to Thornton Key, traveling across the intracoastal and explore the area.  This will be a moderate paddle.  Given the sometimes muddy conditions at the launch […]

  • Date: January 26, 2026
  • Timing: 9:30am - 11:30am
  • Address: 5350 Placida Road, Englewood.
Volunteer at LBC

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 27, 2026
  • Timing: 7:30am - 9:30am
  • Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
Volunteer at LBC

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 29, 2026
  • Timing: 7:30am - 9:30am
  • Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.

Lemon Bay Paddle from Sunrise Rotary Park

Paddle Lemon Bay launching from Lemon Bay Sunrise Rotary Park in Englewood as we paddle to Godfrey Creek.  Launching at 9:30 am.     You must provide your own boat, paddle and safety equipment.  Participation limited to LBC Members and your […]

  • Date: February 2, 2026
  • Timing: 9:30am - 11:30am
  • Address: 1000 S McCall Road, Englewood.
Volunteer at LBC

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: February 3, 2026
  • Timing: 7:30am - 9:30am
  • Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.

Plant Succession and its Inevitability with Dr. Bill Dunson

Lemon Bay Conservancy embarked on a very ambitious project to restore an old golf course.  The changes to date in the original vegetation which was present at the time of purchase have been astounding. Dr. BIll Dunson, walk leader, will […]

  • Date: February 4, 2026
  • Timing: 9:00am - 11:00am
  • Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
Volunteer at LBC

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: February 5, 2026
  • Timing: 7:30am - 9:30am
  • Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.

Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series: Saving Seagrass to Save the World

Dr. Jim Fourqurean, Distinguished University Professor; Associate Director, Institute of Environment, Florida International University: “Saving Seagrass to Save the World”.  Dr. Fourquerean has spent decades studying the critical role seagrass meadows play in our global ecosystem.  Seagrasses are often called […]

  • Date: February 5, 2026
  • Timing: 5:30pm - 8:00pm
  • Address: 180 Spyglass Alley, Placida.