Events
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 30, 2025
- Timing: 7:30am - 9:30am
- 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 1, 2026
- Timing: 7:30am - 9:30am
- Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
New Year’s Day Nature Walk and Picnic Lunch at Middle Beach/Blind Pass
Dr. Bill Dunson will lead a nature walk on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, from 10-11 am at Middle Beach/Blind Pass Beach Park on Manasota Key; (6725 Manasota Key Rd, Englewood, FL 34223). Come make a great start to the New […]
- Date: January 1, 2026
- Timing: 10:00am - 1:00pm
- Address: 6725 Manasota Key Rd, Englewood.
Freshwater Wetland Ecology at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve
Wetland Ecology Guided Walk at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve with Dr. Bill Dunson
- Date: January 2, 2026
- Timing: 9:00am - 11:00am
- 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 6, 2026
- Timing: 7:30am - 9:30am
- 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 8, 2026
- Timing: 7:30am - 9:30am
- Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
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: January 12, 2026
- Timing: 8:00am - 10:00am
- Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
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: January 12, 2026
- 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: January 13, 2026
- Timing: 7:30am - 9:30am
- 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 15, 2026
- Timing: 7:30am - 9:30am
- Address: 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood.
Butterfly and Plant Tour
Maura Qualls and Ann Weaver will lead a walking tour through the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve Butterfly Habitat at 9:00 am, meeting at the Members entrance area. Join us as we examine the many plants, flowers, and pollinators that are […]
- Date: January 15, 2026
- Timing: 9:00am - 10:00am
- 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.
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 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.
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.