LBC volunteer Carolyn Presley is busy setting up the bird viewing area for the winter season. She has graciously volunteered to take the lead on filling the feeders, watering and general maintenance of the area as our birds begin […]
Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve Work Crew volunteers Lary Stuhlmiller and Dana Houkal cleaned the outdoor upper classroom area benches this past Saturday morning leaving them laid over on wooden 6x6s to dry out in preparation for a final staining […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A group of LBC volunteers recently completed surveying 3 sites in Lemon Bay as part of the growing Eyes on Seagrass program organized by Florida Sea Grant. The program which began in Charlotte County is growing and now spreading among […]
Manasota Beach Club’s oyster garden installation As part of our “One Dock at a Time” campaign to improve water quality, on May 3, 2023, LBC Lemon BayWatch team completed the installation of a vertical oyster garden at the Manasota Beach Club on Manasota […]
The Florida Sea Grant program “Eyes On Seagrass” is gearing up for the summer seagrass monitoring period. Volunteers are needed for the important task of observing and documenting seagrass conditions in Charlotte County waters and Lemon Bay. Volunteers and volunteer […]
Calling all LBC Kayakers and Friends! Celebrate an early Earth Day on April 21st with a guided tour to Buttonwood and Rookery Islands — the first properties to be acquired and protected by Lemon Bay Conservancy in 1971. These mangrove […]
Calling All Kayakers! In partnership with Keep Charlotte Beautiful’s Great American Clean-Up Campaign, Lemon BayWatch Committee members Beth McKinley, Charlie Woodruff and Jayne Dean will be spearheading another kayak clean-up effort this Friday, March 31st at Butterford Waterways Park, 13555 […]
Hi, Tarpon net pull volunteers. We have been active in assessing the state of the tarpon ponds at the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. Last week a small group visited the ponds along with Kelly Chase, a representative from Florida Fish […]
This past weekend, our Hurricane Ian recovery efforts for Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve got an enormous boost from Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints volunteers. More than 25 volunteers spent their day Saturday helping remove vegetation and construction […]
Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve is currently closed due to damage and debris from Hurricane Ian. However, we are offering a special opportunity on November 12th and November 26th to join a guided nature walk to explore the Preserve and witness […]
The Lemon Bay Conservancy is proud to award our 2022 LBC Elsie Bracken Environmental Science Scholarship to Lemon Bay High School graduating senior Jessica Lince. Irene Slattery representing Lemon Bay Conservancy presented the Scholarship to Jessica May 16th, 2022, at […]
On March 30th, Lemon Bay Conservancy (LBC) volunteers gathered for a volunteer appreciation dinner at the Cape Haze Community Center. The party recognized LBC’s incredible group of volunteers for their efforts in maintaining and enhancing Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, creating […]
Since LBC’s first water quality symposium in 2019, we have focused on educating the public on ways to improve water quality in their own backyards and neighborhoods. The Lemon Bay Watch Committee, with the help of our partner agencies—Coastal Heartland […]
Tarpon “Net Pull” Research December 18, 2021 We are still looking for volunteers to assist with the Lemon Bay Tarpon Pull event scheduled for Saturday December 18th. We are planning our events for the third Saturday of each month from […]
ENGLEWOOD — Manasota Key is having a record-breaking population boom. Sea turtles have been nesting on the barrier island like never before — at least since people have been counting. As of Aug. 27, Coastal Wildlife Club sea turtle patrols […]