Wildlife Cam Report 3: Watching a Large Female Alligator Protecting Her Nest & Young For about five weeks Lemon Creek Wildlflower Preserve Manager Chad Lyman and I set up a motion-sensing camera to spy on a particular alligator at one […]
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Lemon Bay Conservancy is excited to announce that Michelle VanderHaar has joined LBC as our new Executive Director!
The free, public Open House at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, scheduled for February 14, 2026, will include guided trail walks, displays by local environmental groups and hands-on environmental activities. Come for a visit!
We’re Looking to Capture Images of Our More Reticent Residents and Visitors Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve is certainly a special place. But wildflowers, and the birds and butterflies they attract, are just part of the allure of this reclaimed […]
The Boca Grande Newspaper, Boca Beacon, recently featured the Burrowing Owls and Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Board Member, Mark Horan. Angela Phillips wrote an article featuring information about a small colony of Florida burrowing owls in Western Charlotte County. The burrowing […]
News from Lemon Bay Conservancy, including Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve news, new Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series, water quality initiatives, tarpon research, volunteer needs and more!
Lemon Bay Conservancy is taking a lead role in a recently launched initiative to help protect a small colony of Florida Burrowing Owls living in a developing area off Gasparilla Road. Our plans include a $100,000 fundraising goal to purchase […]
Juvenile tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) use coastal marsh ponds, like those found in Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, as important nursery habitats. Such nurseries provide ample food, room for fish to grow, and allow for movement into the open estuary. However, prior […]
Last summer, Dana Houkal, LBC volunteer and professional environmental consultant, suggested that LBC consider planting pine tree seedlings at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve using a reforestation program sponsored by the Florida Forestry Service. The program allows landowners to order a […]
Not long after Milton’s storm surge receded, Ann Weaver and Maura Qualls (pictured below), Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve volunteers, began to notice that many of the butterfly nectar and host plants in the Butterfly Habitat failed to return due to […]
Our last monthly juvenile tarpon net pull of the 2024/2025 season took place on Saturday, April 19, 2025. We had a good turnout of volunteers, as pictured above. At the March and April net pulls, our focus, working with the […]
On Thursday, March 20, 2025, Lemon Bay Conservancy held a celebration for our Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve volunteers at the Cape Haze Community Center. Volunteers and their guests enjoyed a social period followed by dinner, awards and presentations. Our preserve […]
The 2025 Lemon Creek Wildlife Preserve "Exploration Day" was a fun-filled event with nature walks, informational talks, educational displays, and golf cart tours.
The free, public Open House at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, scheduled for February 24, 2024, will include guided trail walks, displays by local environmental groups and hands-on environmental activities. Come for a visit!
Many local trees were lost during the hurricanes of the past three years. Lemon Bay Conservancy, in partnership with the Florida Forest Service, is happy to help our community in its recovery efforts by distributing 100 native trees to the public, free of charge, as part of Florida Arbor Day, January 17, 2025.
News from Lemon Bay Conservancy, including Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve news, new Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series, water quality initiatives, tarpon research, volunteer needs and more!
Misery from Hurricanes Helene and Milton Hurricanes Helene and Milton have brought incredible destruction to our area. Our hearts are with everyone who is dealing with the flooding and destruction from the storms. While LBC has suffered damages from the […]
We’re pleased to announce that, while severely battered by storm surge, Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve has reopened for daily LBC members access. The beautiful sunset at the preserve reminds us of the beauty around us! We have a public birding […]
Our thoughts go out to everyone who is suffering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. The recovery from this storm will be a long and difficult challenge. Please stay safe as you work to recover! Like so many locations […]