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Beautyberry Season

  • September 13, 2023
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  Beautyberry is native to flatwoods and hammocks. Thanks to birds and planting efforts it has spread throughout Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve.  This Florida native is scientifically known as Callicarpa americana, and its bright purple fruits are some of the most […]
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Butterfly and Wildlife Habitat Family Explore

  • September 1, 2023
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You are invited to join us as we launch the first session in a new series  of “Family Explore” events on September 9th, 9 am at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood. September’s program focuses on creating […]
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Upcoming Events

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 […]
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Englewood Dive Club Donation

Eva Furner, Lemon Bay Conservancy board member, accepts a donation from Stephanie Chlebowski, owner of Gaspar’s Dive Shop. Stephanie presented the check on behalf of the Englewood Dive Club for use in LBC’s Lemon BayWatch water quality initiatives which include […]
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Upcoming Events…

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 […]
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New Plantings at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve

Major restoration plantings at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserver were done from September 2020 through January 2021. In the summer of 2022, an additional 340 plantings were added. This summer 2023, another 277 plantings are being added. The 2023 plantings target relatively […]
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Bat House Installation

The newly installed bat house at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve is a three chamber nursery house that can house up to three hundred bats. The house was built according to specs from Bat Conservation International  by Dave Flynn, a wood […]
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Eagle Service Project

As part of his work toward attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, James Ash, from Scout Troop 26 in Englewood, recently placed a new turtle basking platform in Hosman Pond at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. The new platform will allow […]
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Can We Improve Lemon Bay’s Water Quality?

A team of Lemon Bay Conservancy volunteers took to the local waterways last week searching for bivalves in our aquatic backyard. Our Lemon BayWatch objective was to find suitable sites that will support clam habitat. The group scouted the soft […]
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Atala Butterflies Have Arrived

On June 12th, Maura Qualls and Suzanne Bayley traveled to Twin Lakes Park in Sarasota to pick up 100 Atala caterpillars and crysalides. Forest Hecker with UF/IFAS Extension has established a thriving colony of the Atala butterfly and offered to share with us […]
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Finding Rest at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve

  You’ve probably seen them scattered along the trails and vista points, at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve; simple-looking benches with small plaques engraved with quotes, the name of the person the bench is dedicated to, and significant dates. These are […]
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New Native Butterfly Plantings

With funding provided by Lemon Bay Conservancy donors and a $100 grant from the Mangrove chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society, LBC volunteers have replanted Florida native plants in the butterfly habitat at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve.  The new plants now […]
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Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve Homeschool Field Trip

A group of local homeschool students ranging in ages from kindergarten through seventh grade, along with their parents, attended a new educational outreach class at the Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Wildflower Preserve. LBC volunteer Lary Stuhlmiller, taught the group how to read the […]
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