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 […]
Lemon Bay Conservancy will hold our Annual Meeting on Monday, January 30th, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Cape Haze Community Center located at 155 Spaniards Rd., Cape Haze, FL 33946. After a short business meeting and LBC news updates, […]
Open House: Saturday – February 11, 2023, 8:00 am – 1:30 pm Lemon Bay Conservancy invites you to join us for a free, public “Open House” at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve on Saturday, February 11th. The Preserve is an 80-acre […]
Our LBC volunteers continue to do incredible work on hurricane clean-up at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. While we still have more to do, we are excited to announce that the Preserve is reopening for LBC member access on Saturday, January […]
AGENDA & INSTRUCTIONS 1. Cleanup Assignments 2. Geotagging items using #EyesontheSuncoast 3. Safety & Grab Supplies 9:30- 12:30 CLEAN UP ASSISGNMENTS Jon boat – Receive canal assignment. Pick up trash and shuttle trash from kayaks to canal specific trash […]
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 […]
– LEMON CREEK WILDFLOWER PRESERVE IS CLOSED – In the interest of safety, Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve is closed until further notice. Many trees are down blocking trails and there are large areas where metal, styrofoam and other construction debris […]
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 […]