Our 2022 LBC annual meeting focused on Lemon Bay Conservancy water quality initiatives and actions to improve water quality.
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Support Lemon Bay Conservancy as we work to protect our beautiful waters, lands and wildlife! We’re offering a limited selection of unique design printed tops from Bonfire. This is a short fundraiser and purchases are only available here. The campaign […]
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 […]
Lemon Bay Conservancy is working to create a rookery island at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve
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 […]
Our 2021 LBC Newsletter is now available. Articles include: New Office Location & New Office Manager 2021 LBC Scholarship Award Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve Restoration Juvenile Tarpon Research Findings & Plans Call for Net Pull Volunteers Volunteer Profile: Maura Qualls The […]
Lemon Bay Conservancy is seeking volunteers and donations to create a rookery island at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve
Now that our major habitat restoration project at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve is complete, responsibility for ongoing management, maintenance and enhancement of the preserve has shifted fully to our Lemon Bay Conservancy team. One major challenge will be continuing to […]
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 […]
ENGLEWOOD — The numbers suggest this year might be a robust year for sea turtle nesting on local barrier islands.“We’re just in peak nesting season now,” Zoe Bass said. She and Wilma Katz are the state primary permit holders overseeing […]
Lemon Bay Conservancy (LBC) is proud and happy to report that our May 15, 2021 Net Pull for Juvenile Tarpon was a surprisingly great success. We measured, counted and safely returned 46 healthy Juvenile Tarpon. Which according to our professional […]
The Lemon Bay Conservancy is proud to award our 2021 LBC Elsie Bracken Environmental Science Scholarship to Lemon Bay High School graduating senior Talon Bottenfield! Talon met the required award criteria of participating in local environmental projects, demonstrate an interest […]
To make a memorial donation to Lemon Bay Conservancy, please call our office at 941-830-8922 or click here to make your memorial donation online. On the online donation form, you will be able to designate the tribute individual’s name and […]
On January 25th, we held our Opening Ceremony for the newly restored Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. We are delighted to announce that the Preserve is now open daily for Lemon Bay Conservancy member access! Members should display your 2021 membership […]
Habitat Restoration Update: Wetland Plantings, Bridge Completion, and Construction Punch List For the last two weeks, professional planters have been at work in and around the edges of the enhanced freshwater wetlands at LBC’s Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. It’s […]
Today, December 1st, people around the nation are celebrating Giving Tuesday, a day of nationwide support for non-profits. Coincidentally, today, also marks an exciting milestone for LBC as we begin our first “sneak peak” member walks at our new Lemon […]
A New Nature Wonderland: Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve The remarkable changes happening at the old Wildflower Golf Course property are so dramatic that we’ve decided to give the preserve a new name: Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. The new name recognizes […]
December “Sneak Peak” Member Walks at the Preserve: Sign-up Now! We are pleased to announce that a series of LBC members-only “Sneak Peak” walks are being scheduled for December. Walk dates are Tuesdays (Dec. 1, 8, 15, and 22) and Saturdays […]
Englewood Mullet Fest on Saturday, November 14 Hancock Grills, a local grill company, is hosting the first Englewood Mullet Fest on Saturday, November 14, from 10 am to 7 pm at the Charlotte County Fairgrounds. The event will have a mullet […]
Our 2020 LBC Newsletter is now available. Articles include: Supporting Our Environment: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow! Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) for Preserve Maintenance 2021 Juvenile Tarpon Research A New Nature Wonderland: Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve “2021 Preserve Management & Improvement” Special […]