On Monday, October 9, Lemon Bay Conservancy invites you to join experienced birder Susy d’Hont for a free early morning nature walk to observe some of the many bird species that frequent Wildflower Preserve. Fall migration is underway and you […]
News
You’re invited to a free “Early” Earth Day Celebration on Saturday morning, April 1st, at Wildflower Preserve! Our earth day event will include guided nature walks, a hands-on planting demonstration, a native plant give-away, and a rain barrel installation demo. Information booths will […]
Lemon Bay Conservancy’s 2017 fundraiser, Toast to the Coast, will be a jazz brunch at the beautiful Manasota Beach Club on Sunday, January 22, 2017. Please join us as we gather to support Lemon Bay Conservancy’s ongoing programs to preserve and protect our […]
A Report on the Monthly Lemon Bay Conservancy Tarpon Net Pull: Saturday, Dec 10, 2016 by Jim Cooper, LBC President It was the coolest morning in Placida this year at 57 degrees on Dec 10th as I drove north on Placida […]
At Wildflower Preserve, we are currently at a “lull” in our major habitat restoration project while we await permitting and bidding of the wetlands restoration project phase. To allow Lemon Bay Conservancy members to access the Preserve during the project […]
The Power of Citizens working together to create Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Wildflower Preserve is featured in a new video funded by the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program (CHNEP) and produced by WGCU public media. The video is airing periodically on the four […]
Thanks to our volunteers Bob Winter and Joe Gallagher for creating this video showing the invasive species removal work at Wildflower Preserve! We have now completed the first phase of our restoration work. What’s next? Click on this link to read […]
A detailed review of the Wildflower Preserve restoration project phases and planned schedules.
Come join our volunteer naturalists as they lead 38 nature outings at 11 different locations this season!
The 2016 Giving Challenge is now complete! Thank you to each of the 110 donors who contributed to Lemon Bay Conservancy during the 24-hour online Challenge! Preliminary estimates are that your donations combined with the very generous matching funds from The Patterson Foundation will bring in approximately $24,000 to LBC!
Invasive species removal, the first phase of our habitat restoration project at Wildflower Preserve is well underway.
Thanks to volunteer Bob Winter for this video about the start of invasive plant removal for our Wildflower Preserve Habitat Restoration project!
The Wildflower Preserve habitat restoration project was featured on the front page of the Englewood Sun-Herald on May 26, 2016.
Lemon Bay Conservancy officers Vice President Irene Slattery and Acting President Jim Cooper awarding the Elsie Bracken Scholarship Award to Lemon Bay High School senior, Shannen Smith at the LBHS Awards Night held Monday evening, May 8th. Shannen was recognized […]
Join the Green Team of Wildflower volunteers for fun activities and a picnic at our first Earth Day Fundraiser, Friday, April 22, 2016 at Wildflower Preserve, 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd, Englewood. We will begin the day with planting activities at […]
Lemon Bay Conservancy has received a $420,000 NOAA Coastal Ecosystem Resiliency Grant to support our joint habitat restoration project with the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) at Wildflower Preserve on the Cape Haze peninsula in Charlotte County. We invite the public to a habitat restoration project design review on February 1, 2016 beginning at 5:00 pm.
Giving Challenge Update: Thank You to everyone who contributed to LBC during the 24-hour Giving Challenge. With your donations and estimated matching funds from The Patterson Foundation we raised over $8,244 for LBC!
Our volunteer video producer, Bob Winter has added a new video to the Lemon Bay Conservancy YouTube channel. It tells the story of the Butterfly Habitat that is being developed and maintained by volunteers at Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Wildflower Preserve. Watch it […]
In November of 2014, teachers and administrators from L.A. Ainger Middle School and Lemon Bay High School visited Wildflower Preserve seeking opportunities for students to use the Preserve for in-depth scientific studies. Accompanied by naturalists Bill Dunson and Dave […]
Two landscaping professionals are taking time out from their busy schedules to volunteer at Wildflower Preserve this summer. Garry Hendricks is working with volunteer Roy Ault on mowing of the Wildflower trails and meadows. With the summer rains, everything is […]