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Volunteer help is needed at LBC for a variety of ongoing projects. The Lemon Baywatch Committee is actively seeking volunteers for the vertical oyster garden and clam restoration projects. We need help soliciting restaurants, picking up oyster shells and […]
You are invited to join us for our ongoing rock painting series on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Please note: This workshop will be moving back to the outdoor classroom area in the meadow at […]
The Charlotte Harbor Estuaries Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Network is looking for volunteers to perform water testing at various sites within the Lemon Bay Aquatic Preserve. This monitoring project provides important data to state and local agencies regarding the health […]
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 […]
On Saturday September 9, 2023 the first session of the new “Family Explore” series was held at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. September’s program focused on creating a habitat that supports butterflies and pollinators. Attendees gathered together to learn about “Pollinators” […]
Firebush is a perennial or semi-woody shrub that is known scientifically as Hamelia patens. The bright red flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies, including the zebra longwing and gulf fritillary butterflies, making it one of the most prolific pollinators at Lemon […]
In July, Lemon Bay Conservancy volunteers marked the completion of our 12th year of water quality testing in the ponds and creek system at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. Each month, conditions permitting, volunteers launch kayaks and collect water samples at […]
We continue to work on Hurricane Ian recovery projects at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve.Thanks to persistent follow-up by volunteer Coke Wilson, we were able to get a fencing company onsite in July to complete repairs to the parking lot gates and […]
Lemon Baywatch Vertical Oyster Gardening Program Sue Wills attended the first Vertical Oyster Garden Alliance […]
On Saturday July 22, 2023, in partnership with Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program, a team of Lemon Bay Conservancy volunteers attended the EarthEcho Water Challenge […]
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 […]
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 […]
Guided Tour: On Sunday June 25th from 9:00 am to 10:00 am Tonya and Steve Bramlage will guide a short walk through the heart of Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve at 3120 Gasparilla Pines Boulevard, Englewood, Fl. Come along […]
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 […]
Our team is building and installing pollinator houses in the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve Butterfly Habitat in observation of National Pollinator Week June 19 -25 this year. Pollinator homes support solitary bees, providing a cozy nesting site.The US has around […]
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 […]
Thank you to the Charlotte Community Foundation for providing a $6,800 Hurricane Ian Relief Grant to rebuild our maintenance equipment shed at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve! Our old shed was completely destroyed by the hurricane, leaving our volunteers no place […]
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 […]
We concluded our monthly, seasonal tarpon research on April 15 with a very exciting morning. Once each month since November, we’ve had up to 40 volunteers come out on Saturday mornings to assist with this interesting research, including 4 scientists […]