Join us for a free talk featuring Dr. Larry Brand, a distinguished researcher and professor at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School, as he discusses “Blooms of Blue-green Algae and Red Tide in South Florida” on Thursday, March 14th at […]
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Dive into Lemon Bay! Explore the hidden wonders of our coast at an exclusive open house of the AquaLab at Lemon Bay High School on Friday March 15th with afternoon tours available at 1, 1:30, and 2 PM. AquaLab is […]
LBC is excited to announce our new 2024 Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series! LBC member and volunteer Rob Robbins, a marine biologist, has scheduled four outstanding speakers on interesting and important topics related to our beautiful, but fragile, local ecosystems.The […]
On January 8, 2022, the Rookery Island Experiment was initiated on a barren lifeless mound of dirt that was created in the middle of a newly developed pond south of Hope Point. A group of 20 volunteers hauled out and erected […]
We are excited to announce that the new Purple Martin Community is newly established and the “vacancy” sign is now lit for the migrating Purple Martins arriving from Brazil to populate our new 24 gourd rack at Lemon Creek Wildflower […]
LBC members and friends are invited to join Vertical Oyster Garden team leader Sue Wills and her oyster shell volunteers at 9:00 am. Saturday, February 3, 2024 at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve for an informative program on the science of […]
You can enjoy this handsome Great Blue Heron at your home for an entire year! Each year since 2008, this statue […]
Please click on this link to request vertical oyster gardens for your dock: LBC Oyster Garden Request Form
Charlotte County staff are hosting a town hall meeting on January 31st . Your input and voice as an individual stakeholder, along with others, has immense power to influence decisions, policies, and initiatives that can spark real change towards cleaner […]
We are excited to announce that the Lemon Bay Conservancy is growing, and we are pleased to invite you to join one or more of our volunteer groups. If you are looking for a rewarding and fulfilling volunteer opportunity, please […]
Be sure to check our website calendar for more details on January programs and events or simply click the links here: Guided Walk On January 5, 2024 Oyster Gardening Workshop January 6, 2024 Butterfly Habitat Walk January 11, 2024 Lemon […]
Lemon Bay Conservancy is participating in the Charlotte Harbor Estuaries Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Network (CHEVWQMN) that is sponsored by the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection. Lemon Bay is situated within the Lemon Bay Aquatic Preserve, one of a […]
The LBC Lemon BayWatch “One Dock at a Time” program to promote vertical oyster gardening is gearing up to begin assembling oyster strands that will be hung from docks on the Lemon Bay waterfront. Oyster team coordinator Sue Wills will […]
Free eco-kayak tours for Lemon Bay Conservancy members will resume in January. Join paddle team members Charlie Woodruff, Jayne Dean and Beth McKinley as they explore the ecology of Lemon Bay and its fascinating shoreline habitats. The next tour […]
As you have seen in past emails and newsletters, and as described in our current news updates, our volunteer run organization is involved in many important environmental projects. We rely on your support to continue our work! If you haven’t […]
Upcoming Free, Public Events At Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve 3120 Gasparilla Pines Boulevard, Englewood, FL 34224. Butterfly and Plant Tour Maura Qualls and Ann Weaver will lead a walking tour through the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve Butterfly Habitat on Thursday, […]
Lemon Bay Conservancy invites all LBC members and accompanying guests to join our paddle team for a guided paddle tour in Lemon Bay. This guided paddle will be on December 18, 2023 at Oyster Creek Boat Ramp on Placida Road. Launch […]
We continue to ask everyone to join or renew your LBC membership for 2024! As you’ve seen in past emails and newsletters, and as described in current news updates, our volunteer run organization is involved in many important environmental projects. […]
Attention all new and returning Tarpon net pull volunteers, we will conduct our next Tarpon pull event on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 8:00 am. We will first need to load the seine net and other equipment in the […]
Giving Tuesday is a worldwide giving day on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. An anonymous LBC donor has issued a special matching challenge for this year’s Giving Tuesday to help us fund three special LBC projects: the Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series facility and […]