News from Lemon Bay Conservancy, including Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve d news, new Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series, water quality initiatives, tarpon research, volunteer needs and more!
Water Quality
On June 30, 2024, Lemon Bay Conservancy launched a pilot study to determine if the once abundant southern hardshell clam (Mercenaria campechiensis) can be restored to Lemon Bay. Clams play an important role in the management of marine ecosystems. Adult […]
On May 8th, as part of our Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series, Dr. Mary Lusk from the University of Florida spoke to a full house at the Cape Haze Community Center on the topic of “Coastal Water Quality: The Role […]
Join us for a free talk on May 8th as University of Florida professor Dr. Mary Lusk discusses how different water sources can influence our coastal water quality. The seminar will cover: Septic systems: Friend or foe? Unveiling the hidden […]
LEMON BAYWATCH UF/IFAS Extension SEA GRANT Program Eyes On Seagrass Invites You To Become a citizen Scientist for a Day! 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 2024 Cedar Point Environmental Center 2300 Placida Rd., Englewood, FL 34224 Sea […]
Free Vertical Oyster Gardens that can help improve water quality in Lemon Bay are now available.
Lemon BayWatch Guided Paddle Tours For LBC Members These dates mark the beginning of our new guided paddle series. They will be offered November 6th and November 13th, 2023 at Indian Mound Park in Englewood. Launch is scheduled for 9:30 […]
News from Lemon Bay Conservancy, including Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve hurricane recovery and news, new Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series, water quality initiatives, tarpon research, volunteer profiles and more!
Protecting and monitoring water quality for health ecosystems is a top priority for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), which manages Florida’s 42 aquatic preserves. Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves staff routinely monitors its living waters to ensure they will […]
Eva Furner, Lemon Bay Conservancy board member, accepts a donation from Stephanie Chlebowski, owner of Gaspar’s Dive Shop. Stephanie presented the check on behalf of the Englewood Dive Club for use in LBC’s Lemon BayWatch water quality initiatives which include […]
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 Lemon Bay Conservancy seagrass monitoring teams, LBC SEAGRASS and Happy Manatees 3, have recently completed their spring monitoring assignments. Each team was responsible for monitoring the health of the seagrass at three of six sites in Lemon Bay. The […]
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, […]
News from Lemon Bay Conservancy, including Hurricane Ian recovery updates.
Lemon Bay Conservancy announces our Oyster Gardens program to help restore oysters and help water quality in Lemon Bay.
Our 2022 LBC annual meeting focused on Lemon Bay Conservancy water quality initiatives and actions to improve water quality.
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 […]
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 […]
Improving Water Quality at Wildflower Preserve In July 2011, Lemon Bay Conservancy volunteers at Wildflower Preserve began testing six freshwater ponds and three locations in Lemon Creek to understand the quality of the water flowing out from the old golf […]
It was a great turnout at the LBC Annual Meeting. The featured speaker, Dr. Mary Lusk, gave an informative and educational talk on Water Quality.