Wildflower Preserve

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 […]

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 […]

Wildflower Preserve Restoration Update – late September 2020. Despite the heavy rains earlier this month, the habitat restoration project at Wildflower is continuing to move ahead on schedule.  Earthmoving work to modify and expand the freshwater wetlands on the eastern […]

Wildflower Preserve Update. The habitat restoration project at Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Wildflower Preserve is continuing to move ahead.  Muddy conditions after recent rains have delayed site work for short periods, but the rains have not caused major delays. In the […]

Wildflower Preserve Restoration Update – Late July 2020 The habitat restoration project at Wildflower Preserve is continuing to progress well. The photo below, taken July 24, 2020, provides a view looking south over the western half of the preserve. The […]

Wildflower Preserve Restoration Update Early July 2020 The Southwest Florida Water Management District and their contractor, Diversified Professional Services, report that the habitat restoration project at Wildflower Preserve is continuing to move ahead on schedule. The aerial photo below (looking northwest) shows […]

Wildflower Preserve Habitat Restoration Project Update. Diversified Professional Services (DPS), Southwest Florida Water Management District’s prime contractor for the habitat restoration project at Wildflower Preserve, reports that work is progressing well. In this recent aerial photo (looking east), preparation work […]

Double Your Donations with the 24-hour Giving Challenge! On April 28 and 29, from noon-to-noon, Lemon Bay Conservancy is joining other area non-profits in the 2020 Giving Challenge sponsored by The Community Foundation of Sarasota County. During this 24-hour online giving event, you […]