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Charlotte Community Foundation Grant

June 9, 2023
Lemon Bay Conservancy

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 […]

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Ongoing Tarpon Research April Results

April 24, 2023
Lemon Bay Conservancy

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 […]

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A Great Day at the Open House!

February 17, 2023
Lemon Bay Conservancy

The Lemon Creek Wildlife Preserve "Open House" was a fun-filled event for more than 250 visitors.

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Feb. 11 “Open House” at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve!

January 20, 2023
Admin

Open House: Saturday – February 11, 2023, 8:00 am – 1:30 pm Lemon Bay Conservancy invites you to join us for a free, public “Open House” at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve on Saturday, February 11th. The Preserve is an 80-acre […]

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Preserve Reopening for LBC Members: January 28

January 20, 2023
Admin

Our LBC volunteers continue to do incredible work on hurricane clean-up at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. While we still have more to do, we are excited to announce that the Preserve is reopening for LBC member access on Saturday, January […]

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debris at Verna's Pond after Hurricane Ian

Fall 2022 LBC Newsletter

December 15, 2022
Lemon Bay Conservancy

News from Lemon Bay Conservancy, including Hurricane Ian recovery updates.

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Tarpon Net Pull set for December 17th

December 5, 2022
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Hi, Tarpon net pull volunteers. We have been active in assessing the state of the tarpon ponds at the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. Last week a small group visited the ponds along with Kelly Chase, a representative from Florida Fish […]

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Debris at LCWP

Hurricane Clean-up Morning – December 10th

December 2, 2022
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Please help! Volunteer Hurricane Cleanup Morning, Saturday, December 10, at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve.

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Church Volunteers Boost Clean-up Efforts

November 11, 2022
Lemon Bay Conservancy

This past weekend, our Hurricane Ian recovery efforts for Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve got an enormous boost from Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints volunteers. More than 25 volunteers spent their day Saturday helping remove vegetation and construction […]

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POST HURRICANE GUIDED WALK – THROUGH THE EYE OF THE STORM –

November 4, 2022
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve is currently closed due to damage and debris from Hurricane Ian. However, we are offering a special opportunity on November 12th and November 26th to join a guided nature walk to explore the Preserve and witness […]

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LEMON CREEK WILDFLOWER PRESERVE IS CLOSED

October 18, 2022
Lemon Bay Conservancy

– LEMON CREEK WILDFLOWER PRESERVE IS CLOSED – In the interest of safety, Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve is closed until further notice. Many trees are down blocking trails and there are large areas where metal, styrofoam and other construction debris […]

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Nesting Platforms and the LCWP Rookery Island Experiment

January 8, 2022
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Lemon Bay Conservancy is working to create a rookery island at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve

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Fall 2021 Newsletter

November 2, 2021
Lemon Bay Conservancy

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 […]

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Creating a Rookery Island at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve

October 14, 2021
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Lemon Bay Conservancy is seeking volunteers and donations to create a rookery island at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve

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2021 Preserve Management & Improvement

October 14, 2021
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Now that our major habitat restoration project at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve is complete, responsibility for ongoing management, maintenance and enhancement of the preserve has shifted fully to our Lemon Bay Conservancy team. One major challenge will be continuing to […]

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Kingdom of the Tides in Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve

March 1, 2021
Bill Dunson

The newly restored Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve (LCWP) is 80 acres of three major habitat types, upland, freshwater marsh/ponds and tidal creeks and lagoons. Indeed the wide variety of such habitats is very unusual and perhaps even unique in […]

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Enjoy the Newly Restored and Magnificent Wildflower Preserve

February 12, 2021
Bill Dunson

The long process of initial environmental restoration has now been completed by the Lemon Bay Conservancy (LBC) at the newly named Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve (LCWP) ( https://lemonbayconservancy.org/ ). This 80 acre former golf course was overgrown with […]

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Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve Is Open for LBC Member Access!

January 26, 2021
Lemon Bay Conservancy

On January 25th, we held our Opening Ceremony for the newly restored Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve. We are delighted to announce that the Preserve is now open daily for Lemon Bay Conservancy member access! Members should display your 2021 membership […]

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Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve Update

December 15, 2020
Lemon Bay Conservancy

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 […]

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Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve

November 23, 2020
Lemon Bay Conservancy

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 […]

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