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Wildflower Preserve Bird Checklist Video

May 15, 2015
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Our volunteer video producer, Bob Winter has added a new video to the Lemon Bay Conservancy YouTube channel. It tells the story of the volunteer team who have worked to build the bird checklist for Wildflower Preserve. Watch it by clicking here: […]

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Lemon Bay Conservancy Volunteer Appreciation Event

March 30, 2015
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Lemon Bay Conservancy held its annual volunteer appreciation event March 24th at Cape Haze Clubhouse. Enjoying the barbeque dinner (L-to-R): Jane Wallace, Maura Qualls, Ruth Wilson, Bob Winter, Joan Winter, Laila Christainsen, Per Christiansen Close to […]

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Wildflower Preserve Open House – Fun Despite The Weather!

January 26, 2015
Lemon Bay Conservancy

On Friday, the weather forecast for our open house on Saturday, January 24, 2015 included an 80% rain chance. Then, many of us were awakened overnight by driving rain and thunder. Thankfully, all the rain moved thru during the night […]

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Jan. 24, 2015 Open House with Mote Marine Touch Tank

January 2, 2015
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Saturday, January 24, 8:00 am – 1:30 pm Nature Walks, Talks, Displays and the Mote Marine Mobile Exhibit & Touch Tank Lemon Bay Conservancy invites you to a free “Open House” at Wildflower Preserve on Saturday, January 24th from 8:00 […]

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Special LBC Member Events for January & February 2015

December 3, 2014
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Two special events for Lemon Bay Conservancy members are scheduled in January and February. These events are open to all new and renewing LBC members. Member Morning at Wildflower Preserve – 8 am to 11 am on Saturday, Jan. 17 LBC […]

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Nov. 2014 – April 2015 Nature Outings Schedule

November 4, 2014
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Lemon Bay Conservancy is pleased to announce a wide-ranging schedule of free public nature outings for the Fall 2014 – Winter 2015 season. The outings will be led by our outstanding volunteer guides, including Dr. Bill Dunson, Dave Clayton, Bob […]

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Jim Cooper in the July Harbor Style

July 8, 2014
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Preserving the Environment for future generations. Click here to download a copy of the article. Thank you to Harbor Style for permission to publish this article on the LBC website and for interviewing President Jim Cooper If you wish to view the […]

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Wildflower Preserve Bird Checklist

July 5, 2014
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Thanks to ongoing monthly bird surveys by Abbie Banks, Don Rippeon, Tom Duch and Gayle Duch, we have completed a Bird Checklist for Wildflower Preserve. Since our volunteers began keeping records in December 2010, 132 species of birds have been […]

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WGCU Public Broadcasting Features WIldflower Preserve

June 14, 2014
Lemon Bay Conservancy

WGCU News reporter Topher Forchez and videographer Tim Kenney visited Wildflower Preserve in April 2014 to learn about the conservation and restoration initiatives underway as Lemon Bay Conservancy converts this former golf course into a nature preserve. Their informative reporting […]

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Sunrise Rotary “Make a Difference” Day

May 5, 2014
Lemon Bay Conservancy

On Saturday morning, May 3rd, Jim Harrison led members of the Lemon Bay Sunrise Rotary in a “Make a Difference” work day at Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Wildflower Preserve. The Rotarians started the morning with a quick visit to see the […]

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Field & Stream Hero for a Day

April 16, 2014
Lemon Bay Conservancy

On March 29, 2014, sixty-five volunteers spent their morning at Wildflower Preserve as part of Field & Stream’s Hero for a Day program. Two film crews from Field & Stream magazine were on hand to film the activities and learn […]

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“Safari” Brochures and Walks Explore Plants and Animals at Wildflower Preserve

March 16, 2014
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Three new “safari” brochures are now available that describe plants and animals that visitors may see in the various habitats (uplands, freshwater wetlands, and estuarine) at Wildflower Preserve. Each of the three brochures features 25 species with photos and brief descriptions. The […]

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Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

March 16, 2014
Lemon Bay Conservancy

On March 13, 2014, Lemon Bay Conservancy hosted a volunteer appreciation dinner at the Cape Haze Community Center for 40 volunteers, friends, and family members involved in the ongoing restoration work at Wildflower Preserve. The guests viewed a slide show […]

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Field & Stream “Hero for a Day” – March 29th

March 16, 2014
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Field & Stream “Hero for a Day” Coming to Wildflower Preserve on March 29, 2014 Lemon Bay Conservancy is excited to announce that Field & Stream magazine will have staff and two video crews onsite at Wildflower Preserve on Saturday, […]

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Benefit Sale for Wildflower Preserve

February 23, 2014
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Please help us raise funds for programs and improvements at Wildflower Preserve! To Donate: If you have unneeded furniture, household goods, boating/fishing equipment, tools, or other items in good condition, please consider donating them for the sale! (Please no clothing or […]

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SWFWMD Restoration Planning Grant

February 5, 2014
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Lemon Bay Conservancy (LBC) has received grant funding from the Southwest Florida Water Management District for the design of wetlands restoration at its Wildflower Preserve off Placida Road in the Englewood area. The $200,000 grant through SWFWMD’s cooperative funding initiative […]

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Big Turnout for Wildflower Open House

January 26, 2014
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Wildflower Preserve was humming with life on Saturday, January 25th. The cool morning gave way to pleasant temperatures as over 350 people visited the Open House held at Lemon Bay Conservancy’s largest preserve. Visitors participated in guided trail walks and […]

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Open House at Wildflower – Jan. 25, 2014

January 13, 2014
Lemon Bay Conservancy

An Open House is scheduled at Wildlfower Preserve for 8:30 am to 12:30 pm on Saturday, January 25, 2014. Early arrivals can join the 8:30 am Tarpon Walk to observe the first-of-its kind juvenile tarpon research project underway in Lemon […]

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Volunteer Projects at Wildflower Preserve – Sept. 2012 thru March 2013

January 11, 2014
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Wonderful accomplishments by our Lemon Bay Conservancy volunteers at Wildflower Preserve!

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Wildflower Preserve Duckweed Pond

January 11, 2014
Lemon Bay Conservancy

Wildflower Preserve is an abandoned Golf Course located in Grove City Florida that was purchased by the Lemon Bay Conservancy,

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