The 2026 Giving Challenge: Triple the Impact of Your Donation to LBC
March 7, 2026
Support LBC during the 2024 Giving Challenge on April 9-10 and triple the value of your gift!
Read more.Winter Continues But Nature Remains Beautiful
March 3, 2026
A characteristic of winter weather in SW Florida is an alternation of warm periods interspersed with cold fronts. These fronts
Read more.Duckweed Pond Wonders Caught On Wildlife Cam (Last March)
March 2, 2026
Unexpected Wonders Discovered On Camera in March 2025 at Duckweed Pond Text and Photos by Bob Ihlenburg When you
Read more.The Mama Alligator Watch
March 2, 2026
Wildlife Cam Report 3: Watching a Large Female Alligator Protecting Her Nest & Young For about five weeks Lemon Creek
Read more.Nature’s Bounty in a SW Florida Winter
February 19, 2026
As winter continues just past middle February we encountered a period of freezing weather around Feb. 3.
Read more.The Coyote and The Cat
February 12, 2026
Wildlife Cam Report 2: Our First Coyote ….And the Mystery Cat As I mentioned in the first wildlife
Read more.Winter Hammers Down but the Sun Conquers All
February 11, 2026
One of the interesting features of the ecology of Lemon Bay in winter is that the water clarity improves a
Read more.Our New Executive Director: Michelle VanderHaar
February 4, 2026
Lemon Bay Conservancy is excited to announce that Michelle VanderHaar has joined LBC as our new Executive Director!
Read more.“Saving Seagrass to Save the World” with Dr. Jim Fourqurean
February 4, 2026
Renowed expert Dr. Jim Fourqurean will discuss the importance of seagrasses for our world at our Lemon Bacy Coastal Seminar
Read more.2026 “Exploration Day” Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve – Loving Nature
February 4, 2026
The free, public Open House at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, scheduled for February 14, 2026, will include guided trail walks,
Read more.Wildlife Trail Cams @ Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve
February 1, 2026
We’re Looking to Capture Images of Our More Reticent Residents and Visitors Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve is certainly a
Read more.No Mid-Winter Blues for Nature Lovers
January 28, 2026
Winter in Florida is not without some periods of cold weather. Indeed on almost a weekly basis there will
Read more.January ‘26 Wildlife Spotting at Wildflower Preserve
January 27, 2026
Pond Cypress Planting at the Preserve Leads to Wildlife Spotting: Juvenile Gators, Cuban Treefrog, Softshell Turtle, and More
Read more.The Week That Was in Lemon Bay
January 17, 2026
Enjoying Local Wildlife, LBC Members Experience a Number of Firsts While Boating, Kayaking, Fishing, and Wildlife Watching
Read more.Old Man Winter Moves Into SW Florida
January 16, 2026
Sunrises and sunsets are exciting and mysterious since they are so ephemeral and unpredictable. A partly cloudy
Read more.A New Year Dawns- Cool, Dry and Sunny in SW Florida
January 4, 2026
The heck with snow- the place to be in SW FL during the Christmas/New Year holidays is the BEACH!
Read more.Christmas in a Warm and Dry SW Florida
December 22, 2025
As our drought continues in SW FL, freshwater ponds are continuing to decrease in volume while tidal
Read more.In 2025 Drought May Surpass Hurricanes as a Natural Disaster in SW FL
December 7, 2025
As I am writing this on Dec. 6, 2025, a very unusual condition has occurred. During the 2025 hurricane season
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