August 17, 2015
Nothing expresses summer time more than the whirl of life around a pond. There is an intensity of competition and
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August 10, 2015
Our Summer 2015 Newsletter is available below. (If you don’t see it yet, it may still be loading.) You can
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August 3, 2015
Our volunteer video producer, Bob Winter has added a new video to the Lemon Bay Conservancy YouTube channel. It tells
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August 1, 2015
Although the typical means of enjoying nature would be by walking, I have found that biking can be a great
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July 20, 2015
In November of 2014, teachers and administrators from L.A. Ainger Middle School and Lemon Bay High School visited Wildflower
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July 20, 2015
Two landscaping professionals are taking time out from their busy schedules to volunteer at Wildflower Preserve this summer. Garry Hendricks
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July 20, 2015
Too often we focus in our nature studies on one particular group of animals or plants (birds or mushrooms for
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July 16, 2015
Lemon Bay Conservancy (LBC) is pleased to announce that work is underway on a habitat restoration design for its Wildflower
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July 6, 2015
Our beautiful sourwood trees (named for the sour oxalic acid in the leaves) are in bloom and they have a
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July 3, 2015
In late June and early July, wildflowers produce a myriad of blooms and butterflies take full advantage of the availability
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June 25, 2015
How often do we stop and think about how amazing the bird egg is? It is such a familiar object
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June 18, 2015
My son David and grandson Peter were walking along the New River Trail that borders Chestnut Creek in Galax, VA,
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June 14, 2015
Humans delight in trying to improve the lives of our beloved birds, but sometimes this can go horribly wrong.
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June 8, 2015
Along with the warming temperatures, the greening of the landscape, and the blooming wildflowers, the songs and colors of birds
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June 7, 2015
I am always awe struck this time of year by the antics of dragonflies around our ponds. The
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May 29, 2015
For me wetlands have always been very special places. I am not quite sure why that is although we all
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May 28, 2015
On a sunny morning in late April, a group of photographers enjoyed the beauty of Wildflower Preserve. Photographers Fred Breitwieser and Roland
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May 20, 2015
As springtime temperatures wax and wane, insect life begins to increase and we are treated to the gradual re-awakening of
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