Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series: Coastal Shark Surveys

Jaws and Saws: The Secret Lives of Nearshore Sharks and Sawfish Please join us on February 26th as Andrew Wooley from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission introduces us to research underway on our Coastal Sharks, Sawfish, and other important […]

  • Date: February 26, 2026
  • Timing: 5:30pm - 8:00pm
  • Address: 180 Spyglass Alley, Placida.

Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series: Saving Seagrass to Save the World

Dr. Jim Fourqurean, Distinguished University Professor; Associate Director, Institute of Environment, Florida International University: “Saving Seagrass to Save the World”.  Dr. Fourquerean has spent decades studying the critical role seagrass meadows play in our global ecosystem.  Seagrasses are often called […]

  • Date: February 5, 2026
  • Timing: 5:30pm - 8:00pm
  • Address: 180 Spyglass Alley, Placida.
Owlet flying practice

Annual Meeting & Special Presentation: Helping Our Threatened Burrowing Owls

Following our short business meeting and election of officers, we will have a special presentation on LBC’s initiative to help the small, threatened Burrowing Owl colony on the Cape Haze peninsula. Refreshments at 5:00.  Business meeting begins at 5:30, with […]

  • Date: January 22, 2026
  • Timing: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Address: 180 Spyglass Alley, Placida.

Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series: Update on the Smalltooth Sawfish and the 2024 ‘spinning’ mortality events”

Tonya Wiley, Founder and President, Havenworth Coastal Conservation will present an “Update on Smalltooth Sawfish and the 2024 ‘spinning’ mortality events” Join us for this free, public seminar.  Refreshments at 5:30.  Presentation begins at 6:00.

  • Date: April 3, 2025
  • Timing: 5:30pm - 8:00pm
  • Address: 180 Spyglass Alley, Placida.

Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series: New FWC Research Study on Juvenile Tarpon and Snook

Dr. Phil Stevens, from Florida Fish & Wildlife Fisheries Research, will describe the exciting new juvenile tarpon and snook research study beginning this season in creeks and ponds around the Cape Haze peninsula and Charlotte Harbor, including monitoring at Lemon […]

  • Date: February 6, 2025
  • Timing: 5:30pm - 8:00pm
  • Address: 180 Spyglass Alley, Placida.

Lemon Bay Conservancy Annual Meeting with Guest Speaker Dr. Ernesto Lasso de la Vega

Following a short business meeting, Dr. Ernesto Lasso de la Vega will discuss the value of clams for improving water quality and the interesting programs underway to restore native clam populations in our local waters.   Refreshments at 5:00.  Business […]

  • Date: January 23, 2025
  • Timing: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Address: 180 Spyglass Alley, Placida.

Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series: New FWC Research Study on Juvenile Tarpon and Snook – WILL BE RESCHEDULED

PLEASE NOTE:  THIS PRESENTATION HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  IT WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR A FUTURE DATE.   Dr. Phil Stevens, from Florida Fish & Wildlife Fisheries Research, will describe the exciting new juvenile tarpon and snook research study beginning this season […]

  • Date: November 14, 2024
  • Timing: 5:30pm - 8:00pm
  • Address: 180 Spyglass Alley, Placida.

Coastal Seminar Series Lecture

“Blooms of Blue-green Algae and Red Tide in South Florida” – Dr. Larry Brand, Professor, University of Miami Rosenstiel School is our featured speaker for the month of March. Dr. Larry Brand, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School, Department of Marine […]

  • Date: March 14, 2024
  • Timing: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
  • Address: 180 Spyglass Alley, Placida.

Coastal Seminar Series Lecture

“The Mysterious Manta Rays of Florida” – Jessica Pate, Lead Scientist, Florida Manta Project is our featured speaker for the month of February. The Marine Megafauna Foundation https://marinemegafauna.org/americas/florida-manta-project Research Scientist & US Country Manager https://marinemegafauna.org/team/jessica-pate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFqws_HsBf8 All programs will be […]

  • Date: February 22, 2024
  • Timing: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
  • Address: 180 Spyglass Alley, Placida.

Lemon Bay Conservancy Annual Meeting

Please mark your calendars to join us on Thursday, January 25th, as we hold our Annual Meeting and kickoff the 2024 Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series with a presentation by  Tonya Wiley,  from Havenworth Coastal Conservation, on “The Endangered Sawfish of Florida: Past, Present, and […]

  • Date: January 25, 2024
  • Timing: 5:00pm - 7:30pm
  • Address: 180 Spyglass Alley, Placida.