Monthly meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month, from October through May, at 7:00 p.m. in the conference room at Lemon Bay Park (570 Bay Park Boulevard Englewood, FL 34223-2611). Guests are welcome to attend.
Get to know our speakers for the 2010-2011 Season here.
| Summer Board Meeting Sep 3rd, 2010, 10:00am Cedar Point Environmental Park, 2300 Placida Rd., Englewood All are welcome! |
| Legacy Trail Flowers and Flowers that Are New to Us Oct 12th, 2010, 7:00pm Lemon Bay Park, 570 Bay Park Blvd., Englewood Legacy Trail Flowers presented by Jane Wallace, Member, FNPS Mangrove Chapter Flowers that Are New to Us presented by Al Squires and Denny Girard, Field Trip Leaders, FNPS Mangrove Chapter This month's meeting is a 2 for 1 special! Our first presentation tells a story of how two Mangrove Chapter members worked with Sarasota County and a Friend's Group to add native plants in the Legacy Trail stop stations. Our second presentation introduces us to plants Al and Denny have found on their many walks in our area that are perhaps not so well known. Light refreshments provided. Board of Directors meeting at 5:30 pm. All are welcome! |
| Designing the Backyard Wildlife and Butterfly Garden: An Experience on Manasota Key Nov 9th, 2010, 7:00pm Lemon Bay Park, 570 Bay Park Blvd., Englewood Presented by Bill Dunson, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Penn State University This talk will describe the process of taking a typical yard on Manasota Key and transforming it into a wildlife oasis. A method of "naturalistic" gardening will be discussed that emphasizes the primary use of plants that specifically benefit wildlife by their nectar, fruit, larval food, or cover. This excludes many plants classically used in Florida gardens. The non-irrigated 50 x 350 foot lot on the shore of Lemon Bay currently has about 120 species of plants equally divided among native and exotic species. Light refreshments provided. Board of Directors meeting at 5:30 pm. All are welcome! |
| Holiday Pot Luck Dinner Dec 14th, 2010, 6:00pm Lemon Bay Park, 570 Bay Park Blvd., Englewood No speaker...just great food & friendship! Bring your own place setting, a dish to share & perhaps a little something for the silent auction. This month the Board of Directors meeting will be at Cedar Point Park at 4:00 p.m.. All are welcome! |
| The Back Ten Feet: Planting Your Garden Borders Jan 11th, 2011, 7:00pm Lemon Bay Park, 570 Bay Park Blvd., Englewood Presented by Warren Bush, Florida Master Gardener The Back Ten Feet program emphasizes using the borders of your property as a means to outline the landscape and establish a starting point for creative landscaping within. This process will help you create a designated sanctuary that better utilizes space that is otherwise lost to grass. Light refreshments provided. Board of Directors meeting at 5:30 pm. All are welcome! |
| Impacts of the Oil Spill on Florida’s Ecology Feb 8th, 2011, 7:00pm Lemon Bay Park, 570 Bay Park Blvd., Englewood Presented by Edwin M. Everham, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Florida Gulf Coast University This program will address known and possible outcomes from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Light refreshments provided. Board of Directors meeting at 5:30 pm. All are welcome! |
| Florida’s Dynamic Forests: Past, Present and Future Mar 8th, 2011, 7:00pm Lemon Bay Park, 570 Bay Park Blvd., Englewood Presented by Michael G. Andreu, Ph.D. , Assistant Professor, University of Florida This program focuses on the impacts of human occupation on Florida forests. Light refreshments provided. Board of Directors meeting at 5:30 pm. All are welcome! |
| Life through the Seasons on Shell Creek Apr 12th, 2011, 7:00pm Lemon Bay Park, 570 Bay Park Blvd., Englewood Presented by Rick Fried, Florida Master Naturalist Living on 20 acres bordering Shell Creek has provided Rick a natural bounty of native plants to observe and enjoy. From the upland Long leaf Pines and Palmetto environments to the Cypress, Hickory Oak and Pop Ash creek worlds. Abundant native flowers & vines are there to observe through the seasons, through drought & flooding, heat and freezes, hurricane damage and then the natural repairs that provide a constant panorama to appreciate. Rick hopes to share some of this through the pictures and experiences it continues to provide. Light refreshments provided. Board of Directors meeting at 5:30 pm. All are welcome! |
| Pot Luck Dinner and Elections May 10th, 2011, 6:00pm Lemon Bay Park, 570 Bay Park Blvd., Englewood Bring a dish, your own place setting and participate in the Mangrove Chapter's election of new officers. Board of Directors meeting at 5:00 p.m. All are welcome! |