2024 EcoExpo

Lake Square Mall 10401 US Hwy 441, Leesburg, FL, United States

2024 EcoExpo: Let’s Go Green!
About 50 organizations and many individuals have stepped up so far to help present the 2024 EcoExpo! Each wants Lake County to “Go Green.” By sharing our knowledge and energy, we can do just that.

Key Note Speech by Lake County Commissioner Douglas B. Shields

LCCC Annual Membership Meeting

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Lake County 1235 Mt. Homer Road, Eustis, FL, United States

Lake County Commission Meeting

Eight LCCC members spoke in favor of continuing public funding for conservation lands. Other members sent emails to the commissioners. Our efforts were rewarded when all five commissioners voted in favor of placing a Public Lands Bond Referendum on the ballot this fall. Lake County voters will decide whether to continue public funding to acquire […]

Tour of Wolf Branch Sink Preserve

Join LCCC members and the Lake County Water Authority staff to tour Wolf Branch Sink on Saturday, May 11 th  at 8:30 am.  Wolf Branch Sink is a direct connection to the Floridan Aquifer, our regional water supply.  It is due to this vulnerability to contamination that this property is not open to the public […]

LCCC Online Forum

Zoom Meeting

Longtime Lake County citrus farmer Dalton Yancey will speak on citrus greening. Is it affected by climate change? What is being done to save the citrus industry in Lake County? Mr. Yancey graduated from the University of Florida. For almost 40 years, he represented the interests of Florida Citrus Growers in Tallahassee and Washington DC.  […]

Online forum: Using Conservation Easements to Secure a Wildlife Corridor through Lake County

Here is the link for joining the forum on zoom:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81067732422. The Lake County Conservation Council, Inc. invites the public to tune into an online forum on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.  Chelsea Wisner will speak on Using Conservation Easements to Secure a Wildlife Corridor through Lake County. Chelsea Wisner is an ecologist specializing in […]

Online Candidate Meet & Greet followed by LCCC General Membership Meeting

Zoom Meeting

September 18, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Online Candidate Meet & Greet followed by LCCC General Membership Meeting The Lake County Conservation Council, Inc. will host an online Candidate Meet & Greet on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. Candidates for Congress, the Florida Legislature, and the Lake County Board of County […]

LCCC’s Conservation Workshop on Advocacy

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Lake County 1235 Mt. Homer Road, Eustis, FL, United States

Saturday, November 9, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.  LCCC’s Conservation Workshop on advocacy.  Two great environmental advocates -- Ryan Smart, executive director of the Florida Springs Council, and Dr. Beverly Ward, field secretary for Earth Care – will be our primary speakers.  This workshop will be held at UUCLC, 1235 Mt. Homer Road, Eustis.

Water, Water, Everywhere in Lake County, but How Many Drops to Drink?

Water, Water, Everywhere in Lake County, but How Many Drops to Drink?   LCCC Online forum on November 20, 2024 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Speakers include two employees of the St. Johns River Water Management District:  Water Conservation Coordinator Deirdre Irwin and Ocklawaha River Basin Manager Jim Peterson.  Joining them will be Mike Cliburn, […]

January Membership Meeting

Yalaha Community Center 26548 Yalaha Rd, Yalaha, FL, United States

Let’s start off 2025 with an opportunity to meet our newest members and reconnect after a long year of online meetings. LSCC Biology Instructor Chris Leibner will be our guest speaker We need to fill a couple of 2025 Committee Chairs including Membership and Conservation. Are you ready to lead? EcoExpo2025 is coming soon. We […]