Refuge, DDWS connect with elementary school
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The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge sponsored a trip to the Kennedy Space Center in Titusville.
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Tice Elementary fifth-grader Daniel Matias-Francisco wears his “Ding” Darling Science award medal with J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge Urban Ranger Yvette Carrasco, left, and Supervisory Ranger Toni Westland.
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The J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge and “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge have targeted Tice Elementary and its Fort Myers community as part of the refuge and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Community Connection initiative. In May, the DDWS sponsored a special visit to the Kennedy Space Center in Titusville. Also, the refuge presented science awards at the fifth-grade graduation. “We achieve indirect immersion into nature by getting them outside, moving and healthy. The community qualifies as a ‘food desert,’ so we are reaching them in crucial, cultural ways to get across the conservation message and make them future ambassadors for nature in their community,” Supervisory Refuge Ranger Toni Westland said.