DDWS reports on refuge programming and more
The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge provided the following updates for the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel:
– Free Summer Programs will run from now through Aug. 5. For more information, visit https://www.dingdarlingsociety.org/articles/free-refuge-programs.
– A Holiday Shopping Night is scheduled for Nov. 29.
– An inaugural Ice Cream Social is planned for December.
– Photo-artist Niki Butcher will mount an exhibition of her work in January and February in the refuge’s Visitor & Education Center.
– The “Ding” Darling Lecture Series will return to the refuge from Jan. 18 through March. For more information, visit https://www.dingdarlingsociety.org/articles/lecture-series.
– Wild Days of Wellness will take place at the refuge and beyond on Jan. 18-21.
– A free Estate Planning Seminar will be held on Jan. 30 at the refuge.
– The next Go Wild for “Ding” fundraiser is slated for Feb. 8.
– Sounds of the Sand will take place on March 23-24 at Bell Tower in Fort Myers.
– The refuge will host a unique Solar Eclipse Viewing event on April 8.
– The “Ding” Darling Day Conservation Carnival will be held on April 20 at Lakes Park in Fort Myers. For more information, visit https://www.dingdarlingsociety.org/articles/ding-darling-days.
– The 12th annual “Ding” Darling & Doc Ford’s Tarpon Tournament will take place on May 10. For more information, visit https://dingdarlingsociety.org/articles/tarpon-tournament-1.