Refuge, partners to hold Family Fun Night event
To kick of Hispanic/Latine Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge staff has planned a Family Fun Night after-school event at Lakes Park in Fort Myers.
On Sept. 15 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., attendees can enjoy free snacks and Hoverball archery. Hands-on exhibits will include local wildlife skulls and pelts, along with an archaeology table presented by the Florida Public Archaeology Network.
The refuge will have a table for planting marigolds to-go and learning about how families can create their own ofrenda, or altar, at home with family for Dia de los Muertos on Nov. 1-2. Marigolds are symbolic of the holiday. Volunteer or staff members will assist youths with planting and everyone will take home their own small compostable pot with marigold seeds.
The refuge is partnership with the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge and Florida Public Archaeology Network for the inaugural event.