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:
– A Federal Duck Stamp Exhibit will be on display from Oct. 10-29.
– Art in the Wild will take place on Oct. 21-22.
– A Holiday Shopping Night is scheduled for Nov. 29.
– An inaugural Ice Cream Social is planned for Dec. 13.
– Photo-artist Niki Butcher will mount an exhibition of her work from Dec. 21 to Feb. 25.
– The refuge will offer Free Winter Programs on Jan. 8 through March 30.
– Novelist Barbara Kingsolver will speak at a special ticketed gathering on Jan. 11.
– The Winter Lecture Series will return from Jan. 18 through March 21.
– Wellness in Nature @ “Ding” will take place at the refuge and beyond on Jan. 18-21.
– A free Estate Planning Seminar will be held on Jan. 30.
– The Go Wild for “Ding” — Into the Night fundraiser is slated for Feb. 7.
– Carl Hiaasen will present at a ticketed program on Feb. 29.
– 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 on April 8.
– The “Ding” Darling Day Conservation Carnival will be held on April 20 at Lakes Park in Fort Myers.
– The 12th annual “Ding” Darling & Doc Ford’s Tarpon Tournament will take place on May 10.