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REFUGE/DDWS The fourth annual “Ding” Darling Day Conservation Carnival will be held on April 26 at Lakes Park in Fort Myers.

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REFUGE/DDWS The fourth annual “Ding” Darling Day Conservation Carnival will be held on April 26 at Lakes Park in Fort Myers.

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REFUGE/DDWS Join along on the Wednesday Caravan Tour during the free Summer Programs at the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge from June 2 through Aug. 2.

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The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge provided the following updates for the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, at 1 Wildlife Drive, Sanibel:

– The fourth annual “Ding” Darling Day Conservation Carnival will take place on April 26 at Lakes Park in Fort Myers. Celebrating “Ding” Darling Day and strengthening community connections, while recognizing Earth Day, the event will include a Roving Ranger mobile information center, hoverball archery, a celebrity dunk tank, birding, face painting and a snow-cone truck.

– The 13th annual “Ding” Darling & Doc Ford’s Tarpon Tournament will be held on May 9.

– The refuge’s free Summer Programs will take place from June 2 through Aug. 2 and include Caravan Tour on Wildlife Drive on Wednesdays at 9 a.m., Refuge Reading & Nature Craft at The Roost on Saturdays at 1 p.m., and Ranger’s Choice at The Roost on Mondays at 11 a.m.

– The 2026 Winter Lecture Series will run from Jan. 22 to April 16, 2026.