DDWS reports on refuge programming and more
The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) provided the following updates for the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, at 1 Wildlife Drive, Sanibel:
– The Visitor & Education Center, including the Refuge Nature Store and restrooms, Wildlife Drive and administrative offices will be closed on June 19 for the federal holiday, Juneteenth National Independence Day. Tarpon Bay Explorers and the Bailey Tract will be open.
– Admission to Wildlife Drive is fee-free for the Semiquincentennial Independence Day holiday weekend on July 4-5. The Visitor & Education Center, including the Refuge Nature Store and restrooms, and administrative offices will be closed on July 4.
– The “Ding” Darling Amateur Nature Photography Contest will open on July 15. Submissions will be due by Sept. 15.
– Submissions for the “Ding” Darling-Theodore Cross High School Photo Contest will be open from Oct. 1 through Jan. 15.
– Art will meet nature at Art in the Wild on Oct. 20-22.
– The refuge will celebrate Jay Norwood “Ding” Darling’s 150th birthday on Oct. 21.
– The REVIVE! Trash-To-Fashion Couture Collection Show will be held on Nov. 4.