REFUGE/DDWS
Part of the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge’s free Winter Refuge Programs, Fish of the Refuge: An Interactive Experience takes place on Mondays at 11:30 a.m.
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 free Winter Refuge Programs are taking place from now through April 6.
– The free Winter Lecture Series will run from now through April 16.
– The deadline for the DDWS Conservation Scholarships application is Feb. 28.
– The DDWS Distinguished Speaker Series will present conservationist Jeff Corwin on March 13 at The Community House on Sanibel. Tickets are sold out.
– The 14th annual “Ding” Darling & Doc Ford’s Tarpon Tournament will take place on May 15. Registration is close to capacity. To be placed on the wait list, contact DDWS Events, Marketing and Grants Manager Angeli Chin at angeli@dingdarlingsociety.org.
– Celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary with the refuge on July 4.
– The refuge will celebrate Jay Norwood “Ding” Darling’s 150th birthday on Oct. 21.
– Celebrate Art in the Wild on Oct. 21-22.