The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) reported that it recently received a $42,680 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWR) in Washington, D.C. The monies will be used to clean up debris from Hurricane Ian in the lake on the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge’s Boone property. The DDWS raised the capital to buy the land, lake and building in 2022 and currently houses its offices there after the full destruction of its former offices by Ian. It noted that the lake is important habitat for manatees, alligators and countless species of fish.
