REFUGE\/DDWS
\nPart of the J.N. \u201cDing\u201d 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.<\/p>\n
The \u201cDing\u201d Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) provided the following updates for the J.N. \u201cDing\u201d Darling National Wildlife Refuge, at 1 Wildlife Drive, Sanibel:<\/p>\n
\u2013 The free Winter Refuge Programs are taking place from now through April 6.<\/p>\n
\u2013 The free Winter Lecture Series will run from now through April 16.<\/p>\n
\u2013 The deadline for the DDWS Conservation Scholarships application is Feb. 28.<\/p>\n
\u2013 The DDWS Distinguished Speaker Series will present conservationist Jeff Corwin on March 13 at The Community House on Sanibel. Tickets are sold out.<\/p>\n
\u2013 The 14th annual \u201cDing\u201d Darling & Doc Ford\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Celebrate the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary with the refuge on July 4.<\/p>\n
\u2013 The refuge will celebrate Jay Norwood \u201cDing\u201d Darling\u2019s 150th birthday on Oct. 21.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Celebrate Art in the Wild on Oct. 21-22.<\/p>\n