{"id":326254,"date":"2026-07-01T18:12:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/326254\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:12:17","slug":"ddws-reports-on-refuge-programming-and-more-sanibel-captiva-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/326254\/","title":{"rendered":"DDWS reports on refuge programming and more – SANIBEL-CAPTIVA"},"content":{"rendered":"

REFUGE\/DDWS
\nThe J.N. \u201cDing\u201d Darling National Wildlife Refuge’s Wildlife Drive will be free and open to the public on July 4-5 for the Semiquincentennial Independence Day holiday weekend.<\/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 Wildlife Drive and its trails and restrooms will be free and open to the public on July 4-5 for the Semiquincentennial Independence Day holiday weekend. In addition, Tarpon Bay Explorers and the Bailey Tract will be open. The Visitor & Education Center, including the Refuge Nature Store and restrooms, and refuge offices will be closed on July 4.<\/p>\n

\u2013 The \u201cDing\u201d Darling Amateur Nature Photography Contest will open on July 15. Submissions will be due by Sept. 15.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Submissions for the \u201cDing\u201d Darling-Theodore Cross High School Photo Contest will be open from Oct. 1 through Jan. 15.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Art will meet nature at Art in the Wild on Oct. 20-22.<\/p>\n

\u2013 The refuge will celebrate Jay Norwood \u201cDing\u201d Darling\u2019s 150th birthday on Oct. 21.<\/p>\n

\u2013 The REVIVE! Trash-To-Fashion Couture Collection Show will be held on Nov. 4. Afterward, some of the creations will be on display from Nov. 12 through Dec. 27 in the refuge\u2019s Auditorium.<\/p>\n

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