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Birding Film features filmmaker appearance |  |
As a part of its inaugural eight-week Film Series, the Society presents a special by-reservations-only evening Filmmaker's Presentation of Birders: The Central Park Effect on Wednesday, February 27, at 7:00 p.m. in the Refuge Education Center. An encore regular showing is tentatively scheduled for Friday, March 1, at 2:30 p.m. if needed.
The bright new documentary debuts on HBO March 2, 2013. In it, director and writer Jeffrey Kimball reveals the extraordinary array of wild birds READ MORE
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UPCOMING EVENTS
January - April 2013
Lecture Series sponsored by Shell Point Retirement Community
January - April 2013
Film Series sponsored by The Sanctuary Golf Club
May 3, 4, 2013
"Ding" Darling Doc Ford's Tarpon Tournament!
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Refuge Nature Store Spotlight |  |
Sun protection. Fishing. Hiking. Kayaking. Looking fashionable. We have the perfect hat for you.
Stop in to check out our selection or email or call (239-472-1100 ext. 241). Remember, all proceeds from Refuge Nature Store purchases benefit Refuge wildlife. |
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Sold for $60,000! | |
 Sculptor Jim Sprankle throws his hands up in wonderment as DDWS Executive Director Birgie Vertesc h announces that an anonymous donor won the live auction for his carving with a $60,000 bid at last Friday's inaugural Cuckoo for "Ding" Trailgate Party at the Refuge. The donor felt strongly that the mangrove cuckoo sculpture remain in the "Ding" Darling Education Center for the public to enjoy and requested that it stay with the Refgue.
A sold-out crowd of more than 270 guests enjoyed the live auction, a silent auction, live music, and food served from truck tailgates at the February 15 event, which raised nearly $100,000 to benefit both the Cuckoo research project and the Preservation Campaign to purchase the Woodring property and update the Education Center. A BIG thank you to all our sponsors, donors, and volunteers for a terrific event!
CLICK HERE to read an article by Amy Bennet Williams about the land acquisition. |
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Stokes Birding Lecture |
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One of two of the newest forthcoming releases by the Stokes |
Longtime winter residents of Sanibel Island and nationally acclaimed bird authors and TV personalities, Don and Lillian Stokes, will present a program in the Education Center on Friday, March 1, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Their presentation will demonstrate how birders of all levels can advance to the next stage by using "quantitative shape." The Stokes pioneered this new approach to bird identification in their bestselling |
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Congratulations to DDWS Facebook fan Cindi Morin-Gacsy - the winner in our 30th anniversary drawing. Refuge staffers pulled her name out of a hat holding the 169 names of new Facebook fans since the contest began in November 2013. To claim your $30 Refuge Nature Store credit, please email us. |
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New Tarpon Tournament Sponsors |
CLICK HERE to become a sponsor! Sponsors to date include:
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Wildlife Sightings Week ending February 19, 2013 | |
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These are just snapshots of some of the things taking place at your Wildlife Refuge. Please check our website at www.dingdarlingsociety.org to learn more!
Sincerely,
"Ding" On the Wing composed by Chelle Walton
Assisted by interns Karen Lopresti and Jess Shelton |
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