"Ding" Darling Wildlife Society Newsletter
January 22, 2015
In This Issue
Trailgate Tickets
Tarpon Tourney Registration
Upcoming Events
Trailgate
Trailgate Sponsors
Film Series
Sightings & Tides
Quick Links
Only 60 reservations remain for Trailgate 2015!
Click here to reserve your spot for the third annual party, which will feature Puffin expert Dr. Stephen Kress, a Maine-themed dinner, a Maine setting, live entertainment, and live and silent auctions. 
photo by Terry Baldwin
Register Now for Tarpon Tourney!
Click here to register NOW for the fourth annual "Ding" Darling & Doc Ford Tarpon Tournament on May 9, 2015.  For rules and registration info and to read about the 2014 results, click here.
 
UPCOMING EVENTS

Click here for a full calendar of events and programs
Calendar
February 17, 2015

February 20, 2015

March, 2015

April 1-2, 2015

FREE Earth Day at the Refuge
April 18, 2015

May 9, 2015

"Ding" Darling Days
October 18-24, 2015
 
2015 Lecture Series
Mac Stone at work in the Everglades
TOMORROW!  
Friday, January 23: 
Mac Stone, a natural history and conservation photographer from Gainesville, spent nearly four years living and photographing in the Florida Everglades while working on his book Everglades: America's Wetland. He will present READ MORE  
Neville Williams

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30: Neville Williams has been on the leading edge of the solar power revolution for decades and knows from firsthand experience how power from the sun can transform lives and communities for the better.  He will present two programs titled "A Solar Odyssey," based on his book 
Sun Power READ MORE  





Lectures begin at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Seating is on a first-come basis, so plan to arrive early.  
Click here to view the 2015 Lecture Series schedule.

2015 Friday Lecture Series Sponsor
 

Trailgate: Maine Dinner & Puffins
Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille will be serving authentic Maine Lobster Rolls at this year's Trailgate Party.
Live auction items at "Ding" Darling's 2015 Trailgate Party: Dinner & Puffins in Maine at Sanibel Community House on February 17, 2015, include an original puffin decoy carved by master sculptor Jim Sprankle and an all-inclusive six-day puffin camp excursion to Maine for two people including a special social get-together with Audubon puffin activist Dr. Stephen W. Kress, who will also speak at the Trailgate Party about READ MORE
Thank You to our Trailgate Sponsors

Champion Sponsors
Mark & Gretchen Banks, Wayne & Linda Boyd, John & Kathy McCabe, Peter & Paula Bentinck-Smith,    



Protector Level
 Mike & Terry Baldwin, Jay & Cindy Brown, Amanda Cross, Shaker Investments, Don & Ann-Marie Wildman, Darlene and Bob Duvin, Sarah Ashton, Realtor Royal Shell & Jim Metzler
  
 


 


Defender Level
Big Red Q Quickprint, Tim & Suzanne Devitt, Melissa & Tom Gauntlett, Half-crackerphoto.com, John Grey Painting, Suncatcher's Dream
Upcoming Film Showing
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29
The 11th Hour.  Humankind's 11th hour has arrived: the last moment when we can change course and stop our rush toward global ecological collapse.  Actor Leonardo DiCaprio produces and narrates this film depicting where we've been, where we're going, and, most importantly, how we can change.  More than a dozen critical thinkers, including Steven Hawking, reveal the current state of life READ MORE

The film begins at 2:30 p.m. Seating is on a first-come basis, so plan to arrive early.  
Click here to view the 2015 Film Series schedule.  


Thank you to our 2015 Film Series Sponsor:

 

"Exercising" White Pelican. Photo by Pat Lussier

 
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, 
   Birgit Miller, Executive Director
 
 
 "Ding" On the Wing composed by Chelle Koster Walton
Designed by Sarah Lathrop and intern Kasey Robb