Only 60 reservations remain for Trailgate 2015!
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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.
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photo by Terry Baldwin
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Register Now for Tarpon Tourney!
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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.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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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
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2015 Lecture Series
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| 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
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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
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
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Trailgate: Maine Dinner & Puffins
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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
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Thank You to our Trailgate Sponsors
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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
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Upcoming Film Showing
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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.
Thank you to our 2015 Film Series Sponsor:
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"Exercising" White Pelican. Photo by Pat Lussier
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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,
Designed by Sarah Lathrop and intern Kasey Robb
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