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DDWS Wellness Week kicks off next week 4/23
DDWS to celebrate Nature Wellness Week May 3-9 4/23
13 DDWS conservation scholarships available 4/23
Go Bully auction features Sprankle works, visit from ‘Teddy Roosevelt’ 4/23
‘Ding’ Darling announces April 4 reopening of Wildlife Drive, visitor center 4/23
‘Ding’ retains 2022-23 artist in residence for current season 4/23
Archery, bounce house, live entertainment, beer: Free family fun at Sounds of the Sand 4/23
‘Ding’ Darling Day’s Conservation Carnival at Lakes Park celebrates Earth Day April 22 4/23
‘Ding’ Darling announces reopening milestones 3/23
‘Ding’ Darling hosts 10th annual photo contest for high schoolers 2/23
‘Ding’ Darling expands wellness program for 2023 2/23
DDWS supports new Southwest Florida solar co-op 2/23
March 31 DDWS scholarships application deadline 2/23
DDWS announces 2022 photo contest winners 2/23
Save the date: ‘Ding’ Darling Day Conservation Carnival to return to Lakes Park 2/23
Endowed fund supports volunteer program at ‘Ding’ Darling 2/23
Save the date: Sounds of the Sand to support ‘Ding’ Darling hurricane recovery, conservation 2/23
‘Ding’ Darling announces new refuge manager 12/22
DDWS board elects new board and emeritus members, officers 12/22
Save March 6 for ‘Ding’ Darling annual fundraiser 12/22
DDWS welcomes latest intern 8/22
Oct. 31 deadline for ‘Ding’ Darling Pocket Refuge grants 2/23
‘Ding’ Darling reaches more than 1,200 students over summer 8/22
Winningest’ federal duck stamp artist to participate in ‘Ding’ Art in the Wild 8/22
‘Ding’ Darling photo contest opens 7/22
Family funds ‘Ding’ intern project in father’s name 7/22
Refuge hires two new staff 7/22
‘Ding’ Darling awards $33K for environmental studies scholarships 7/22
Refuge welcomes summer education intern 6/22
‘Ding’ Darling announces inaugural Art in the Wild for October 6/22
Refuge welcomes summer WoW education intern 6/22
‘Ding’ announces its 2022-23 artist in residence 5/22
Endowed conservation fund supports visitor services at ‘Ding’ Darling 5/22
Refuge welcomes summer WoW education intern 5/22
$12K grant monies from “Ding” Darling create Pocket Refuges at local schools in need 4/22
Refuge celebrates Earth Day over weekend 4/22
Games, tours part of ‘Ding’ Darling Day’s Conservation Carnival at Lakes Park 4/22
Refuge honors volunteers with drive-through awards event 4/22
Sue Tray memorial internship fund established at ‘Ding’ Darling 4/22
‘Ding’ Darling announces high school photo contest winners 4/22
DDWS reveals The Roost plans at ‘Ding’ Darling 4/22
‘Ding’ virtual film series airs double feature 2/22
Farming harmoniously topic of next ‘Ding’ virtual film airing 2/22
‘Ding’ virtual film airing focuses on salmon habitat conservation 2/22
‘Ding’ virtual film wraps up with sea turtle documentary 2/22
Tickets available for ‘Ding’ Darling Project Refuge upcycle fashion show luncheon 2/22
March 31 DDWS scholarships application deadline 2/22
‘Ding’ Darling Day takes Conservation Carnival to Lakes Park 2/22
‘Ding’ Darling announces 2022 virtual film series lineup 1/22
Harkeys gift $1M each to DDWS, CROW 1/22
Enhanced Sprankle Feather highlight of DDWS 40th anniversary Go Wild fundraiser 1/22
DDWS closes on 8.5-acre acquisition 1/22
‘Ding’ hosts free artist in residence exhibition 1/22
Refuge unveils Mindfulness Trail with chamber ribbon cutting 1/22
DDWS announces Wellness Week schedule; registration open 1/22
DDWS names new associate executive director 1/22
DDWS to celebrate Wellness Week: Mind, Body, Heart in February 1/22
‘Ding’ wraps lecture series with bird nests 12/21
Daughter to speak about Ikki Matsumoto at ‘Ding’ lecture 12/21
‘Ding’ lecturer connects the genetic dots between humans, wildlife 12/21
‘Ding’ lecture explores what it’s like to be a bird. 12/21
‘Ding’ lecturer addresses ornitherapy, health benefits of mindful nature experiences 12/21
‘Ding’ lecture series presents new bald eagle book by Pulitzer-winning Davis 12/21
‘Ding’ to host celebrity birder Richard Crossley for opening of lecture series 12/21
DDWS promotes Galloway to Nature Store manager 12/21
Urban Ranger joins ‘Ding’ Darling staff 12/21
Suzanne Dubuc Community Connector position funded for 2022 at ‘Ding’ Darling 12/21
Endowed education fund honors parents’ love of ‘Ding’ Darling 12/21
DDWS board elects new members, officers 12/21
Celebrity birders to headline ‘Ding’ Darling 2022 free lecture series 11/21
DDWS makes urgent request for matching donation funds toward 8.5-acre acquisition 11/21
DDWS announces ‘Ding’ Day photo contest winners 11/21
‘Ding’ Darling announces beer rollout events 11/21
‘Ding’ Darling hosts ninth annual photo contest for high schoolers 10/21
‘Ding’ Nature Store celebrates winter 10/21
DDWS welcomes latest intern 10/21
Harkeys establish first permanently endowed intern fund at ‘Ding’ 10/21
Endowed education fund honors parents’ love of ‘Ding’ Darling 10/21
‘Ding’ partners with school district for education staffing 10/21
‘Ding’ Darling branded beer to launch Dec. 4 9/21
‘Ding’ Darling Day @ Lakes Park postponed; photo contest extended 9/21
‘Ding’ welcomes visitor services intern 9/21
‘Ding’ welcomes new friends group intern 9/21
Refuge welcomes WoW education intern 8/21
Refuge lead biologist promoted to regional USFWS position 8/21
Refuge welcomes WoW education intern 8/21
DDWS plans year of celebration for 40th anniversary 8/21
‘Ding’ Darling Day @ Lakes Park takes shape 8/21
‘Ding’ Darling first national wildlife refuge to unveil scope for colorblind viewers 7/21
‘Ding’ Day photo contest opens 7/21
Refuge takes ‘Ding’ Darling Day on the road 7/21
Save the Date: Great American Outdoors Day at the refuge 7/21
Refuge receives funding for invasive plant management 6/21
FWS Southeast Region names DDWS ‘Friends Group of The Year’ 6/21
Free guided refuge tours on tap for summer 6/21
‘Ding’ Darling awards $30K for environmental studies scholarships 5/21
Refuge welcomes photography, videography intern 5/21
Ding’ Darling grows by 36 acres 5/21
‘Ding’ tarpon tournament breaks records 5/21
Endowed education fund honors John E. Carney at ‘Ding’ Darling 5/21
DDWS hires new office manager 5/21
New refuge education fund honors Darling’s granddaughter, her husband 5/21
Refuge unveils Sprankle trail sign 3/21
Refuge appreciates volunteers with drive-through awards event 3/21
Save the Date: Refuge celebrates Earth Day with free events 3/21
‘Ding’ Darling film series wraps up with a food waste story 3/21
Go Wild for Jeopar-Ding tickets selling quickly 3/21
March 31 DDWS scholarships application deadline 3/21
‘Ding’ Darling announces high school photo contest winners 3/21
‘Ding’ receives second internship fund 3/21
‘Ding’ Darling to celebrate International Women’s Day March 8 2/21
‘Ding’ Darling film follows world’s rarest eagle 2/21
Free refuge programs begin Jan. 6 2/21
‘Ding’ Darling hires two staffers 2/21
‘Ding’ visitor services intern promoted to ranger 1/21
Godsea appointed to lead Southwest Florida refuge complex 1/21
‘Ding’ Darling switches 2021 film series lineup to virtual format 1/21
‘Ding’ Darling celebrates refuge manager retirement 1/21
‘Ding’ welcomes new intern 1/21
‘Ding’ Darling film series kicks off with microplastics that ‘smog’ our seas 1/21
Noted ‘Ding’ Darling lecturer to spotlight the gray owl 1/21