1. 4/17/2015 News from Ding Darling Wildlife Society
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Kids love the Blue
Goose, who will make
an appearance at West
Marine's "Cruising for
a Cause."
Dear Friend of Wildlife,
Thank you for your interest in the conservation and
wildife protection efforts taking place within the J.N.
"Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge.
"Ding' Days"
Photo Contest
July 15 marks the opening of
the 25th Annual "Ding"
Darling Days Amateur Nature Photography
Contest.
The contest, sponsored by the "Ding" Darling
Wildlife Society (DDWS) is held in conjunction
with "Ding" Darling Days, Oct. 14-20, 2012,
which honors the birthday of Jay Norwood
"Ding" Darling, one of the foremost
conservationists in American history and the
driving force behind the eponymous J.N. "Ding"
Darling National Wildlife Refuge.
To Learn More about the photography contest
CLICK HERE
Opening
to
benefit
'Ding'
By purchasing a $10 ticket to the
opening of the new Fort Myers West
Marine flagship store on July 19, 2012,
you can support "Ding" Darling Wildlife
Society (DDWS) and the Refuge. One
hundred
percent of ticket
proceeds goes
to DDWS to help
conservatio
efforts within the
Refuge.
For every "Ding"
ticket used at the
"Cruising for a
Cause" event on
July 19, West
Marine will donate
an additional $2 to
DDWS.
READ MORE. .
.
Refuge
Summer
Help
Six Youth
Conservation Corps
(YCC) students and
one YCC group leader reported for work
this month at "Ding" Darling Refuge.
They will stay on until school starts again

2. 4/17/2015 News from Ding Darling Wildlife Society
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go to Ding
Days page
Summer Intern Brynn Lipira
William Fischer of Hinsdale, Ill., took first place
in the 2011 "Ding" Darling photo contest for his
Eastern Screech Owl.
Doc Ford's leads "Ding"
Days sponsorship
Doc Ford's Sanibel Rum Bar &
Grille for the fifth consecutive year
has donated $5,000 to "Ding"
Darling Wildlife Society-Friends
of the Refuge (DDWS) for its 2012
"Ding" Darling Days birding and
eco-festival, which will draw
nearly 8,000 visitors to J. N.
"Ding" Darling National Wildlife
Refuge the week of Oct. 14-20.
As a $5,000 donor, Doc Ford's becomes a Roseate
Spoonbill, a top level sponsor for "Ding" Days.
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in August.
The YCC crew, front: Jeremy Mathisen,
Brandon Hotaling, and Jen DeLater.
Back: Mallory Beltman, Daniel Schrank,
and Jackson Herold. (Not pictured:
Jeanette Polito)
In addition,
Brynn
Lipira
from Fort
Myers, a
junior at
Stetson
University
in DeLand,
Florida,
studying
aquatic and
marine
biology, fills
the position of visitor services intern to assist
Ranger Jeff Combs this summer with
Education Center duties, volunteer
management, and other responsibilities.
READ MORE . . .
YCC students at work cleaning up the
entrance to Wildlife Drive