EVENTS @ A GLANCE
All events are subject to change.
(EC= “Ding” Darling Education Center)
(TBE= Tarpon Bay Explorers)
* Reservations required: Call 239-472-8900
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Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013
FREE FAMILY FUN DAY
J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
A FREE day valued at $50 per adult
10:30am FREE Flag-raising ceremony; FREE reusable “Ding” Days gift bags to the first 500 kids, EC parking lot
Times to be announced:
FREE Talking Trash Game with prizes, EC parking lot
FREE Amazing Live Animals Programs, EC parking lot
FREE Reptile Rapture Programs, EC parking lot
FREE & continuous throughout the day
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FREE hourly life-size Endangered Species & Wildlife Puppets on Parade and puppet crafts garden presented by Heather Henson, daughter of the late Jim Henson Muppets creator
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FREE Naturalist-narrated 60-minute walking tours of Indigo Trail and the NEW Children's Education Boardwalk
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FREE Face-painting in the EC Birding Room
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FREE Hot dogs
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FREE Shuttle service from TBE and IWA site (look for signs)
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FREE Touch tank at TBE
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FREE Butterfly House
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FREE Hands-on nature crafts
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FREE Environmental displays and informational booths
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WEEKLONG @ DDD
FREE Junior Duck Stamp State Winners Exhibit, EC auditorium
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Monday, Oct. 21 COASTAL BIRDS DAY
8-11am FREE Bunche Beach Birding Tram, meet at EC flagpole*
8:30-10am Breakfast Nature & SeaLife Cruise*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $13.50 children
11am-12noon FREE Cuckoos at the Refuge, EC auditorium
Preliminary results of Refuge Study by Rachel Frieze, Ecostudies Institute
Pre-presentation showing of the Refuge's Big 5 Coastal Birds video
11am-12:30pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
25% off: $17.25 for adults, $11.25 for children
11:30am-1:30pm Guided Kayak Tour, TBE*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
12:45-1:15pm FREE Deck Talk: Sharks, TBE
1-2pm FREE Story of Ospreys Presentation
Mark “Bird” Westall and Claudia Burns, International Osprey Foundation
1-3pm Guided Kayak Tour, TBE*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
1:30-3pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
25% off: $17.25 for adults, $11.25 for children
5-7pm Evening Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $13.50 children
5-7pm Sunset Paddle, TBE*
25% off: $30 for adults, $18.75 for children
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Tuesday, Oct. 22 BEACH DAY
9-10am FREE Beach Walk at Perry Tract
Meet at Gulfside Park, city parking fees apply
11am-12:30pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
25% off: $17.25 for adults, $11.25 for children
11:30am-1:30pm Guided Kayak Tour, TBE*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
12:45-1:15pm FREE Deck Talk: Sea Turtles, TBE
1-2pm FREE Sea Turtle Presentation, EC Auditorium
1-3pm Guided Kayak Tour, TBE*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
1:30-3pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
25% off: $17.25 for adults, $11.25 for children
5-7pm Evening Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $13.50 children |
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Wednesday, Oct. 23 CALUSA DAY
8:30-11:30am FREE Bunche Beach Birding Tram, meet at EC flagpole*
8:30-10am Breakfast Nature & SeaLife Cruise*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $13.50 children
10-11am FREE Calusa Indian Presentation, EC auditorium
11am-12:30pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
25% off: $17.25 for adults, $11.25 for children
11:30am-1:30pm Guided Kayak Tour, TBE*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
12:45-1:15pm FREE Deck Talk: Calusa Indians, TBE
1-2pm FREE Calusa Indian Presentation, EC auditorium
1-3pm Guided Kayak Tour, TBE*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
1:30-3pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
25% off: $17.25 for adults, $11.25 for children
5-7pm Evening Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $13.50 children
5-7pm Sunset Paddle, TBE*
25% off: $30 for adults, $18.75 for children |
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Thursday, Oct. 24 SUP DAY
8:30-10:30am Guided Kayak Tour, TBE*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
9am-4pm FREE Stand-up Paddleboarding Lessons & Tours throughout the day, TBE
9am-12noon FREE Bunche Beach Birding Tram, meet at EC flagpole*
11am-12:30pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
25% off: $17.25 for adults, $11.25 for children
12:45-1:15pm FREE Deck Talk: Manatees, TBE
1-3pm Guided Kayak Tour, TBE*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
1:30-3pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
25% off: $17.25 for adults, $11.25 for children
5-7pm Evening Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $13.50 children |
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Friday, Oct. 25 TRAILS DAY
8:30-10am Breakfast Nature & SeaLife Cruise*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $13.50 children
8:30-10:30am Guided Kayak Tour, TBE*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
9am-4pm FREE Animal Olympics Games on Indigo Trail throughout the day
10-11:30am FREE Bailey Tract Hike, meet at Bailey Tract parking lot on west Tarpon Bay Road
11:30am-1pm FREE Indigo Trail & Children's Education Boardwalk Hike, meet at EC flagpole
11am-12:30pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
25% off: $17.25 for adults, $11.25 for children
12:45-1:15pm FREE Deck Talk: Alligators, TBE
1pm-1:30pm FREE Oh Scat & Animal Tracks, EC classroom
1:30-2pm FREE Wildlife Wonders, EC classroom
1-3pm Guided Kayak Tour, TBE*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
1:30-3pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
25% off: $17.25 for adults, $11.25 for children
5-7pm Evening Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
25% off: $22.50 adults, $13.50 children
5-7pm Sunset Paddle, TBE*
25% off: $30 for adults, $18.75 for children |
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Saturday, Oct. 26 CONSERVATION ART DAY
12noon-4pm
All FREE events at “Ding” Darling Education Center
FREE snacks and beverages
FREE art kits for first 200 kids
11am Wildlife Cartoonist Dave Horton draws wildlife portraits for first 50
guests, EC Exhibit Area
11:30am Conservation Cartoon Awards and Cartooning Lesson with Doug MacGregor
12:30-1pm “Ding” Darling Days Nature Photography Contest Awards, EC
classroom
1-3pm Meet the Champs: Winning Duck Stamp Artists; Junior Duck Stamp (JDS) Awards & Birthday Celebration, EC auditorium
Meet and greet 2011 (four-time) Federal Duck Stamp winner plus state and federal JDS winners.
Choice of Activities:
3-4pm Wildlife Drawing with Junior Duck Stamp Founder Jaye Boswell, EC classroom
3-4pm Nature Sketching on Indigo Trail with artist Nancy Tome (free sketch journals), meet at flagpole
3-5pm Photography Tram Tour (first 30 signups at tram booth that day), meet at flagpole
* Reservations required: Call 239-472-8900 |
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