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‘Ding’ tarpon tournament reels in $40,000 for conservation; 2014 dates announced 5/13

‘Ding’ Darling celebrates National Trails Day with new entryway 5/13

Hoteliers pledge assistance to ‘Ding’ Darling in sea turtle education 5/13

DDWS debuts Live Refuge Cam web page 5/13

‘Ding’ Darling summer programs begin May 21 5/13

Fair weather smiles on ‘Ding’ tarpon tournament 5/13

‘Ding’ adds monthly close-up nature photo workshop to summer programs 5/13

‘Ding’ Darling celebrates National Trails Day June 1 4/13

Philanthropy Journal honors islander with Exceptional Volunteer Award 4/13

Public invited to ‘Ding’ Tarpon Tournament after-party 4/13

‘Ding’ Darling expands summer programs 4/13

Bike, hike, and learn during Earth Day at the Refuge 4/13
 
Original painting to benefit refuge Preservation Campaign 4/13

Children’s Education Boardwalk construction begins at ‘Ding’ 4/13

Earth Day at the Refuge features tours, crafts, trash-talking 3/13

Anonymous mangrove cuckoo sculpture bidders, donors thank Sprankle 3/13

‘Ding’ Darling & Doc Ford’s Tarpon Tournament welcomes Presenting sponsors 3/13

Challenge donation puts ‘Ding’ campaign at goal’s threshold 3/13

Last in ‘Ding’ Film Series follows the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition 3/13

‘Ding’ campaign steps up efforts as it nears goal 3/13

Final ‘Ding’ lecture spotlights Sanibel sea turtles 3/13
 
Celebrity birding authors Don & Lillian Stokes to sign new book at ‘Ding’ 3/13

‘Ding’ lecture brings on the fire guys 3/13

Donation of $15,000 boosts ‘Ding’ campaign to $1.2 million mark 3/13
 
‘Ding’ Darling & Doc Ford’s Tarpon Tournament educates, conserves 3/13

‘Ding’ Film Series focuses on global plastic addiction 3/13

Author visits Southeast’s coastal birds at upcoming lecture 3/13

Refuge welcomes 2 new education interns 3/13
 
‘Ding’ breaks ground for Children’s Education Boardwalk 3/13
 
Darling documentary part of ‘Ding’ Film Series 3/13
 
‘Ding’ lecture follows refuge wildlife outreach to Asia 2/13
 
Learn how to ‘read a beach’ at ‘Ding’ lecture 2/13
 
'Ding' Darling Film Series presents special filmmaker showing 2/13
 
Celebrity birding authors Don & Lillian Stokes to lecture at ‘Ding’ 2/13

Islanders’ donation bring Refuge Preservation Campaign total to $844K 2/13

New faces at the refuge 2/13

Refuge staff honors volunteers 2/13

‘Ding’ lecture to reveal secret lives of snowy plovers  2/13

Cuckoo for ‘Ding’ sold out, remote auction open to all 2/13

“Ding” Darling continues Film Series with overfishing wake-up call 2/13

“Ding” Darling continues Film Series with stunning bird flight cinematography 1/13

Fishing author to speak at ‘Ding’ about fish habitats, responsible fishing 1/13

‘Ding’ announces menu, new auction items for Trailgate Party 1/13
 
Registration opens for ‘Ding’ Darling & Doc Ford’s Tarpon Tournament 1/13

‘Ding’ Darling steps up fundraising for Refuge Preservation Campaign 1/13

Artists Century, Ferrell donate works to ‘Ding’ Trailgate auction 1/13

‘Ding’ Darling continues Film Series with birds of paradise 1/13

‘Ding’ lecture gets scandalous 1/13

Tarpon Bay Explorers sweetens ‘Ding’ preservation campaign pot 1/13

‘Ding’ Darling announces campaign to purchase Woodring property 1/13
 
‘Ding’ lecture takes a close look at alligators 1/13
 
‘Ding’ Darling to unveil crocodile exhibit 1/13

 2012 Press Releases