“DING” DARLING DAYS
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE WEEK
Sanibel Island, Florida
2010 Schedule of Events

 

Events at a Glance
(EC= “Ding” Darling Education Center)
(TBE= Tarpon Bay Explorers)
             
Sunday, Oct.  17  FAMILY FUN DAY 11am- 4pm
All FREE events at “Ding” Darling Education Center

11am Refuge will hand out FREE reusable “Ding” Days goodie bags to the first 500
  kids, EC parking lot
11am Native Wildlife Encounters by the Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary at
  Flamingo Gardens, EC parking lot
12noon Fabulous Florida Reptile Show by the Calusa Herpetological Society, EC
parking lot
1pm Conservation Cartoon Contest Presentation, EC auditorium
1pm Native Wildlife Encounters by the Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary at
 Flamingo Gardens, EC parking lot
2pm
Bald eagle presentation, EC parking lot
3pm Fabulous Florida Reptile Show by the Calusa Herpetological Society, EC
parking lot

Continuous throughout the day

  • FREE shuttle service from Tarpon Bay Explorers and IWA site (look for signs)
  • FREE TBE touch tank
  • FREE Butterfly House
  • FREE hands-on nature crafts
  • FREE naturalist-narrated TBE Refuge tram tours (check in at tram booth)
  • FREE admission to Wildlife Drive
  • FREE face-painting
  • FREE hot dogs and soda
  • FREE environmental displays and informational booths

Monday, Oct.  18      
8:30-10:30am Guided Kayak Tour, TBE
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
8:30-10am Breakfast Nature & SeaLife Cruise
25% off: $18.75 adults, $11:25 children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
9:30-11am Refuge Birding Tour Caravan, meet at EC flagpole
Fee: $5 Refuge admission
10-11:30am Refuge Bike Tour, meet at EC flagpole
Fee: $1 Refuge admission
11am-12:30pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE
25% off: $15 for adults, $9 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
12:45-1:15pm FREE Deck Talk: Manatees, TBE
1-3pm Guided Kayak Tour, TBE
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
1:30-3pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE
25% off: $15 for adults, $9 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
5-7pm Evening Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE
25% off: $18.75 for adults, $11.25 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
5-7pm Sunset Paddle, TBE
25% off: $30 for adults, $18.75 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900

Tuesday, Oct. 19
8:30-10:30am Guided Kayak Tour, TBE
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
9:30-11am Refuge Birding Tour Caravan, meet at EC flagpole
Fee: $5 Refuge admission
11am-12:30pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE
25% off: $15 for adults, $9 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
12:45-1:15pm  FREE Deck Talk: Sea Turtles, TBE
1-3pm Guided Kayak Tour, TBE
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
1:30-3pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE
25% off: $15 for adults, $9 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
5-7pm Evening Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE
25% off: $18.75 for adults, $11.25 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
5-7pm Sunset Paddle, TBE
25% off: $30 for adults, $18.75 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900

Wednesday, Oct. 20
8:30-10am Breakfast Nature & Sea Life Cruise
25% off: $18.75 adults, $11:25 children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
8:30-10:30am Guided Kayak Tour, TBE
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
9:30-11am Refuge Birding Tour Caravan, meet at EC flagpole
Fee: $5 Refuge admission
11am-12:30pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE
25% off: $15 for adults, $9 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
12:45-1:15pm FREE Deck Talk: Sharks, TBE
1-3pm Guided Kayak Tour, TBE
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
1:30-3pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE
25% off: $15 for adults, $9 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
2-3pm Nature Photography Program, EC auditorium
5-7pm Evening Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE
25% off: $18.75 for adults, $11.25 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
5-7pm Sunset Paddle, TBE
25% off: $30 for adults, $18.75 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900

Thursday, Oct. 21
8:30-10:30am Guided Kayak Tour, TBE
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
8-11am FREE Bunche Beach Birding Tram, meet at EC flagpole
Limited number of reservations, call: 239-472-8900
9:30-11am Refuge Birding Tour Caravan, meet at EC flagpole
Fee: $5 Refuge admission
11am-12:30pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE
25% off: $15 for adults, $9 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
12:45-1:15pm FREE Deck Talk: Dolphins, TBE
1-3pm Guided Kayak Tour, TBE
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
1:30-3pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE
25% off: $15 for adults, $9 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
5-7pm Evening Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE
25% off: $18.75 for adults, $11.25 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
5-7pm Sunset Paddle, TBE
25% off: $30 for adults, $18.75 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900

Friday, Oct. 22
7:30am-6:30pm Wildlife Drive is open FREE to hikers/bikers, closed to vehicular
 traffic
8-11am  FREE Bunche Beach Birding Tram, meet at EC flagpole
Limited number of reservations, call: 239-472-8900
8:30-10am Breakfast Nature & Sea Life Cruise
25% off: $18.75 adults, $11:25 children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
8:30-10:30am Guided Kayak Tour, TBE
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
10-11:30am FREE Refuge Bike Tour, meet at EC flagpole
10-11:30am Special Friday Refuge Tram Tour (Wildlife Drive is closed to all
 other vehicular traffic that day)
$13 for adults, $8 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
11am-12:30pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE
25% off: $15 for adults, $9 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
12:45-1:15pm FREE Deck Talk: Calusa Indians, TBE
1-2:30pm Special Friday Refuge Tram Tour (Wildlife Drive is closed to all other
 vehicular traffic that day)
$13 for adults, $8 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
1-3pm Guided Kayak Tour, TBE
25% off: $22.50 adults, $15 children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
1:30-3pm Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE
25% off: $15 for adults, $9 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
4-5:30pm Special Friday Refuge Tram Tour (Wildlife Drive is closed to all other
 vehicular traffic that day)
$13 for adults, $8 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
5-7pm Evening Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE
25% off: $18.75 for adults, $11.25 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900
5-7pm Sunset Paddle, TBE
25% off: $30 for adults, $18.75 for children
Reservations required: 239-472-8900

Saturday, Oct. 23 CONSERVATION ART DAY 12:30-4pm
All FREE events at “Ding” Darling Education Center
FREE shuttle from IWA site (look for signs along San-Cap Rd.)
FREE admission to Wildlife Drive
FREE snacks and beverages
FREE art kits for first 200 kids

12:30pm Wildlife Cartoonist Dave Horton draws caricatures for first 50
 guests, EC Exhibit Area
12:30-1pm “Ding” Darling Days Nature Photography Contest Awards, EC
 Auditorium
1-3pm  Duck Stamp Winners Presentation and Awards with cake and punch, EC
 Auditorium
3-4pm Choice of Activities:

  • Drawing Skills with Erma Jean Woodis, EC auditorium B
  • Nature Sketching on Indigo Trail with artist Nancy Tome, meet at flagpole

3-5pm Photography Workshop (EC auditorium A) and Refuge Tram Tour (first
30 signups at tram booth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Craft Tents
Teddy and Blue Goose
 
Explorer Packs

 

Mote Marine Exhibit

 

 

Manatee Craft Tent

 Contact Us: J. N. "Ding" Darling NWR, Sanibel Island, FL (239) 472-1100   dingdarling@fws.gov