J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island Coastal Mangrove Sanibel Island is a sub-tropical barrier island located in the Gulf of Mexico. The refuge consists of over 7,000 acres of mangrove estuary, populated with large resident flocks of neo-tropical wading water birds and migrating waterfowl, as well as alligators, otters, and an American crocodile. The Ding Darling Wildlife Society is a non-profit cooperating association dedicated to preserving the wildlife and habitat in the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife. Although the refuge is operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, interested citizens formed this local, independent society to assist the Service in educational efforts and to provide additional services to the increasing number of visitors. The field trip fee includes transportation and participation for one of the available field trips, a boxed lunch and afternoon refreshments.
Guests are welcome to register for the field trips.
Click here to register with a credit card online. We encourage every participant to bring a memento from your state to give to another participant. Donate your memento at the conference registration desk and a random process will be used to select a recipient. Donors can pick up their mementos at the registration desk on Wednesday. Only participants who donate a memento will be eligible for the door prize exchange.