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J.N. \"Ding\" Darling National Wildlife Refuge welcomes all. Whether it is your first time visiting or you bike through every day, Ding has something for everyone!

The best place to start is the FREE Visitor and Education Center. There you can get information and brochures, visit the nature store, explore our exhibits and visit America\'s best restrooms.

Exhibits feature information about our ecosystems, the work of Jay Norwood \"Ding\" Darling, migratory flyways and a hands-on area for children.

Then you canwalk, bike, drivethe four-mile Wildlife Drive, access three walking trailsandtwocanoe launchesfrom it.You can walk or bike theBailey Tract too,an interior part of the refugedominated by freshwater plants and wildlife.The refugeis home to more than 245bird species, so birdwatching and photography arefabulous.

Or sign up for a tram tour offered by Tarpon Tay Explorers to see the Wildlife Drive. Stand-uppaddle boarding, kayaking, and more are available atTarpon Bay Explorers.

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National wildlife refuges offer us all a chance to unplug from the stresses of daily life and reconnect with our natural surroundings.

What began as a sandbar is now Sanibel, a barrier island fringed with mangrove trees, shallow bays, and white sandy beaches located off the southwest coast of Florida. For over 2,000 years the Calusa Indians made the lush island, with its ready source of food from the sea, their home. By the mid-1800s, European settlers arrived and soon displaced the Calusa tribe. For years, the island was mainly used by farmers until a fierce hurricane in 1926 destroyed the agriculture industry. Construction of the Sanibel causeway in 1963 opened way for tourism on the island.Jay Norwood Darling was instrumental in the effort to block the sale of a parcel of environmentally valuable land to developers on Sanibel Island.At Darling\'s urging, President Harry S. Truman signed an Executive Order creating the Sanibel National Wildlife Refuge in 1945.

The refuge was established to safeguard and enhance the wildlife habitat of Sanibel Island, to protect endangered and threatened species, and to provide feeding, nesting, and roosting areas for migratory birds. The refuge is part of the largest undeveloped mangrove ecosystem in the United States and is world famous for its spectacular migratory bird populations. In 1967, the refuge was renamed for conservation pioneer Jay Norwood “Ding” Darling, who was instrumental in its founding. More than 40 percent of the refuge is Congressionally designated wilderness.

Interpretive tours are offered throughout the year by staff and volunteer naturalist. Winter tours and programs begin in January and continue through mid-April. Summer tours and programs begin in June and end in August. All refuge led tours are by reservation only on[link removed by ]. Opportunities are added regularly, so check back weekly to see what there is!

Take a trambyTarpon Bay Explorers on Thursdays,anexciting 90 minute tour along the Wildlife Drive with a guided naturalist.

Wildlife conservation is at the heart of the National Wildlife Refuge System. It drives everything on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands and waters managed within the Refuge System, from the purposes for which anational wildlife refugeis established to the recreational activities offered to the resource management tools used. Using conservation best practices, the Refuge System manages Service lands and waters to help ensure the survival of native wildlife species.

The refuge was created to safeguard and enhance the pristine wildlife habitat of Sanibel Island, to protect endangered and threatened species, and to provide feeding, nesting, and roosting areas for migratory birds. Today, the refuge provides important habitat to over 245 species of birds.

Whether you want to further conservation, learn more about nature or share your love of the outdoors, you’ve come to the right place. National wildlife refuges provide many opportunities for you to help your community and fish and wildlife by doing what you love.

National wildlife refuges partner with volunteers, youth groups, landowners, neighbors and residents of urban and coastal communities to make a lasting difference.

The J.N. \"Ding\" Darling National Wildlife Refuge achieves its goal of conserving wildlife by managing wildlife habitat. Refuge managers and biologists make concerted efforts to restore, enhance, and protect habitat types against the ever changing conditions found on the Refuge.

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