This Friday, June 8th, celebrate World Oceans Day at Ding Darling, where complimentary activities include a guided beach walk, upcycled crafts, and an assortment of fun and educational films.
Highlights of the special event will include earth-friendly, upcycled crafts to take home and a ranger-led beach walk and clean-up at the refuge’s Perry Tract, accessible from Gulfside City Park. All clean-up participants receive a 10 percent discount coupon for the Refuge Nature Store.
The store will host a special book-signing that day from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with author Charles LeBuff, whose revised second edition of The Sea Turtles of Southwest Florida was released this year. He will also be signing copies of his other books, including Florida’s Crocodile and The Sanibel Island Lighthouse.
An “anti-plastic film festival” features four free film showings starting at 11 a.m. The first 50 attendees seated for the STRAWS film receive a free reusable stainless steel straw at the end of the airing.
“My interns and I decided to celebrate the day by drawing attention and educating people about the plight of plastic overload in our oceans,” said refuge conservation educator Sara Hallas, whose team is organizing the event.Below is the full schedule for ocean-friendly and free fun throughout the day:
9 a.m. – Free Beach Walk & Cleanup at Perry Tract (parking fees apply at Gulfside City Park)
11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Free Make-and-Take Upcycled Crafts in the Visitor & Education Center
11 a.m. – Free showing and brief discussion of the film STRAWS (32 minutes)
12 p.m. – Free showing and brief discussion of the film Addicted to Plastic (53 minutes)
1:15 p.m. – Free showing and brief discussion of the film Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (57 minutes)
2:30 p.m. – Free showing of the film Bag It: Is Your Life Too Plastic? (45 minutes)
For more information on World Oceans Day at the Refuge, call 239-472-1100 or visit dingdarlingsociety.org/articles/events .
The store will host a special book-signing that day from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with author Charles LeBuff, whose revised second edition of The Sea Turtles of Southwest Florida was released this year. He will also be signing copies of his other books, including Florida’s Crocodile and The Sanibel Island Lighthouse.
An “anti-plastic film festival” features four free film showings starting at 11 a.m. The first 50 attendees seated for the STRAWS film receive a free reusable stainless steel straw at the end of the airing.
“My interns and I decided to celebrate the day by drawing attention and educating people about the plight of plastic overload in our oceans,” said refuge conservation educator Sara Hallas, whose team is organizing the event.Below is the full schedule for ocean-friendly and free fun throughout the day:
9 a.m. – Free Beach Walk & Cleanup at Perry Tract (parking fees apply at Gulfside City Park)
11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Free Make-and-Take Upcycled Crafts in the Visitor & Education Center
11 a.m. – Free showing and brief discussion of the film STRAWS (32 minutes)
12 p.m. – Free showing and brief discussion of the film Addicted to Plastic (53 minutes)
1:15 p.m. – Free showing and brief discussion of the film Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (57 minutes)
2:30 p.m. – Free showing of the film Bag It: Is Your Life Too Plastic? (45 minutes)
For more information on World Oceans Day at the Refuge, call 239-472-1100 or visit dingdarlingsociety.org/article
