Fort Myers & Sanibel/Lee County Traveler's Guide 2008 - (Page 27) Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Manatee Park J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island or perhaps the thousandth – time. It’s a testament to The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel’s commitment to the environment that its most celebrated wildlife refuge gives its inhabitants a “day off.” Yes, don’t try to enter J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on a Friday, because it’s closed so animals can go about their business away from the watchful eyes of humans. And that attitude isn’t a new one. From the first known Native American inhabitants, who fished the abundant waters and crafted tools from shells and plants, to more modern pioneers, (including Jay N. “Ding” Darling, the early 20th century conservationist who was one of the first to identify the need to preserve the area’s unique wilderness by helping to establish the refuge on Sanibel Island) protection of the area’s fragile ecosystems has been a lofty – and often-attained – goal. W W W. F O R T M Y E R S - S A N I B E L . C O M | PAGE 27 http://WWW.FORTMYERS-SANIBEL.COM
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