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Interactive videoFederal Duck Stamp Program
Ding Darling Days commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Federal Duck Stamp Program with an artists competition at BIG ARTS on Sanibel.
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 Interactive videoBirding By Canoe
Inside Sanibel's "Ding" Darling Refuge, Canoe Adventures teaches paddlers how to identify birds – and to conserve the interconnected wonders of their environment.
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Interactive videoExplore Nature with the Kids
The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation encourages families to get outside together – whether for structured activities such as a shelling program or free-ranging exploration.
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 Interactive videoIn Search of Dolphins
A dolphin-watch cruise operator explains why the animals thrive in area waters and discusses how to spot – and hear – them, thanks to an underwater microphone.
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Interactive videoCaptivating Cruises
Celebrate sunset with Captiva Cruises out of South Seas Island Resort; jaunt to Cayo Costa aboard Pine Island's Tropic Star; spot manatees on a jungle cruise with Fort Myers' JC Cruises.
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 Interactive videoNature Cruise
Board the Tropic Star to sample wildlife, beaches and shelling from Pine Island to Cayo Costa State Park, with a lunch stop at Cabbage Key.
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Interactive videoMeet the Manatees
At Fort Myers' Manatee Park, see the gentle giants up close and learn about their evolution and preservation, explore plant and butterfly gardens, and paddle.
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 Interactive slideshowSlideshow: A Loggerhead Turtle's Life
Follow the loggerhead from birth to the moment, some 20 or 30 years later, when it returns to the spot where it was hatched to lay its own eggs.
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Interactive videoTurtle Time
In 1989, Eve Haverfield created Turtle Time to ensure the survival of endangered sea turtles. The group patrols area beaches daily during the loggerhead nesting season.
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 Interactive videoTurtles: How You Can Help
Want to learn more about sea turtle survival? Talk to Turtle Time volunteers, take a class at Fort Myers Beach's Pink Shell Beach Resort, and abide by lights-out policies.
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Interactive videoBird "Watchers"
The volunteer Bird Patrol monitors the hundreds of species of birds that find sanctuary here, including ibises, pelicans and ospreys, in the name of preservation.
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 Interactive videoThe When & Where of Birding
Spoonbills, anhingas, wood storks, egrets and ospreys inhabit Sanibel's "Ding" Darling Refuge; Fort Myers' Cypress Slough Preserve offers guided tours.
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Interactive videoReptile Encounter
Witness one of the largest live exhibits of alligators and crocodiles in the U.S., plus snakes, otters and flamingos, at Everglades Wonder Gardens in Bonita Springs.
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 Interactive videoUnspoiled Four Mile Cove
At Cape Coral's Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve, paddle through mangrove forests, watch for wildlife along boardwalk trails, and visit a native plant nursery.
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Interactive videoGreat Calusa Blueway
Trail markers and easy launch points along the Great Calusa Blueway enable paddlers to navigate more than 100 miles of trails through Estero Bay, Pine Island Sound and Matlacha Pass.
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 Interactive videoExploring Tarpon Bay
At Sanibel's Tarpon Bay Explorers, explore aquariums before embarking on a nature and sea life cruise through the "Ding" Darling Refuge. Or, paddle the bay on your own.
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Interactive videoNature on Display
Find museum exhibits, nature trails, a planetarium and more than 100 animals – including reptiles and birds – at the Calusa Nature Center in Fort Myers.
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 Interactive flashMangrove Dwellers
From airborne ospreys and tree-climbing crabs to ghost shrimp and sea cows beneath the water's surface, the mangrove ecosystem supports myriad plants and animals.
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Interactive videoHickey's Creek Haven
Paddle the creek, fish from the pier, and explore five miles of hiking trails through hardwood hammocks and pine flatwoods inside this 1,000-acre oasis near Alva.
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 Interactive slideshowSlideshow: Natural Attractions
Spy wildlife inside refuges, parks and ranches; then take to the water for paddling, fishing and cruising. Here, Mother Nature promises a wealth of outdoor opportunities.
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