JN Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge

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1 Wildlife Drive, Sanibel, Fl 33957

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Days	Time
Mon	09:00 am - 04:00 pm
Tue	09:00 am - 04:00 pm
Wed	09:00 am - 04:00 pm
Thu	09:00 am - 04:00 pm
Fri	Closed
Sat	09:00 am - 04:00 pm
Sun	09:00 am - 04:00 pm

Description

The refuge is made up of several habitat types: estuarine habitat consisting of open water, sea grass beds, mud flats and mangrove islands, and interior freshwater habitats consisting of: open water ponds, spartina swales, and west Indian hardwood hammocks/ridges. Two brackish water impoundments totaling 800 acres are managed for mosquito control and are used extensively by waterfowl and wading birds.

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