California Turtle and Tortoise Club
Silicon Valley Chapter
Serving the San Francisco Bay Area
California Turtle and Tortoise ClubSilicon Valley ChapterServing the San Francisco Bay Area
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NewsletterFebruary 2010 NewsletterJanuary 2010 NewsletterDecember 2009 NewsletterOctober 2009 NewsletterSeptember 2009 NewsletterAugust 2009 NewsletterJuly 2009 NewsletterJune 2009 NewsletterMay 2009 NewsletterApril 2009 NewsletterCTTC Silicon Valley Branch Archive of Meeting NotesJanuary 2009At the January meeting, Joseph Alvarado was elected as the new President of the Branch. Philip Edholm was elected to replace Joseph as the Branch Secretary. Our January speaker was Jae Abel of the Santa Clara Valley Water District. He will be talking California's native water turtle, the Western Pond Turtle. He will also showed pictures and discussed the recent capture of a large Common Snapper. December 2008Our December speaker was Jason, from Healthy Herp-San Francisco Bay Brand,
who spoke on an experiment on "pyramiding" in tortoises that his company is
involved in. The January 2009 meeting will feature Jae Abel of the Santa
Clara Valley Water District. He will be talking California's native water
turtle, the Western Pond Turtle. He will also show pictures and discuss the
recent capture of a large Common Snapper. November 2008Our next meeting will December 1, 2008 (Same location). Our December speaker is Jason, from Healthy Herp-San Francisco Bay Brand, who will be speak on an experiment on "pyramiding" in tortoises that his company has been performing. The findings are very interesting! He will also be showing some of Healthy Herp's line of products for Turtles and Tortoises. The November meeting featured Scott Alexander, President of BAAR's and also a
member of CTTC. He gave an interesting presentation on Exotic Tortoises.
Scott presented a slide show with many rare tortoises that few keep in
captivity, and some species many of us never knew existed! October 6, 2008The big news from the CTTC San Jose's October Meeting was that we adopted a
new name for the branch and are now the Silicon Valley Branch! The meeting featured
a presentation by Gary and Ginger Wilfong of the Bay
Area Turtle and Tortoise Rescue. Gary and Ginger shared many interesting stories
from their years of working closely with the Fish and Game Department. September 8, 2008The September 8th was a meeting you did not want to miss! Terry and Nadia Burtz did a FANTASTIC job of explaining to the 40 attendees what it is like to live with an entire herd of Galapagos and Aldabra tortoises! Never a dull moment with these HUGE torts. CTTC San Jose's October Meeting will feature Gary and Ginger Wilfong of the Bay Area Turtle and Tortoise Rescue. From their years of working closely with the Fish and Game Department, Gary and Ginger will have some extremely interesting stories to share! Be sure to mark your calendars for our next meeting, Monday, October 6 at 7PM
at Round Table Pizza, 14940 Camden Ave (At Union), San Jose, CA 95124. August 4, 2008CTTC San Jose Branch held its first general meeting on August 4, 2008 with approximately 15 members in attendance. In addition to Club members, representatives from BAARS and a local veterinarian attended. We all introduced ourselves and talked about the types of tortoises/turtles we care for. We pretty much covered the list...From Galapagos Tortoises to Box Turtles, and everything in between. Johnny Rodriguez from the TOOSLO Chapter gave a presentation on various reptile products carried by his employer, and we held a raffle for samples. The following weekend, 7 of the members showed their support for the Branch
by working at the San Jose Reptile Show, where Gilbert's large tortoises were
show stoppers! April 19, 2008The California Turtle and Tortoise Club (CTTC) Executive Board approved the formation of a new Branch in the San Jose area. TOOSLO Chapter will act as sponsor for the new Branch. |
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