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Chapter Newsletter
CTTC Silicon Valley Branch Archive of Meeting Notes
January 2009
At 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 2008
Our 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 2008
Our 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, 2008
The 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, 2008
The 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, 2008
CTTC 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, 2008
The 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. |
