19 January: Tom Roach on Raising Hatchlings

16 February: Ed LaRue on the Desert Tortoise
Ed LaRue has worked with desert tortoises since 1989, serving as a board member with the Desert Tortoise Council from 1991 through 2004 and 2011 until present.

16 March: Don Fisher,
creator of lifelike turtle statues and planters. He will talk about his personal turtles and tortoises and his creations.

20 April: John Wong–Name That Turtle; Richard Roosman–Turtle Criss-cross Puzzles

5 May: Turtle & Tortoise MiniShow

18 May: Laura and Jay, Prehistoric Pets

15 June: Annual Plant Auction with Dr. Tom Greek, Auctioneer

16 June: Care's Turtle and Tortoise Show at Prehistoric Pets

20 July: Annual Luau with a performance by Tausala Polynesia

17 August: Show and Tell and Hot Dog Night

Each member that participates will receive a ticket for a random raffle for one of four prizes.

Also, we will have Hot Dog Night. Members are welcome to bring in a side dish.

21 September: Regina Conroy: Wildlife and You: Their Hope for the Future

Practical advice and insights about wildlife for people trying to deal with issues concerning coyotes, raccoons, skunks and opossums.

22 September: Turtle and Tortoise Show

19 October: Dr. Craig Stanford, and Halloween Costume Party with Oct"Turtle"Fest refreshments

Dr. Stanford, Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Southern California, speaking on "Protecting the rare turtles of the Cuatro Cienegas Biosphere Reserve, Coahuila, Mexico."

16 November: Dr. Michael Tuma of the Desert Tortoise Council on "who we are, what we do, and how you can get involved."

21 December: Holiday Pot Luck and Cut-Throat Gift Exchange

20 January: How to Build a Tortoise House and Ways to Provide Shade for your Tortoise.

17 February

17 March: Barry Nerhus on Western Pond Turtle Restoration

21 April: Dr. Michael Tuma on What I Learned About the Evolution of Fighting in Tortoises: A Slideshow of Fossils, Horns and Big Brawny Males

19 May: Ralph Hoekstra on Raising Indian Star Tortoises from Hatchlings to Healthy Adults in 4 Years

16 June: Annual Plant Sale with Dr. Greek, Auctioneer and Pizza Night

21 July: Annual Luau and Potluck featuring Tausala Polynesian Review

18 August: Jillian Estrada of the Desert Tortoise Preserve

15 September: Show and Tell

16 September: Annual Show at El Dorado Park

20 October:
Brumation, Halloween costume party, games and hot dogs, and election night

17 November: "Identify the Turtle" and Plant Sale

Slides will be shown, and members will be asked to identify the turtle in the slide.

15 December: Annual Holiday Party and Cut-Throat Gift Exchange

15 January: Timothy Branning
Documentary filmmaker Timothy Branning showing his film Tortoise in Peril.

19 February: Fred Caporaso on Galapagos Restoration Project Update

18 March: Vice president John Wong showing a Huell Howser video "Visiting Turtle Dreams" with Jeanne Vaughn and Pizza Night.

15 April: David Weeshoff of the International Bird Society on Critters of the Galapagos

20 May: Tonya Moore on Desert Tortoise Development Relocation

17 June: Annual Plant Sale and Silent Auction

15 July: Annual Luau

19 August: Sandy Chase on Leopard and Russian tortoises

16 September: Tom Roach

21 October: Linda Blanchard – President of the Orange County Underwater Photographic Society

18 November: Pizza night; Tour of the Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium in Arizona.

16 December: Annual Holiday Party and Cut-Throat Gift Exchange

December 18:
Annual Holiday Celebration and Cut-Throat Gift Exchange

November 20: John Wong
Compilation of Turtle and Tortoise Videos and Hot Dog Night

October 16:
Show and Tell and a Pizza Party

September 18: Tom Roach
 "We've been doing it wrong for decades."

August 21: James Hong
on Turtles, Tortoises and Habitats

July 17:
Annual Luau and Potluck presenting The Tehani and Kimo Luau Show

June 19:
Annual Plant Sale with Dr. Tom Greek as auctioneer

May 15: Eric Akaba
on Water Turtles including Mud and Musk Turtles

April 17: Steve Ishii
Desert Tortoise Preserve Cmte board member, contributing to the group’s habitat restoration and habitat management efforts.

March 20: Wang Hao
Beijing, China breeder of Asian terrestrial turtles

February 20: Eric Zahn
on green turtles that reside at the mouth of the San Gabriel River

January 16: Steve Kaye
Wildlife Photographer

December 19:
Holiday Potluck and Cut-throat Gift Exchange

November 21: Eric Akaba
on the Captive Husbandry of Redfoot and Yellowfoot Tortoises

October 17:
Show and Tell and Chapter Elections

August 15: Janet Chaney
The Possum Lady has been rescuing and rehabilitating baby possums in her home for over 25 years.

July 18:
Annual Luau and Potluck

September 19: Dr. Craig Stanford
on the Tortoises of Madagascar and the Last Chance to Save Them

June 20:Annual Plant Sale
More than 100 rare and exotic plants donated by long-time chapter member William Ho. Donations of plants and garden items are most welcome and it's Pizza Night!

May 16:Bill Hayes
Desert Tortoises in the Wild - "Life in the Slow Lane"

April 18: Dr. Olivia Petritz
Advanced Veterinarian Techniques for Turtles and Tortoises including some of the newest diagnostics and treatments that are available for chelonian patients such as CT Scans, MRI, endoscopy and vacuum-assisted closure for shell wounds.

March 21: Betsy Dionne, Riverside County Parks
findings to date on their radio tracking results and translocation efforts.
Bob Packard, Western Pond Turtle Monitoring Program
summary of his trapping surveys in Riverside County. His presentation includes identification characteristics, PIT tags, traps, habitats and more.

February 21:Ralph Hoekstra
Star Tortoises of India and Surrounding Countries

January 17: Ed LaRue
(Circle Mountain Biological Consultants, Inc.) on Desert Tortoises of the Morongo Basin

December 20:
Annual Christmas Party and Cut-Throat Gift Exchange

November 15: Paul Gibbons, DVM
Managing Director and Veterinarian, Behler Chelonian Center on Repatriation of the Golden Coin Turtle

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September 20: Ralph Hoekstra
My Life with Tortoises

August 16: Dave Friend
(CTTC Executive Board Chair) on Examining Turtle and Tortoise Shells

July 19:
Annual Luau and Potluck

June 21:
Annual Plant Sale with Dr. Tom Greek, auctioneer

May 17: Dr. Stephen G. Dunbar
Associate Professor of Biology, Loma Linda University on marine turtles throughout Honduras.

April 19: Dave Friend
(Founder of the Ojai Sulcata Project) on Tortoises of Africa

March 15:Matt-Dell Tufenkian
on Native Plants and Landscaping for Turtles and Tortoises

February 15: Robin Robb
(CTTC Inland Empire Chapter Vice president) on the Flora and Fauna of Maui, Hawaii

January 18: David Jesse McChesney
(Wildlife Photographer) on Joshua Tree, surrounding desert areas, and desert tortoises

December 21:
Annual Christmas Party and Cut-Throat Gift Exchange

November 16: Michael Wilcox
(Wildlife Biologist/Ecologist) on the Herps of Kansas

October 19:
Breeders' Night

September 21: Mark Szatkowski
(CTTC Orange County Chapter Vice president) on turtle and tortoise anatomy

August 17: Muriel Horacek
(Volunteer Field Representative for Earthwatch) on nesting leatherback turtles in Costa Rica, the Virgin Islands and Trinidad.

July 20:
Annual Luau and Potluck

June 15:
Annual Plant Sale with auctioneer Dr. Tom Greek

May 18: Dr. Paul Gibbons
Managing director and veterinarian, Behler Conservation Center, on the Ploughshare tortoise

April 20: Dr. Tom Greek
on Turtle and Tortoise Healthcare

March 16: Brian Elliot
(Sierra Club) on The Galápagos Islands from a Different Perspective

February 17: Laurel Williams,
Deputy Conservation Director of the California Wilderness Coalition

January 20: Sharon Paquette
on Turtle and Tortoise Habitats

December 16:
Annual Christmas Party and Cut-Throat Gift Exchange

November 18: Michael J. Connor, Ph.D.
on Gopherus morafkai, the 150-year-old "new" species of desert tortoise

October 21: Breeders' Night

September 16: Dr. Richard Heise

August 19: Joyce Keyak
on her travels in the Galápagos Islands and Galápagos tortoises

July 15:
Annual Luau and Potluck

June 17:
Annual Plant Sale: Rare and Exotic Plants

May 20:
Long Beach Department of Animal Care and Control: Managing Raccoon and Opossum Problems

April 15: Paul Gibbons, DVM
Managing Director and Veterinarian at the Behler Chelonian Center

March 18: James Liu
an overview of the Behler Chelonian Center

February 18:
Movie, Pizza and Ice Cream Night: "The Heat is On" - Desert Tortoises & Survival. Exploring the world of the Mojave Desert Tortoise. This video was produced by the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

January 21: Dr. Craig Stanford
author of The Last Tortoise