All meetings are held from 6 - 8:30 p.m. at the beautiful Banneker Museum in Oella, Maryland.
6:00-7:00 p.m. Social Gathering - Chat with fellow chelonian-lovers, visit our adoption and educational displays, and browse our sale table of chelonian-related gifts. No live turtle sales, but members can bring their pet turtles for display.
7:00-7:30 - Announcements
7:30-8:30 - Speaker Program
"The natural history, conservation and captive husbandry of the Egyptian Tortoise, Testudo kleimanni," by Ken Howell, Curator of Rain Forests Exhibits, National Aquarium in Baltimore, and Sandy Barnett, Senior Herpetologist, National Aquarium in Baltimore.
Visit http://www.matts-turtles.org for more details.
Directions to Banneker:
From Baltimore.. take I-695 to exit 15 Rte 40 and go west towards Ellicott City; go 1 mile; turn left at the traffic light onto Rolling Road; at second traffic light turn right onto Old Frederick Road; go 1.3 miles and turn right onto Oella Avenue (Banneker sign on corner); go 0.2 mile to park entrance on the left.
From Washington DC.. take I-95 north towards Baltimore; take exit 49 on the left to I-695 towards Towson; take exit 13, Rte 144 (Frederick Road) west towards Catonsville; go 2.7 miles, passing five traffic lights and turn right onto Oella Avenue (Banneker sign on corner); go 0.4 mile to park entrance on left.
Park in front of building and enter through main entrance.
