New York Turtle and Tortoise Society Seminar 2004- 1/24/03
Saturday, January 24, 9:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M.
The Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, New York 10701
Situated right on the Hudson River, facing the Palisades State Park.
Attend, Learn, Meet New and Old Friends and Associates.
And even get something for free if you act now.
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The New York Turtle and Tortoise Society’s seventeenth Annual Seminar will be a full-day event featuring four presentations. The fee for the day, which includes morning coffee and Danish (during the 9:00–10:00 a.m. registration check-in), is $40 per person — if you register by Friday, January 16! (The fee at the door without reservations will be $45 per person.)
And those who register in advance will receive a free copy of the 494-page, 1993 Turtle Purchase Conference Proceedings!
Go to http://nytts.org/proceedings/index.html for more details on the contents of the proceedings.
Send check, payable to NYTTS, with name, address, phone, and e-mail address, to:
NYTTS—Seminar 2003
P.O. Box 878
Orange, NJ 07051-0878
Located on the banks of the Hudson River, The Hudson River Museum is less than 40 minutes drive or train ride from midtown Manhattan. There is ample free parking. For driving instructions or public transportation, please visit www.hrm.org/information.html
or call 914-963-4550.
Speakers
Alvin Breisch, Reptile and Amphibian Specialist, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Endangered Species Unit
“Lessons from the Amphibian and Reptile Atlas:
Where Do We Go from Here?”
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George Heinrich, Heinrich Ecological Services, St. Petersburg, Florida
“Florida Turtles: Diversity and Conservation”
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Don Lewis, Terrapin Researcher, full-time volunteer, Massachusetts Audubon Society Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
“Cape Cod Terrapin Conservation and Sea Turtle Rescues”
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Peter C. H. Pritchard, Chelonian Research Institute, Oviedo, Florida
“Whatever Happened To The Pinta Tortoise?
In Seach of a Mate for Lonesome George”
For abstracts and additional information go to http://www.nytts.org/nytts/sem2004.htm
Ed