As soon as Stephanie picked me up from the Behler Chelonian Conservation Center, we went to Woodlands Hills to prepare for a Turtle Show which would be held the next day.

The Turtle Show is basically a fund-raiser where turtle lovers put up booths and information sheets and items for sale to raise funds to run the California Turtle and Tortoise Club (CTTC). In case you’re wondering, the CTTC was founded in 1964 and has over 1,800 members world-wide.

The Turtle Show was opened to the public from 11 am to 4 pm, but the church where the show was held was flocked with people arranging their booths and their exhibits, labeling their turtles, putting up donation boxes and what-have yous.

Many turtle keepers brought their own turtles and/or tortoises for display and some CTTC members also brought some turtle items for sale.

I wouldn’t say that response from the public was over-whelming but that was probably due to the record-high temperature (110 deg F / 43 deg C) in Woodland Hills on that day :blank: But I was glad to be a part of the “team” and I was glad for the opportunity to meet some turtle enthusiasts and some interesting people at the Turtle Show :cute:

More pictures of the CTTC-Valley Turtle Show @ Woodlands Hills here.

Up next: California Strawberry Festival @ Oxnard.