Thanks to the $4,000 community grant provided by Story County Community Foundation, we have been able to provide an educational program focused on ecology, conservation, animal care, turtles and tortoises over the last few years!
We will let everyone know when we will begin this years educational program for 2025! To give you an idea of what’s to come, we will be doing:
- Discovering tortoise native regions (~9am to 10am) We will sit together and learn about the variety of tortoises in the wild. We will learn about native habitats for common species like Russians, redfoots, sulcatas and leopards. Kids will receive a handout with activity pages and educational reading.
- Tortoise Observing (~10am to 11am). We will visit with and feed tortoises we have learned about. But we will see many different species including Redfoot, Russian, Sulcata, Leopard, Elongated, Hingeback, Desert, Hermanns, Greek, Yellowfoot.
- Learning how to properly keep tortoises (~11am to 12pm). We will learn about common mistakes keepers make, which lands many tortoises in the rescue. We will learn why rescues for tortoises are needed. We will do a fun craft to create a toy tortoise habitat. Kids will “adopt” their own stuffed tortoise that they can take home and keep in the habitat we created together.
Please fill out the form below to participate in the upcoming program! Once submitted, I will be sure to reach out by email or facebook messenger with info on upcoming dates, where to go and when to arrive. Thanks for your interest!