Bay Nature Talk: Western Pond Turtles

*As of Feb. 12 at 10am, this event is full and registration is now closed*

Join us online for a Bay Nature Talk on Wednesday, February 12 from 12–1pm with Matthew Bettelheim to learn about western pond turtles. Matthew, who is a wildlife biologist specializing in herpetology and freelance science writer, will share his expertise and knowledge of these turtles, plus provide an overview of the western pond turtle identification guide he made with three other turtle experts. Through this event, attendees will learn how to identify western pond turtles in their own lives. This piece is inspired by Matthew's piece "How To Tell Our Local Turtles Apart," published in August 2024. Free for Bay Nature members, $5 for nonmembers.

About the speaker: Matthew Bettelheim is a Certified Wildlife Biologist with AECOM, freelance science writer, and natural historian. He has been researching the effects of California’s historical commercial terrapin fishery on western pond turtles for over 20 years.

Photo courtesy of Sarah Bettelheim