Organizations Filed Purposes:
Educating and advocating for the protection and well-being of the desert tortoise since 1982.
STEM classes: Tortoise Group (TG) is helping augment the current Clark County School District curriculum by offering free STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) before and after school modules for 1st through 5th graders (this is the age group most CCSD principals have identified as neediest). TG teaches a 9 week course; each course is broken down by CCSD teaching objectives. Math and science are taught to this age group through the lens of the desert tortoise - the classes are informative and educational and give kids an interest in the natural environment around them.
Captive desert tortoise adoption program: It is only legal to keep them as pets in states where they naturally occur. There are several federal and state laws addressing the issue of transfer and custodianship of captive desert tortoises, Tortoise Group operates as the sole entity permitted to adopt these animals in NV.
Wild tortoise conservation initiatives: Tortoise Group partners with several federal, state, and local agencies with the sole intent of conserving our state's reptile. Through partnerships with United States Geological Survey (USGS), the US FIsh and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Nevada Dept of Wildlife (NDOW), and Clark County Desert Conservation Program (DCP), and many more, TG is able to augment existing studies and research projects as well as providing volunteer labor hours to assist in ongoing conservation projects in Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument(TUSK), Lake Mead National Rec Area, and uninhabited portions of the Mojave desert within NV.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lada Mead | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Born | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Elsa Romero | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Norma Engberg | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kirsten Haas | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Deitsch | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
| Dianne Mclain | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
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