Exclusive Member Benefits
- Discounted and advanced registrations – annual symposium and select training courses with limited space
- Email notifications – annual symposium, workshops and training courses, newsletter availability, membership renewals, and recent publications
- Voting privileges
- Tax deductible membership fee and donations
Public Benefits
- Awards program
Recognition for individuals/organizations with outstanding contributions to desert tortoise conservation
Student papers/posters at the annual symposium - Grants program – funds research on desert tortoises and management needs
- Access to career opportunities – job postings, internships, and volunteer positions
- Information resource
- Current information on the desert tortoises in the United States and Mexico
- Abstracts/papers from past symposia
- Access to other DTC publications
Organization Membership Benefits
- Name/Logo/Business card-sized ad in DTC newsletters
- Discounted member rate for two staff members for the annual symposium
- Discounted rate for two staff members for the Introductory Course
- Four job postings per year on the DTC Job Board
- Special rate for booth rental at the DTC symposium
- Automatic renewal of organization membership
- Acknowledgements in the annual symposium report and on the DTC website
Payments can be made electronically via PayPal using your credit card or PayPal account. If you cannot pay electronically, you may send a check to the following address:
Desert Tortoise Council
4654 East Ave. S #257B
Palmdale, CA 93552
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What You Can Do
The Council encourages you to help in protecting desert tortoises and conserving their habitats.