May 01 2014
BY SASHA HELLER
Managing Editor
editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com
The Turtle Lady legacy will live on.
Last week, Mary Ann Tous, niece of Ila Loetscher — “The Turtle Lady” — discussed the impact Loetscher made on area biological activists as part of the Treasures of the Gulf Museum’s “Telling Our Stories” series.
Tous spearheads the Turtle
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