Honored by the Hermosa Beach Mayor

Photo of the Mayor of Hermosa Beach with co-founders, Thea, Maya, and Ella Welch, after being recognized by the city for the group’s work. Single-use plastics were also banned during this city council meeting, which was one of the group’s main goals.

Fiesta Hermosa Booth

A photo of the founders with their booth at Fiesta Hermosa. They raised thousands of dollars on the Labor Day weekend of 2019 and also raised awareness about the declining sea turtle population and the harms of single-use plastics on the environment.

Beach Clean Up

Field Work

A bucket of eggs that were dug up because they were laid in the low tide zone of the beach, which means they would have gotten wet, and been spoiled by the salt water. They will be replanted at a turtle conservatory.

Ambassador

One of our ambassadors, Jillian Durand, wearing the White HT Hoodie.

Ambassador

Maya Welch and Grace Heagy wearing their Hermosa Tortuga merchandise after a successful brainstorming session in Vally Park. They came up with new ways to fundraise and how to recruit more ambassadors.

Ambassador

HT Ambassador, Lily Glasman, is wearing the blue HT Hoodie. She has volunteered with us by running our booth at Fiesta Hermosa on Labor Day 2019.

Ambassador

One of our ambassadors, Slavyana, wearing our blue HT T-shirt that she cropped herself. Slavyana has helped us by volunteering at our booth during festivals and fairs, made merchandise, attended beach clean-ups, and brainstormed ideas on how increase our educational outreach.

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