Wherever and whenever possible, The Turtle Lady Legacy strives to make the public aware of the Kemp's ridley sea turtles and their precarious hold on survival as a species. Thanks to Ila Loetscher and others, the number of sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico have increased but there's still a long way to go before they are no longer an endangered species.

Over the years, The Turtle Lady Legacy has provided presentations about Ila Loetscher and sea turtle conservation to the community as well as educational programs for children at local schools, libraries, and museums in South Padre Island and Port Isabel, Texas.