TREE SWALLOW NESTING PROJECTS, INC.

a California non-profit public benefit corporation, ID# 77-0437605

 

Orange County, Irvine Marsh

The San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary is located near the University of
California, in Irvine. The Sanctuary encompasses 300 acres of coastal
freshwater wetlands and 10 miles of trails that are open to the public.
More than 200 bird species have been identified at the Marsh. Irvine Ranch
Water District (IRWD) and Sea and Sage Audubon are just a few of the groups
that are helping to restore and enhance the Sanctuary. See 
http//shell.exo.com/~kenyon/sjws.htm for Sea and Sage Audubon activities at
the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.

Just north of the Sanctuary is the Irvine Ranch Water District Michelson
Water Reclamation Plant. This facility helps reclaim wastewater and
provides irrigation water to nearby agricultural fields, orchards, parks,
schools, golf courses, and streetscapes. In conjunction with The Irvine
Company, IRWD has worked with the City of Irvine for the past 10 years to
restore and enhance the largest coastal freshwater wetlands reserve in
Southern California ( http://www.irwd.com ).

 

 
Christine Tischer Lisa Allen Lena Hayashi

I grew up in Lakewood , California . B.S. in Animal Science from California Polytechnic University , Pomona. I Volunteer at wildlife rehabilitation centers when not playing basketball or volleyball. I have been the volunteer coordinator, program manager and under the auspices of Tree Swallow Nesting Projects, the bander for the San Joaquin Marsh tree swallow and western bluebird nestbox program since 2000. I help Dick Purvis to monitor bluebird boxes in the Irvine area.I work for Chambers Group, an environmental consulting company in Irvine . Specializes in surveying for threatened and endangered species,  particularly the coastal California
gnatcatcher, least Bell 's vireo, and Quino checkerspot butterfly. Currently helping conduct a home range study of urban and natural nesting Cooper's hawks.

I grew up in Westminster , Massachusetts . B.S. from University of Massachusetts where I studied wildlife and fisheries biology. Worked in several environmental jobs in Massachusetts and New York and eventually came to Santa Barbara California in 1994. I have worked for several zoos with a variety of animal species and the California Condor program where I assisted with artificial incubation, rearing and release of juvenile condors into the wild. I Currently completed my Masters at Cal State Fullerton in Environmental Science where I researched bird habitat use in a desert riparian system along the Mojave river system.I work as a terrestrial biologist for Chambers Group and helping conduct a home range study of urban and natural nesting Cooper's hawks.

I知 Lena Yee Hayashi. I知 Chinese (Yee) but have been married to a Japanese (Hayashi) for 34 years. I知 a former elementary school teacher and have two grown children. I volunteer for many environmental organizations and my church. I am on the board of the Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy which is dedicated to acquiring, restoring and maintaining wetland habitat in southeast Huntington Beach. I am also on the Steering Committee of the Orange Coast River Park which is hoping to establish a 1000+-acre open space park along the Santa Ana River within the Cities of Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, and Costa Mesa. Besides banding TRES at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine, I also band Western Bluebirds and monitor 16 boxes at Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course in Irvine and 4 boxes at parks, one in Costa Mesa and three in Huntington Beach. I知 in a leadership position for the International Bible Study Fellowship and for my church痴 women痴 bible study. I also have my 88-year-old mother-in-law living with us. If my kids have babies, I値l go happily crazy.

                  

 

Marsh Scenes

Edge of one of the ponds

Newly banded chick about 10 days old

Ant deterrent, oil soaked rag placed where it won't effect the birds, but will get rid of ants

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