Santa Clara University

Ulistac Natural Area Outreach Center

The Outreach Center is composed of one staff position: a part-time Outreach Coordinator. Numerous volunteers contribute to the success of the Outreach Center and of the Ulistac Natural Area Restoration and Education Project.

Location

The Outreach Center is located in the Montgomery House, home to the Environmental Studies Institute at Santa Clara University.

Physical Address:
874 Lafayette St.
Santa Clara, CA 95053

Mailing Address:
Environmental Studies Institute
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053

Outreach Center

Outreach Coordinator Intern, Marisa Ornelas

Marisa is from Santa Fe, NM and is in her third year at Santa Clara University majoring in Art History and Environmental Studies. She enjoys all aspects of the environment but especially enjoys its connection to the social and cultural realms. She joined the Ulistac Natural Area Restoration and Education Project in January 2008. Marisa is looking forward to helping further develop the educational as well as restoration projects already in place.

Advisory Board

President, Clysta Seney McLemore

Clysta is retired from the semiconductor industry and was active in the formation of Ulistac Natural Area. She has served on the Maricopa Audubon and Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society Boards of Directors, the NOVA Workforce Investment Board and was elected to two four year terms with the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority. She holds a B.A. from Santa Clara University, a Teaching Credential from San Jose State University and a M.A. from the University of Redlands.

Advisory Board

Education/Outreach, Dennis Dowling

Dennis is the Science Department Chairman at Wilcox High School in the Santa Clara Unified School District. He is Co-Director of the Montebello Ridge Environmental Science Program for Santa Clara Unified. Dennis has taught a Bay Ecology Environmental Science summer school class for the past 26 years, and, with students, has built trails, removed non-native plants, planted native plants and performed bird and mammal counts for areas such as Don Edwards U.S. Fish and Wildlife Bay Refuge at Alviso. He holds a BA in Biological Science from San Francisco State.

Advisory Board

Ulistac Site Manager, Chris Salander

Chris is responsible for acquiring the plants and equipment and overseeing the planting and plant care. He laid out the Bird & Butterfly Garden, the Oak Savannah, and the Oak Woodlands included in Phase I of the restoration. Chris has led field trips through UNA and conducted animal, plant, and insect surveys. Chris is a member of the North American Butterfly Association, the National Audubon Society, and the California Native Plant Society.