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Lance Tanino
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EDUCATION
M.S. Environmental Studies with Concentration in Conservation Biology
2009 Antioch University New England, Keene, NH
Thesis: The effects of residential development on the songbird diversity and density in Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Tropical Ecology & Conservation Biology Costa Rica Field Study course March 2006 (two weeks)
Yucatan, Mexico Ornithological Expedition with Dr. Jonathan Atwood March 2007 (10 days)
Relevant courses included: Conservation Biology, Geographic Information System (GIS), Environmental Law, and Wetland Ecology.
Designed, implemented, and analyzed thesis (ecological research).
B.A. Zoology
1997 University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
A.A. Liberal Arts
1994 Windward Community College, Kane’ohe, HI
WORK EXPERIENCE
Bird Survey volunteer
Marine Corps Base Hawaii – Kane'ohe Bay, December 2010 – January 2011,
Assisted the Marine Corps Base Hawaii Environmental Department with the Audubon Christmas Bird Count and State Waterbird Survey
Science Teacher
Westtown School, West Chester, PA August – December 2010
Science Teacher (part-time substitute)
Vermont Academy, Saxtons River, VT January – June 2010
Winter Raptor Surveyor (volunteer), Cheshire/Sullivan Counties, NH
Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA)
November 2008 – February 2009
December 2009 – February 2010
Editorial Team Member and Writer (volunteer)
New Hampshire Bird Records, Concord, NH
2007 – 2010
Audubon Christmas Bird Count Coordinator (volunteer), Keene, NH
National Audubon Society
November – December 2006 - 2009
Raptor Migration Biologist (volunteer), Pitcher Mountain, Stoddard, NH
Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA)
November – December 2009 (58 hours)
March – May 2010
Hawk Migration Association of North America
Pitcher Mountain Hawkwatch, Stoddard, NH
Awarded a 2010 Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) Appreciation Award for contributions of time or energy to HMANA and its mission
Environmental Assistant (Fisheries)
Agency of Natural Resources, VT Fish and Wildlife, Springfield, VT
May – October 2008 & 2009 ($12/hr)
Created and edited ArcMap (GIS) Brook Trout survey station point layers.
Assisted with Atlantic Salmon Stocking and Evaluation (fry stocking, population surveys, data management, hatchery vaccinations, habitat assessment, equipment maintenance, and disinfection).
Assisted with Salmonid (trout species) Management in inland waters (Trout population surveys, stream/river measurements, data management, equipment maintenance, and disinfection).
Assisted in anadromous technical work (Atlantic Salmon disease sampling and Sea Lamprey surveys)
Assisted with Bass Management (Bass population surveys, fish disease sampling, culvert passage evaluations)
Assisted in construction projects such as metal roof replacement and barn building.
Collaborated with ornithological surveys and monitoring with VT State Wildlife Biologist Frost Hammond (point counts)
Assisted Beaver Technician with installing baffles in wetlands on private properties
Raptor Migration Biologist & Environmental Educator
New Hampshire Audubon, Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory
Peterborough, NH
September – October 2007 and 2009 ($1000/mo)
Bird Tour Assistant Leader (Belize, Central America)
Merlin Enterprises, Warner, NH
March 2008
Environmental Assistant (Fisheries)
New Hampshire Fish and Game, Concord, NH
May – June 2005 & 2006 ($8/hr)
Recored hourly counts of anadromous fish passage by species, environmental conditions and noted fishway facility operational problems.
Communicated and built relationships with Vermont Fisheries staff, Vernon Dam Hydroelectric employees and the general public.
Biological Technician (Invertebrates)
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kealia Pond N.W.R., Maui, HI
Spotted-winged Midge Monitoring Project
January 2005 – April 2005 (GS-5)
Used wetland sampling methods: pan trapping, light trapping, and core sampling.
Identified three midge species and determined ages (larval and adult).
Organized field data using Excel spreadsheet program.
Vertebrate Operations Supervisor
Research Corp. of the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Maui Invasive Species Committee, Makawao, Maui, HI
August 2003 – June 2004 ($30,000/yr)
Trained and supervised field crews conducting invasive vertebrate management.
Calmly handled contentious situations with private landowners.
Established priorities for scheduling and implementation of invasive vertebrate operations.
Conducted invasive plant species control using both manual and chemical methods.
Managed data.
Coordinated logistics with cooperating state and federal agencies.
Served as a primary responder and on-call status for after-hour vertebrate reports.
Natural Resource Specialist
Parsons Infrastructure & Technology, Pasadena, CA
Parsons-UXB Joint Venture Kaho’olawe Island Reserve Unexploded Ordnance Clearance Project, Maui, HI
October 1998 – July 2003 ($42,000/yr)
Monitored natural resources (native and endangered species) using GPS units.
Monitored endangered insect and mammal species: Blackburn’s Sphinx Moth and Hawaiian Monk Seal.
Implemented invasive species prevention program’s daily boot checks and barge/equipment inspections.
Calmly handled contentious situations with co-workers and contractors with diverse backgrounds.
Served as on-island natural resource monitor briefing various work teams about natural resources and designing access roads that limited erosion.
Supervised contract companies during environmental remediation construction work.
Environmental Educator & Marine Mammal Field Research Assistant
Pacific Whale Foundation, Maui, HI
Spring 2000
Sierra Club, Maui Chapter volunteer
2000-2003
Led local field trips on the island of Maui
Co-led a week-long national outing trip to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
Seabird Biologist
Entrix, Inc., Hawaii
Oil Spill Seabird Monitoring, O’ahu, HI
October 1998
Biological Technician
The Nature Conservancy, Helena, MT
Great Plains Piping Plover Recovery Project, Medicine Lake, MT
April 1998 to August 1998
Conducted surveys, nest searches, and nest monitoring in Northeastern Montana alkali lakes.
Constructed predator-proof protective nest cages.
Prepared seasonal piping plover report for Northeast Montana Wetland Management District.
Field Research Assistant
USGS-BRD, Kilauea Field Station, HI
Palila Restoration Project
June 1997 to August 1997
Conducted endangered Palila nest searches and monitoring.
Recorded Palila band re-sightings
Mist-netted, banded and measured Palila and other Hawaiian honeycreepers
Conducted radio telemetry searches for Palila
Recorded phenology for vegetation studies
Managed data entries of nest searches and band re-sightings
Seabird Biologist
National Audubon Society, Seabird Restoration Program, Ithaca, NY
Laysan Albatross Social Attraction and Relocation Project, Waimanalo, HI
November 1996 to March 1997
Recorded hourly counts and behaviors of Laysan Albatross by systematically scanning the ocean horizon and offshore island
Communicated with visitors at Sea Life Park about the mission of the research and seabird ecology.
Field Research Assistant
National Audubon Society, Seabird Restoration Program, Ithaca, NY
Project Puffin, Medomak, ME
June 1996 to August 1996
Implemeted seabird (Atlantic Puffin, Common Tern, Arctic Tern, and Roseate Tern) social attraction program on Gulf of Maine islands conducting surveys, nest searches, nest monitoring, feeding observations, band re-sightings, and banding.
Field Research Assistant
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kilauea Field Station
‘Alala (Hawaiian Crow) Recovery Project
June 1995 to August 1995
Conducted nest monitoring stints of wild endangered 'Alala pairs.
Recorded foraging behaviors of captive-raised and released 'Alala.
Conducted predator control (rats, cats, and mongoose) along access roads using Havahart live animal traps.
Conducted radio telemetry searches and monitoring for Hawaiian Hawks.
Conducted 'Alala band re-sighting monitoring.
Waterbird Biologist
Marine Endeavors, Oakland, CA
Hawaiian Stilt Survey and Assessment of Improved Management Options at Marine Corps Base Hawaii
September 1993 – May 1995
Conducted weekly Hawaiian stilt (endangered) and Black-crowned Night-Heron surveys by systematically throughout Nu’upia Ponds Wildlife Management Area
Searched and monitored stilt nests
Re-sighted stilt bands
Communicated with Project Leader on a weekly basis.
Volunteer Biologist
June 1993 – August 1993
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Midway Atoll NWR
Conducted biological surveys; Counted and monitored Laysan and Black-footed Albatross within study plots, searched for Bonin Petrel nests, monitored albatross and petrel nests, re-sighted albatross bands
Captured wildlife for research; banded thousands of juvenile Laysan Albatross
Communicated information and education to the public through group orientations to newly arrived visitors regarding the rules and regulations that protect nesting seabirds on the island
Volunteer Field Assistant
August 1992
The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii
M.P.R.C., Pohakuloa Training Area, HI
Assisted staff biologist (Theresa Cabrera-Menard) and botanist (Joan Yoshioka) conduct week-long Hawaiian Bat surveys using bat detectors.
Conservation Intern
June to August 1992
The Nature Conservancy
Hoa 'Aina Conservation Internship
Honolulu, HI
Conducted projects for various governmental and non-profit organizations included: Trail clearing/building, fence building, sign posting, seed collecting, and weed control.
Hawaii Audubon Society volunteer
1991-1996
Served on Board of Directors
Chaired Field Activities Committee and coordinated monthly field trips
Led local birding and natural history field trips
Coordinated and compiled Honolulu Christmas Bird Counts
TRAINING/WORKSHOPS
Wilderness First Aid (2003)
Helicopter Safety B3 (2003)
How To Balance Priorities & Manage Multiple Projects (2003)
The Wildlife Society Natural Resources Communications Workshop (1999)
S130 (control burn) Fire Training (1998)
PRESENTATIONS
2008 Monadnock Chapter of NH Audubon Program Meeting Presentation
2008 Seventh Annual Student Research Symposium, Antioch Univ. New England
PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL REPORTS, ARTICLES
Tanino, Lance. 2010. Nighthawk Migration Monitoring. New Hampshire Bird Records 28(3).
Tanino, Lance and T. Bronson. 2009. Winter Raptor Surveys in New Hampshire. New Hampshire Bird Records 27(4): 59-60.
Tanino, Lance. 2008. Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Fall 2007 Report. New Hampshire Bird Records 26(3): 48-53.
Tanino, Lance. 2008. Spring birding in southwestern New Hampshire: Swanzey, Keene, and Surry. New Hampshire Bird Records 26(1): 51-53.
Rauzon, Mark J., D. Drigot, and L. Tanino. 2004. Cattle Egret and Black-crowned Night-Heron Observations Associated with Mangrove Removal at Nu’upia Ponds WMA, Kane’ohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in 1996-2000. ’Elepaio 64(6):41-47.
Tanino, Lance. 1999. Migrant Birds on Rota Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Fall 1997 - Spring 1998. ’Elepaio 59(8):75-76.
Tanino, Lance and M. Rabenberg. 1998. Alkali Lake Piping Plover Recovery Project -- Stateline Surveys and Recruitment Study on Medicine Lake NWR and NE Montana Wetland Management District 1998. Final Report.
Rauzon, Mark J. and L. Tanino. 1997. Final Report, Bird Monitoring During Mangrove Removal at Nu’upia Ponds Wildlife Management Area.
Rauzon, Mark J., L. McNeil, and L. Tanino. 1997. Final Report, Biological Investigations at Nu’upia Ponds Wildlife Management Area, Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH).
Seto, Nanette W.H., J. Warham, N.L. Lisowski, and L. Tanino. 1996. Jouanin’s Petrel Bulweria fallax Observed on Sand Island, Midway Atoll. Colonial Waterbirds 19(1):132-134.
Rauzon, Mark J. and L. Tanino. 1995. Endangered Hawaiian Stilt Survey and Assessment for Improved Management Options, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH). Final Report to Department of Army Corps of Engineers Hawaii. 164pp.
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