Lois Olmstead’s love of nature clearly springs from the halcyon days of her childhood, as she explored the hills, creeks and fields of Northern California. Family outings to the seashore and camping trips to the Sierras gave her a deep connection to nature. While her eventual role as a mother to five children kept her hopping for many years, she has always made time for birding, one of her favorite pastimes. Lois designed the Pajaro field bag and is the administrative glue that holds Pajaro together.

Donald Olmstead was raised north of Chicago and had unlimited access to the prairie and the Illinois Forest Preserves. His love of nature began early with bicycling and walking in rural Illinois, along with canoeing in the northern waters of Wisconsin. His education took him eventually to the West Coast and a Master’s Degree in Cartography at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is responsible for the graphic design work at Pajaro.

Adrienne Olmstead graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz with a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies. She taught children in outdoor schools for several years and has now become an author of a book for children, My Nature Journal. Several more books are planned, although arrival of new baby Sienna in March 2005 has put those books into the future. Adrienne is committed to her love of nature and has made it her life’s work to teach children to experience nature with love and respect.

Daniel Olmstead is the technical guru of the family . . . helping with computer issues including the creation of www.Pajaro.com. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Daniel now splits his time between web design and theatrical pursuits at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Aurora Theatre Company. He still takes every opportunity to explore nature throughout Northern California.

Robin Oestreich, another of our daughters, has acted as our primary administrative backup person. She is now a full-time teacher of a 5th grade class and has some wonderful ideas for educational nature books for children which she hopes to develop one day. She is also the proud mother of her toddler son, Ethan – a handful and a joy to us all.

Other family members include sister Erica, brother Geoff, granddaughter Chelsea, and cousin Erin. Each of these people has helped in countless ways with brainstorming, office work and product assembling and shipping. We are grateful to them all!

Finally, we must include honorable mention of the beloved Pajaro Mascots: dogs Billie and Zoe; cats Archie, Bella, Kidder, and Phoebe; and chickens Blackberry, Betty Boop, Lucy, Imogene, Strawberry and Guacamole (the hen who lays green eggs).

Our mailing address is:

Pajaro
3343 Las Huertas Rd.
Lafayette, CA 94549

Phone: (925) 283-7793
Toll Free: (877) PAJARO4 - (877-725-2764)
Fax: (925) 284-2642
email: info@Pajaro.com