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FURTHER COMMON INTERESTS OF HUMANKIND BY SUSTAINING A RESIDENTIAL SERVICE LEARNING COMMUNITY TO RESEARCH AND TEACH HOW PEOPLE MAY APPLY HUMAN ECOLOGY TO DISCERN VALUE MORE ACCURATELY AND REALIZE IT MORE FULLY.

VALUESCIENCE: IN PALO ALTO, GUIDED 22 RESIDENTS FROM SEVEN COUNTRIES AND FIVE STATES IN CREATING VALUESCIENCE-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING COMMUNITY, ORGANIZED HIKES AND CAMPING TRIPS, TAUGHT HATHA YOGA AND SOCIAL DANCE CLASSES; IN MAMMOTH LAKES, PURCHASED NEW RESIDENTIAL FACILITY AND LAUNCHED SATELLITE SERVICE-LEARNING COMMUNITY WITH FOUR RESIDENTS HAILING FROM TWO COUNTRIES AND TWO STATES; PUBLISHED TWO ARTICLES ("MAGIC EVER-EVOLVING," "LANGUAGE WE LIVE") IN COMMUNITIES MAGAZINE; MET WITH CITY, COUNTY, AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO PROMOTE SCIENCE-BASED POLICY; PRESENTED VALUESCIENCE TO CORPORATE EMPLOYEES IN PERSON AND IN WEBINARS; OFFERED WEEKLY IN-PERSON, ONLINE, AND HYBRID VALUESCIENCE SEMINARS. SILICON VALLEY BARCODE OF LIFE: PUBLISHED "BIODIVERSITY AT HIDDEN VILLA" IN PRINT AND ONLINE AND "FROM CONCERN TO ACTION" IN THE INTERNATIONAL BARCODE OF LIFE BULLETIN; PARTICIPATED AS ONE OF ~150 SCIENTIFIC PARTNERS IN THE GLOBAL MALAISE PROGRAM; COLLECTED ~20,000 SPECIMENS FROM FOUR MALAISE TRAPS IN SANTA CLARA AND MONO COUNTIES; HAND-COLLECTED ~100 UNIQUE ARTHROPODS IN THE MONO BASIN AND SURROUNDS, PHOTOGRAPHED THEM, AND PREPARED TISSUE SAMPLES; SENT MALAISE TRAP AND HAND-COLLECTED SPECIMENS TO CANADIAN CENTER FOR DNA BARCODING (CCDB) FOR SEQUENCING; CONTRIBUTED 500+ PREVIOUSLY ABSENT UNIQUE SEQUENCES TO THE BARCODE OF LIFE DATABASE (BOLD); PRESENTED AT THE ANAHEIM ROTARY CLUB.

COOPERATION AND INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING - REDUCE WASTE. FEED PEOPLE.: COLLECTED 25 TONS OF SURPLUS FROM TWO DOZEN CALIFORNIA AVENUE FARMERS' MARKET VENDORS AND FROM COUNTRY SUN NATURAL FOODS AND DELIVERED ACCEPTABLE ITEMS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. LIVEABLE CITY: HOSTED THE ANNUAL EVERGREEN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY AND PICNIC; PARTICIPATED IN REVITALIZATION OF EVERGREEN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BY FACILITATING MEETINGS, CONTRIBUTING TO DRAFTING A REVISED CHARTER, AND ORGANIZING AN ASSOCIATION ELECTION; ADVOCATED AN ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE BY CREATING AND DISTRIBUTING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT BANNING DEBRIS BLOWERS AND BY SPEAKING AT MEETINGS OF THE UMBRELLA GROUP, PALO ALTO NEIGHBORHOODS; PARTICIPATED IN A "GET OUT THE VOTE" CAMPAIGN; JOINED PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN ADVOCATING FOR PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY AND HABITAT. PLANNING FOR LIVING: GUIDED CLIENTS IN LIFE-PLANNING PRACTICE. MOVEMENT MAGIC: COACHED WEIGHT-TRAINING, SWIMMING, RUNNING, AND INDOOR ROWING. CREATING LOVING COMMUNITY: CONSULTED TO PERSONS INQUIRING ABOUT LIVING IN INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY; HOSTED A THANKSGIVING DINNER AND CELEBRATION FOR THE PALO ALTO MAGIC SERVICE LEARNING COMMUNITY AND THE LARGER MAGIC COMMUNITY. ESCONDIDO OUTINGS CLUB: SERVED AS FISCAL FIDUCIARY FOR THE ESCONDIDO OUTINGS CLUB, WHICH ORGANIZED RIVER RAFTING AND CAMPING TRIPS FOR YOUTHS AND FAMILY MEMBERS.

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP - PLANTING FOR THE SECOND HUNDRED YEARS: SUPERVISED 300 VOLUNTEERS FOR 1,000+ HOURS OF IRRIGATING 400 AND MAINTAINING 2,000 OAKS PREVIOUSLY PLANTED ON STANFORD LAND; GREW 400+ NATIVE OAKS IN MAGIC'S NURSERY; GAVE ~100 OF THESE TO BE PLANTED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LANDS; TRANSPLANTED 20 OURSELVES INTO NEARBY OPEN SPACE USED BY 600,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY. MONKEYFLOWER MICROBIOME RESEARCH: PARTNERED WITH STANFORD BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT TO RETURN A NATIVE SPECIES, STICKY MONKEYFLOWER (DIPLACUS AURANTIACUS), TO A LOCAL ECOSYSTEM IN SUPPORT OF PROFESSOR TADASHI FUKAMI'S NECTAR MICROBIOME RESEARCH AND HIS CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENTS TO ALLOW UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO ENGAGE AUTHENTICALLY IN PIONEERING RESEARCH; ENGAGED 100+ VOLUNTEERS; SUPERVISED 400+ VOLUNTEER HOURS; MAINTAINED 512 PLANTS AT 16 SITES IN THE STANFORD ACADEMIC RESERVE; REPLACED 100 FAILED PLANTS; TRANSPLANTED AND NURTURED MORE THAN 400 ADDITIONAL PLANTS IN MAGIC'S ON-SITE NURSERY TO ALLOW REPLACEMENT OF THOSE THAT FAIL IN THE FIELD IN THE FUTURE; DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, AND INSTALLED INFORMATIONAL SIGNS AT THREE SITES; HOSTED PROFESSOR FUKAMI AT MAGIC FOR PRESENTATION OF HIS RESEARCH.