Magic Incorporated

Valuescience - offered weekly valuescience seminars attended by 2-30 participants; tested campaign to increase scientist identity and sciencing competence with ~200 people; presented "Science, Delusion, and Existential Risk," at 2023 Stanford Existential Risks Conference; presented "Building Distributed, Resilient Public Health Infrastructure" to Stanford Epidemiology Department. Residential Service Learning Community: in Palo Alto, guided 25 residents from 9 foreign countries and 9 US states; hosted for 150 overnight stays for visitors interested in valuescience-based community; organized quarterly outings to local open space for residents; taught weekly hatha yoga classes; hosted 500 guests for Food for Thought dinners; in Mammoth Lakes, guided 8 residents from 2 foreign countries and 2 US states. Silicon Valley Barcode of Life: published Biodiversity in the Mono Basin; joined with ~150 scientific partners in the Global Malaise Program (collected on the San Mateo Coast and near Skyline Boulevard, and completed summer collections near June Lake); hand-collected, documented and DNA sequenced ~100 unique arthropod specimens; presented to Los Angeles area students and teachers through Mono Lake Committee Outdoor Education Program; made greeting cards promoting biodiversity with original photography; won merit grant from California Institute for Biodiversity.

Environmental Stewardship - Planting for the Second Hundred Years: supervised 100 volunteers in more than 1,000 hours of oak habitat stewardship fieldwork; transplanted 30 oaks into nearby open space used by 600,000 visitors annually; and irrigated 200 and maintained 2,000 oaks previously planted on Stanford land. Volunteers included groups from HandsOn Bay Area, UPS, Stanford Alumni Association, and Stanford Medicine Communications. 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 field research; engaged 100+ volunteers; supervised 400+ volunteer hours; maintained 512 plants at sixteen sites in the Stanford Academic Reserve; replaced 10 failed plants; transplanted and nurtured more than 200+ additional plants in Magic's on-site nursery to allow replacement of those that failed in the field in the future; hosted Professor Fukami at Magic for presentation of his research.

Cooperation and Individual Well-Being - Reduce Waste. Feed People.: collected and processed 17 tons of surplus from 24 farmers' market vendors and local grocery; delivered acceptable items to local charities' food closet, hot meal, and nutrition education programs. Liveable City: organized neighborhood block party attended by 150; hosted neighborhood picnic attended by 40; submitted testimony to federal, state, and local agencies advocating an ecological approach to public policy; organized trail-building day in local nature preserve; conducted "Get Out the Vote" campaigns. Movement Magic: offered 100+ hours of coaching in yoga, weight training, swimming, running, and indoor rowing. Creating Loving Community: provided 100 hours of consultation to community seekers; hosted a Thanksgiving celebration for 26 guests; co-organized three valuescience learning events with Montaia Community in the Eastern Sierra; introduced 200 new people to Magic Palo Alto through permaculture work days and presentations; received a $3,000 California Climate Action Grant for this work. Escondido Outings Club: served as fiscal fiduciary for the Escondido Outings Club, which organized river rafting, camping, backpacking, and skiing trips for local youths and families.