Vector Control District
Since 1993, I've been Petaluma's representative on the Board of the Marin-Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District. In 1994, we put together the agency's internet site.
West Coast Native Iris
Wondering why local vertebrates and their insect-borne diseases occur where they do, I realized that some wild plants have similar distributions. Here is one I looked at and wrote up:
Community Management
City governments encourage local Homeowner Associations to manage and pay for the maintenance of their own buildings, parks, roadways and other facilities. Together we built our 32 homes. For 22 years, I've served on the Magnolia Hills Home Owners Association Board of Directors.
Wildflowers
Anne and I have been active in local projects of the California Native Plant Society. Anne was on the Board of the CNPS's Marin chapter, and we've put together wildflower lists for several local hotspots.
Rebuilding Together
Petaluma Rebuilding Together is a volunteer neighbor-helping-neighbor work project. In my dresser sit eight years of PRT t-shirts - starting with its first name: "Christmas in April".
Colombian Lizards
A well-along draft for a Guidebook to the 205 named species of Colombian lizards began as a side project during a study of malaria in wildlife. Set aside since 1980, I plan to refurbish the manuscript within a couple of years.