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the court or golf course, he coaches his
childrens' volleyball and baseball teams,
while also helping out with basketball.
Since attending the London Olympics
with her dad, Grace has expressed an
interest in pole vaulting, and Herbst, the
former Crimson pole vaulter, smiles when
he says, "My daughter's hoping to follow
in my footsteps."
Herbst and his kids are also very
involved in the Ross chapter of Indian
Guides and Indian Princesses.
"We moved to Ross three years ago," he
says, "and this is how you make friends.
It's daddy-daughter and daddy-son time
with the kids. The moms aren't involved
at all. Each grade (at Ross School) has its
own tribe, and you become best friends
with the dads of kids in your kids'
grades."
Activities include camp-outs, hikes,
star-gazing on Mount Baldy and kayaking
on Corte Madera Creek, just the sort of
outdoor activities Herbst himself enjoyed
as a youngster in far northern Wisconsin.
Herbst's interest in preserving the en-
vironment even extends to his choice of
vehicle. He commutes to work and trans-
ports his family around Marin in an all-
electric Toyota RAV4-EV, the only electric
SUV on the market today.
Looking ahead to the future, Herbst
is hoping to witness a steady growth in
solar energy in Marin County as the state
works to meet its goal of procuring 33%
of its energy from renewable resources
by 2020. Five years from now, he "would
like to see numerous projects like mine
on other rooftops." Parking structure and
carport rooftops are a logical spot for
panels, as are office building rooftops,
because "projects can't be rejected by
neighbors for aesthetics."
He'd also like to see the Marin County
Board of Supervisors develop a solid
policy for solar power on county agricul-
tural land so that rural landowners can
access the power of the sun, helping the
county and state meet power goals. "We
need a road map so there is certainty.
New technologies are coming up every
week. I just want to see more renewable
energy here."
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