Register For A Course

To register for a course please print, fill out and mail in our registration form, or call (707) 874-1557 x 201 or e-mail oaec@oaec.org to receive a form in the mail. Include a $100 deposit or the entire course fee if it is less than $200. This deposit will hold your space. Your deposit is non-refundable in cash, but can be applied to a future course at OAEC if you are unable to attend and cancel 14 or more days in advance. When we receive your registration we will send you a confirmation postcard. About 10 days before the course you will receive logistical information about the course. Check out the Participants' Information page for those things you will need to know (housing, meals, what to bring, etc.) while visiting OAEC. Also, you will need to sign a Release Form before participating in any activities at the Center. If you have any questions, feel free to call the office.

Early Registration Discount: Late registrations make planning difficult, and in some cases we may need to cancel under-enrolled courses two weeks in advance. To help us schedule courses and to ensure that the courses proceed, please register as soon as you are able. There is a discount given if you register more than two weeks before most multi-day courses and some one-day courses. The discount varies for each course, and is listed with each course description.

Course Discounts

• OAEC Member Discounts: If you are a member at the $100 – $249 level, you are entitled to a $25 discount on one course annually, and if you have given $250 or more this year, you are entitled to a $50 discount. If you would like to become a member of OAEC, refer to "Become a Member," below, for more information
• Dutch Bill Creek Watershed Residents: Do you live in the Dutch Bill Creek watershed, OAEC’s “basin of relations?” If you do, you are eligible for a further 10% discount on course fees.

Residential Courses: Residential courses at OAEC provide an experience well beyond the course itself. You will stay in a lovely yurt overlooking the North Garden, enjoy extraordinary vegetarian meals from our kitchen, and have the opportunity to soak in our hot tub, swim in the pond, and stroll the garden and backcountry paths. Our fee for multi-day courses includes all lodging, meals, and the entire range of experience here at OAEC. We encourage you to stay at OAEC overnight when attending a residential workshop. We find that this builds class camaraderie and reduces the number of disruptions due to people arriving late or leaving early. Therefore, while you may stay elsewhere if you wish, we do not generally offer any discount for those staying off-site.