*We at the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center WATER Institute have tremendous news! On May 13th, Governor Gavin Newsom announced… Read More >
Big Wins in Sacramento for the Bring Back the Beaver Campaign!
Wednesday, May 25th, 2022
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General
Beyond Defensible Space Workshops
Wednesday, May 18th, 2022
We’ve heard about Defensible Space, the 100ft perimeter around buildings that should be free from burnable materials to prevent damage… Read More >
People Over Plastic podcast season 2!
Monday, May 2nd, 2022
People Over Plastic, a fiscally sponsored project of OAEC, is a BIPOC storytelling collective working towards an anti-racist, plastic-free future.… Read More >
Why we can’t build a fire-resilient future without worker justice
Friday, March 25th, 2022
Español abajo. Navigating the threat of wildfire is an ongoing reality of life in Sonoma County. From 2017 to 2020,… Read More >
Podcast Interview on Intentional Community with Dave Henson
Monday, February 7th, 2022
The Foundation for Intentional Communities has launched a new podcast called “Inside Community” and invited OAEC Executive Director and Sowing… Read More >
Take a virtual or in-person garden tour!
Friday, February 11th, 2022
After a long Covid hiatus, on-site tours of the gardens led by real live humans will resume this April! Join us 1st and… Read More >
Beyond Defensible Space webinar presentation by Brock Dolman
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022
Wildfire preparedness at the county and state level often focus on defensible space and home hardening… and for good reason!… Read More >
Story of Plastic Wins an Emmy!
Sunday, November 21st, 2021
OAEC’s fiscally sponsored project Peak Plastic creates integrated storytelling campaigns to fight plastic production and pollution and to empower global collaborative action. Last month, Peak Plastic… Read More >
Read the 2021 Update
Friday, November 19th, 2021
In these times, OAEC continues to embody David Orr’s assertion that “hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up,”… Read More >
Wildlands Program Builds Local Wildfire Resiliency
Tuesday, October 19th, 2021
October 2021 Though the air has been clean at OAEC the past few weeks, we haven’t forgotten that California is… Read More >
How is OAEC dealing with the drought?
Thursday, August 26th, 2021
The old saying “Don’t miss the water ‘till the well runs dry” couldn’t be more apt in this year’s unprecedented… Read More >
Now accepting 2022 internship applications
Tuesday, September 7th, 2021
Come live, learn, work and play with us! Each year, OAEC hires 6 enthusiastic interns to live and learn at… Read More >
Article on “Beaver Dam Analogs” in Yellow Creek
Tuesday, June 29th, 2021
OAEC’s WATER Institute was featured this month in SF Estuary Magazine (including Brock Dolman’s cover shot!) for beaver restoration work… Read More >
Kent Whealy Memorial Seed Collection
Wednesday, February 24th, 2021
Pictured above: Doug Gosling, Mother Garden Biodiversity Program Director, in the OAEC seed vault with the new Kent Whealy dedication… Read More >
OAEC Organizes ‘Rewilding California’ Convening
Monday, November 23rd, 2020
In September, OAEC, along with the Center for Biological Diversity and The Rewilding Institute, convened a virtual Rewilding California meeting… Read More >
Fall Nursery Sale: Nov 7-8 & 14-15
Thursday, October 29th, 2020
Fall Nursery Sale November 7-8 & 14-15 Everything 20% Off! Wow, what a season! From Covid to wildfires, the Mother… Read More >
Peak Plastic Foundation joins OAEC!
Wednesday, September 30th, 2020
OAEC has brought on the Peak Plastic Foundation (PPF) as a new fiscally-sponsored project, continuing OAEC’s involvement in the movement… Read More >
Celebrating Women’s Leadership in Food
Wednesday, September 30th, 2020
OAEC is excited to announce a new partnership with Celebrating Women’s Leadership in Food led by local farmer, author and activist… Read More >
Lottie Cunningham Wren wins “Alternative Nobel Prize”
Friday, October 2nd, 2020
We are thrilled to announce that OAEC partner Lottie Cunningham Wren, Miskito women and human rights lawyer for indigenous Nicaraguans,… Read More >
Covid Update
Friday, August 14th, 2020
OAEC’s Response to Covid-19 updated August 2020 We at the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center are working to make a… Read More >
Updated Coho Recovery Display in Downtown Occidental
Monday, June 29th, 2020
Now that the Occidental Farmers Market is up and running for the season, we invite you to come check out… Read More >
Juneteenth Call to Action
Thursday, June 18th, 2020
OAEC aligns with the following demands and principles that come directly from the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) around the… Read More >
The Story of Plastic – Virtual Film Screening
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020
Pre-Covid-19, we had planned to hold a screening of this new film at OAEC, but we hope you’ll join us… Read More >
Fire destroys OAEC’s historic barn
Wednesday, April 29th, 2020
Dears, We are so sad to report that our beloved and historic barn at OAEC burned to the ground last… Read More >
Nursery Updates
Tuesday, March 24th, 2020
YES, we are selling plants – take out style! The Mother Garden Nursery is open for pick up of… Read More >
OAEC’s Response to COVID-19
Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
OAEC’s Response to COVID-19 updated March 16, 2020 We at the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center are working to make… Read More >
Sonoma County Seed Swap – Feb 23rd
Thursday, January 23rd, 2020
Did you know that OAEC hosts three of the biggest seed exchanges in California every year? Learn more about our… Read More >
First Compost Toilet Research Samples Sent to the Lab!
Thursday, January 16th, 2020
January 14, 2020 This week we celebrated a huge milestone in the progression of OAEC’s Compost Toilet Research Project.… Read More >
2019 Update
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019
Dear Friends and Supporters, We are proud of the work we have done this year, advancing bold and successful… Read More >
Women’s Earth Alliance Accelerator Program
Friday, November 8th, 2019
OAEC is proud to partner with the Women’s Earth Alliance US Grassroots Accelerator for Women Environmental Leaders in helping to develop the… Read More >