In these times, OAEC continues to embody David Orr’s assertion that “hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up,”… Read More >
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Friday, November 19th, 2021
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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 >
End of Season Plant Sale – Nov 9-10 & 16-17
Monday, November 4th, 2019
Our non-profit nursery is far more than a business – it is a mission-driven project promoting biodiversity as nature’s failsafe strategy for… Read More >
Listening to the Land with The Cultural Conservancy
Friday, August 30th, 2019
The Cultural Conservancy’s Vision for a Biocultural Renewal Project in Graton There is a one-of-a-kind indigenous land project happening right… Read More >
#breakfreefromplastic – from straws to pipelines
Saturday, August 31st, 2019
Shifting the Narrative from Straws to Pipelines All images courtesy of #breakfreefromplastic. Since its launch in September 2016, nearly… Read More >
ARTIFISHAL movie – Sept 30, 6pm – SOLD OUT!
Wednesday, August 14th, 2019
Artifishal is a film about wild rivers and wild fish that explores the high cost—ecological, financial and cultural—of our mistaken… Read More >
WATER Institute on reappearance of beaver around California
Friday, July 12th, 2019
Since 2014, a colony of beaver have been observed near the suburban South Bay town of Campbell, and with them,… Read More >
Soundscapes to Landscapes
Friday, June 21st, 2019
Enhancing and securing habitats for biodiversity is one of the core goals of the OAEC Wildlands Program, using traditional knowledge… Read More >
Farallones Institute Rural Center Reunion
Tuesday, May 28th, 2019
Farallones barn raising 1978. Photo courtesy of Alison Dykestra As we look back on 25 years of OAEC’s history, we… Read More >
OAEC Board Members on Resilience – watch videos
Monday, May 13th, 2019
Resilience is a concept that we at OAEC think about a lot, even now as this “viral”, often co-opted term has… Read More >