SACRAMENTO (June 30, 2022) – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to launch a new Beaver Restoration Program at the California… Read More >
State Leaders Enact Historic Beaver Restoration Program!
Thursday, June 30th, 2022
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Russian River Coho Partnership Concludes a Decade-Long Collaboration
Wednesday, June 1st, 2022
photo by Brock Dolman Salmon are a keystone species, inextricably linked to the health of our coastal ecosystems, yet over… Read More >
Big Wins in Sacramento for the Bring Back the Beaver Campaign!
Wednesday, May 25th, 2022
*We at the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center WATER Institute have tremendous news! On May 13th, Governor Gavin Newsom announced… Read More >
WATER Institute helps launch new California Process-Based Restoration Network
Monday, May 2nd, 2022
WATER Institute Co-Directors Kate Lundquist and Brock Dolman are excited to announce the initiation of the California Process-based Restoration (Cal… 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 >
CA Beaver Summit – video recording
Monday, February 22nd, 2021
Climate change is making California hotter, drier, and harder for people and wildlife. Beaver can help. Watch the video recording… Read More >
Beaver Restoration Feasibility: A Webinar for Olema
Thursday, March 11th, 2021
The following video is a recording of the informational webinar Brock Dolman and Kate Lundquist (Occidental Arts & Ecology Center… Read More >
Beaver Webinar with Kate Lundquist – video recording
Thursday, October 29th, 2020
Beaver in California: Creating a Culture of Stewardship Online Presentation The following video is a recording of a presentation WATER… 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 >
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 >
Caltrans Beaver Project and Transportation Conference Presentation
Thursday, October 3rd, 2019
In September 2019, WATER Institute Co-Directors Brock Dolman and Kate Lundquist attended the International Conference on Ecology and Transportation to… 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 >
KMUD Interview with Kate Lundquist on the Benefits of Beavers
Thursday, April 25th, 2019
Listen to this interview with WATER Institute Director Kate Lundquist on using beaver to restore endangered salmon in California. … Read More >
Beaver Restoration Assessment in the North Fork Kern
Monday, January 14th, 2019
Given the potential benefit of beaver to mountain meadow restoration and related focal species, OAEC WATER Institute conducted a beaver… Read More >
Bring Back the Beaver Campaign: Spring 2019 Events
Monday, January 14th, 2019
Want to learn about all the amazing benefits of beaver for California watersheds? Join WATER Institute Directors Kate Lundquist and/or Brock Dolman… Read More >
Localizing CA Waters Conference Report Back
Tuesday, November 20th, 2018
On November 7-9, 2018 a diverse group of water professionals and activists including water agency staff, government regulators, engineers and… Read More >
Compost Toilet Project: Pleasing Government & Grandma!
Tuesday, November 20th, 2018
Compost Toilet Research Project Update: Pleasing Government & Grandma! Since we embarked on this journey to introduce Ecological Sanitation principals… Read More >
Being Salmon, Being Human: The Performance
Monday, July 16th, 2018
Join us in the North Garden Theater on Wednesday August 15th 7-9pm BEING SALMON, BEING HUMAN is a unique… Read More >
Busy Beavers
Thursday, July 12th, 2018
WATER Institute co-directors Kate Lundquist and Brock Dolman have fully embodied their busy mascot this summer as they hit the… Read More >
Bring Back the Beaver Campaign: Upcoming Events
Friday, May 4th, 2018
Like busy beavers, the WATER Institute staff is jamming this spring! Hope you can join us for these upcoming events:… Read More >
Compost Toilet Project Update
Friday, May 4th, 2018
Our composting toilet project is up and running! Two of our three new systems are fully installed and operational in… Read More >
3rd edition of Basins of Relations guidebook now available!
Wednesday, January 10th, 2018
Basins of Relations: A Citizen’s Guide to Protecting and Restoring Our Watersheds 3rd edition, 2018 by Brock Dolman and Kate… Read More >
Localizing California Waters Conference
Monday, September 18th, 2017
Localizing California Waters Conference November 1 – 3, 2017 Yosemite CA For the 3rd year, OAEC will help to convene… Read More >
Compost Toilet Install Begins!
Thursday, April 27th, 2017
Compost Toilet Research Project installation has officially begun! Pictured here: Glen from Phoenix Composting Toilets, and OAEC facilities intern, Amelia,… Read More >
Dutchbill Creek Streamflow Improvement Plan
Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
The long-awaited Dutchbill Creek Streamflow Improvement Plan has been released! Congratulations to the Russian River Coho Water Resources Partnership and… Read More >
Brock coins the term “egosystem” in scientific literature!
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
OAEC WATER Institute Director, pun-tastic wordsmith and meme generator extraordinaire, Brock Dolman has co-authored, with Dr. Matt Deitch, a new… Read More >
Compost Toilet Research Project Fundraising Success
Tuesday, October 11th, 2016
Click here to watch the video We are thrilled to report the resounding success of OAEC’s first ever crowdfunding campaign! Thanks… Read More >
OAEC Receives Groundbreaking Compost Toilet Permit
Monday, September 26th, 2016
Legitimizing Ecological Sanitation via Scientific Research After 2 years of negotiations, OAEC is excited to partner with county and regional agencies… Read More >
Sonoma County Beaver Blitz – October 8th, 2016 (9AM – 5PM)
Thursday, September 15th, 2016
The OAEC WATER Institute is hosting a Beaver Blitz to map current distribution of beaver (Castor canadensis) in Sonoma County.… Read More >