SACRAMENTO (June 30, 2022) – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to launch a new Beaver Restoration Program at the California… Read More >
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SACRAMENTO (June 30, 2022) – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to launch a new Beaver Restoration Program at the California… Read More >
photo by Brock Dolman Salmon are a keystone species, inextricably linked to the health of our coastal ecosystems, yet over… Read More >
*We at the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center WATER Institute have tremendous news! On May 13th, Governor Gavin Newsom announced… Read More >
WATER Institute Co-Directors Kate Lundquist and Brock Dolman are excited to announce the initiation of the California Process-based Restoration (Cal… Read More >
OAEC’s WATER Institute was featured this month in SF Estuary Magazine (including Brock Dolman’s cover shot!) for beaver restoration work… Read More >
Climate change is making California hotter, drier, and harder for people and wildlife. Beaver can help. Watch the video recording… Read More >
The following video is a recording of the informational webinar Brock Dolman and Kate Lundquist (Occidental Arts & Ecology Center… Read More >
Beaver in California: Creating a Culture of Stewardship Online Presentation The following video is a recording of a presentation WATER… Read More >
Now that the Occidental Farmers Market is up and running for the season, we invite you to come check out… Read More >
January 14, 2020 This week we celebrated a huge milestone in the progression of OAEC’s Compost Toilet Research Project.… Read More >
In September 2019, WATER Institute Co-Directors Brock Dolman and Kate Lundquist attended the International Conference on Ecology and Transportation to… Read More >
Artifishal is a film about wild rivers and wild fish that explores the high cost—ecological, financial and cultural—of our mistaken… Read More >
Since 2014, a colony of beaver have been observed near the suburban South Bay town of Campbell, and with them,… Read More >
Listen to this interview with WATER Institute Director Kate Lundquist on using beaver to restore endangered salmon in California. … Read More >
Given the potential benefit of beaver to mountain meadow restoration and related focal species, OAEC WATER Institute conducted a beaver… Read More >
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 >
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 Research Project Update: Pleasing Government & Grandma! Since we embarked on this journey to introduce Ecological Sanitation principals… Read More >
Join us in the North Garden Theater on Wednesday August 15th 7-9pm BEING SALMON, BEING HUMAN is a unique… Read More >
WATER Institute co-directors Kate Lundquist and Brock Dolman have fully embodied their busy mascot this summer as they hit the… Read More >
Like busy beavers, the WATER Institute staff is jamming this spring! Hope you can join us for these upcoming events:… Read More >
Our composting toilet project is up and running! Two of our three new systems are fully installed and operational in… Read More >
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 November 1 – 3, 2017 Yosemite CA For the 3rd year, OAEC will help to convene… Read More >
Compost Toilet Research Project installation has officially begun! Pictured here: Glen from Phoenix Composting Toilets, and OAEC facilities intern, Amelia,… Read More >
The long-awaited Dutchbill Creek Streamflow Improvement Plan has been released! Congratulations to the Russian River Coho Water Resources Partnership and… Read More >
OAEC WATER Institute Director, pun-tastic wordsmith and meme generator extraordinaire, Brock Dolman has co-authored, with Dr. Matt Deitch, a new… Read More >
Click here to watch the video We are thrilled to report the resounding success of OAEC’s first ever crowdfunding campaign! Thanks… Read More >
Legitimizing Ecological Sanitation via Scientific Research After 2 years of negotiations, OAEC is excited to partner with county and regional agencies… Read More >
The OAEC WATER Institute is hosting a Beaver Blitz to map current distribution of beaver (Castor canadensis) in Sonoma County.… Read More >