# Occidental Arts \& Ecology Center: Moving whole communities towards a just and sustainable transition\. > The Occidental Arts \& Ecology Center \(OAEC\) is an 80\-acre research, demonstration, advocacy and organizing center in Sonoma County, California that develops strategies for regional\-scale community resilience\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.5, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Donate](https://oaec.org/donate/) - [Home](https://oaec.org/) - [Nursery](https://oaec.org/plant-nursery/nursery-reopening/) - [Internships at OAEC](https://oaec.org/who-we-are/internships/) - [Performances \& More](https://oaec.org/events/performances-more/) ## Posts - ["The BeaverCorps": Watch The New Feature on This American Land and NBC](https://oaec.org/news/the-beavercorps-on-tv/): Our cohort of Beaver Coexistence Professionals was featured alongside the Beaver Institute in a new TV short called: “The BeaverCorps,” which recently aired on This American Land \(PBS\) and NBC broadcasts nationwide\. - [Now Hiring: 2027 Interns](https://oaec.org/news/now-hiring-2027-interns/) - [Apply for 2027 Internships](https://oaec.org/news/learn-about-internships/) - [Tips for a Bountiful and Resilient Summer Harvest](https://oaec.org/news/june-in-the-nursery-tips-for-a-bountiful-and-resilient-summer-harvest/) - [Garden Internship](https://oaec.org/news/garden-internship/) ## Venues - [OAEC Nursery](https://oaec.org/venue/oaec-nursery/) - [Sebastopol Grange](https://oaec.org/venue/sebastopol-grange/) - [Occidental Arts and Ecology Center](https://oaec.org/venue/occidental-arts-and-ecology-center/) ## Organizers - [OAEC North Garden Theater](https://oaec.org/organizer/oaec-north-garden-theater/) ## Events - [Public Tour \- 1st Saturday](https://oaec.org/event/public-tour-1st-saturday-2/) - [Food Forests Course](https://oaec.org/event/food-forests-course/) - [23rd Annual Chautauqua Revue](https://oaec.org/event/23rd-annual-chautauqua-revue-2/2026-09-17/) - [23rd Annual Chautauqua Revue](https://oaec.org/event/23rd-annual-chautauqua-revue-2/2026-09-19/) ## Board of Directors - [Gopal Dayaneni](https://oaec.org/board_of_directors/gopal-dayaneni/) - [Lori Maddox](https://oaec.org/board_of_directors/lori-maddox/) - [Melissa Nelson](https://oaec.org/board_of_directors/melissa-nelson/) ## Staff Members - [Jacqueline Chu](https://oaec.org/about-us/staff/jacqueline-chu/) - [Holly Streblow](https://oaec.org/about-us/staff/holly-streblow/) - [Doug Gosling](https://oaec.org/about-us/staff/doug-gosling/) - [Nicolas Whitaker](https://oaec.org/about-us/staff/nicolas-whitaker/) - [Jennifer Lies](https://oaec.org/about-us/staff/jennifer-lies/) ## Publications - [Basins of Relations \- A Citizen's Guide to Protecting and Restoring Our Watersheds \(2026\)](https://oaec.org/publications/basins-relations-citizens-guide-2026/) - [Mending the Wild at the Occidental Arts \& Ecology Center](https://oaec.org/publications/mending-the-wild-at-the-occidental-arts-ecology-center/) - [Russian River Watershed Map](https://oaec.org/publications/russian-river-watershed-map-2/) - [The Beaver Restoration Guidebook ](https://oaec.org/publications/the-beaver-restoration-guidebook/) - [Beaver Restoration Across Boundaries](https://oaec.org/publications/beaver-restoration-across-boundaries/) ## Projects - [Former Fiscally Sponsored Projects of OAEC](https://oaec.org/projects/former-fiscally-sponsored-projects-of-oaec/) - [Peak Plastic Foundation](https://oaec.org/projects/peak-plastic-foundation/) - [Movement Generation Justice \& Ecology Project Collaboration](https://oaec.org/projects/movement-generation/) - [Port Arthur Community Action Network](https://oaec.org/projects/port-arthur-community-action-network/) - [Leap Lab](https://oaec.org/projects/leap-lab/) ## Guest Instructors - [Gopal Dayaneni](https://oaec.org/guest-instructors/gopal-dayaneni/) - [Crystal Huang](https://oaec.org/guest-instructors/chrystal-huang/) - [Melissa Nelson](https://oaec.org/guest-instructors/melissa-nelson/) - [A\-dae Briones](https://oaec.org/guest-instructors/a-dae-briones/) - [Kerry Brady](https://oaec.org/guest-instructors/kerry-brady/) ## Series - [23rd Annual Chautauqua Revue](https://oaec.org/series/23rd-annual-chautauqua-revue/) - [Tours](https://oaec.org/series/tours/) - [Garden Volunteer Day](https://oaec.org/series/garden-volunteer-day/) - [22nd Annual Chautauqua Revue](https://oaec.org/series/22nd-annual-chautauqua-revue/) - [Permaculture Design Cert](https://oaec.org/series/permaculture-design-certification/) ## Categories - [General](https://oaec.org/news/category/general/) - [WATER Institute News](https://oaec.org/news/category/water/) - [Bring Back the Beaver Campaign](https://oaec.org/news/category/water/beaver/) - [Wildlands Restoration News](https://oaec.org/news/category/wildlands/) - [Garden \& Nursery News](https://oaec.org/news/category/gardens-nursery/) ## Tags - [WATER Institute](https://oaec.org/news/tag/water-institute/) - [bring back the beaver](https://oaec.org/news/tag/bring-back-the-beaver/) - [featured](https://oaec.org/news/tag/featured/) - [beaver](https://oaec.org/news/tag/beaver-2/) - [Occidental Arts \& Ecology Center](https://oaec.org/news/tag/occidental-arts-ecology-center/) ## Event Categories - [Permaculture Design Certification](https://oaec.org/events/category/permaculture-design-certification/) ## Collections - [Local](https://oaec.org/news/gblocks_pattern_collections/local-patterns/) ## Publication Categories - [Collaborations](https://oaec.org/news/publication_category/collaborations/) - [DIY Guides](https://oaec.org/news/publication_category/diy-guides/) - [Articles by Brock Dolman](https://oaec.org/news/publication_category/articles-by-brock-dolman/) ## Projects Categories - [Water Project](https://oaec.org/news/project-category/water-project/) - [Permaculture Project](https://oaec.org/news/project-category/permaculture-project/) - [Fiscally Sponsored Project](https://oaec.org/news/project-category/fiscally-sponsored-project/) - [Wildlands Project](https://oaec.org/news/project-category/wildlands-project/) - [Movement Building Project](https://oaec.org/news/project-category/movement-building-project/) ## Staff Categories - [Wildlands Staff](https://oaec.org/news/staff_categories/wildlands-staff/) - [Permaculture Program Director](https://oaec.org/news/staff_categories/permaculture-program-director/) - [Water Institute](https://oaec.org/news/staff_categories/water-institute/) ## Optional - 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