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Occidental Arts & Ecology Center
  • Our Work
        • OAEC supports diverse communities to design their own regenerative systems at the regional and local scale.

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        • Experience the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center through beautiful slideshows of our Guest Houses, Meeting Hall, Kitchen, Garden, Wildlands and more.

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        • OAEC serves as a retreat center for networks, public agencies, foundations and other groups working towards social and environmental change.

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  • Plant Nursery
        • Our 100% Certified Organic plant nursery specializes in open-pollinated perennials including edible landscaping plants, rare and endangered food crops, drought tolerant ornamentals and habitat plants - all tested in our onsite gardens and appropriate for our bioregion.

        • Nursery Closed
  • Courses & Events
        • Permaculture Design Certification
        • OAEC offers the longest consistently running Permaculture Design Certification course in the West. Immerse yourself in information, ideas and inspiration on how to design sustainable, regenerative systems in balance with your home ecosystem.

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Projects Category: Wildlands Project

Process-Based Restoration with Sonoma County Regional Parks

2023 – Present In 2023, OAEC began working with Sonoma County Regional Parks (SCRP) on a series of Fuels to Flows projects to promote upland recharge, enhance wildlife habitat, and … Read more

Workforce Development with North Bay Jobs with Justice & Resilience Works

North Bay Jobs with Justice’s logo honoring the acorn woodpecker, a symbol of collective action and the movement for justice.

North Bay Jobs with Justice’s logo honoring the acorn woodpecker, a symbol of collective action and the movement for justice.

Bohemian Collaborative

Tending the Land for Fire Resilience – Web Resource

Sonoma-Marin Coastal Grasslands Working Group

2006 – Present We are lucky at OAEC to steward nearly ten acres of California coastal prairie, a grass and forb plant community that stretches from the coast of southern … Read more

Wildlands Preserve Stewardship Plan

Recent Posts

  • Request for Proposals: Beaver Help Desk Website April 21, 2025
  • BeaverCorps Training Program April 17, 2025
  • WATER Institute Associate Director for Dev & Comms April 8, 2025
  • Gully Stuffing Collaboration with Golden Gate National Recreation Area April 1, 2025
  • CA Beaver Coexistence Webinar March 24, 2025

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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.
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