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WATER Institute on reappearance of beaver around California

January 25, 2020July 12, 2019
photo by Rusty Cohn

Since 2014, a colony of beaver have been observed near the suburban South Bay town of Campbell, and with them, an uptick in blue heron, western tanager, ducks and other varieties … Read more

Help Us Map Beaver Sightings in California!

September 15, 2016September 30, 2014
Child's Meadow Beaver Dam
Beaver dam at Childs Meadow - Photo: Brock Dolman OAEC

Join our Citizen Science campaign to map current distribution of beaver in California. As part of our Bring Back the Beaver campaign, The WATER Institute is collaborating with Eli Asarian … Read more

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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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