WATER Institute Archives - Occidental Arts & Ecology Center

State Leaders Enact Historic Beaver Restoration Program!

Thursday, June 30th, 2022

SACRAMENTO (June 30, 2022) – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to launch a new Beaver Restoration Program at the California… 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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

WATER Institute Supports Borneo Watersheds Affected by Palm Oil Plantations

Tuesday, March 15th, 2016

by Janel Healy. Photos by Brock Dolman. 35% of the palm oil produced in the world comes from Malaysia, and… Read More >

Water Budgeting at OAEC and in Your Community

Saturday, September 19th, 2015

Above: Alana records weekly potable water use at OAEC outside the Main Office, which all staff members see throughout the… Read More >

Drought Action

Tuesday, July 14th, 2015

These are extraordinary times in California–especially in the Dutch Bill Creek Watershed, where OAEC is located, and the watersheds surrounding… Read More >

WATER Institute contributes to Canadian report on Beaver Restoration Across Boundaries

Wednesday, April 1st, 2015

WATER Institute Director Kate Lundquist was one of seven American beaver advocates interviewed for this report put together by the Miistakis… Read More >