OAEC
The Occidental Arts & Ecology Center is an 80-acre research, demonstration, education, advocacy & community-organizing center in West Sonoma County, CA.
Register for Permaculture Design and Food Forests Courses
Register for Permaculture Design and Food Forests Courses
Now is the time to create a resiliency plan for your community that is in balance with the ecosystem and rooted in justice. Join OAEC's incredible team of teachers and get customized support on your design. Generous discounts for groups! See the website to learn more and to sign up.
Beaver Coexistence In California Webinar
Beaver Coexistence In California Webinar
Are you ready to learn more about how beaver coexistence can build capacity for land managers and owners in California? Join the California Beaver Coexistence Training and Support Program on June 10 from 9-11:30am for an informative webinar featuring coexistence experts and practitioners.
We're hiring a Human Resources Manager!
We're hiring a Human Resources Manager!
OAEC seeks a talented individual to join our highly effective and joyful staff collective as our new Human Resources Manager. The Human Resources Manager supports the organizational leadership and staff collective in developing and implementing HR processes that align with the organization’s mission, values, and operational goals. This position supports all the activities of OAEC’s multifaceted land-based and programmatic operations, and plays an important role in supporting the enhancement of our organizational culture for individual staff, the staff collective, and overall organizational well-being.
Blog Post: Learning From Minnesota
Blog Post: Learning From Minnesota
Planning and building for resiliency needs to include strong, local, connected, and responsive community networks. We will need lessons and examples to remember forward, and the resistance in Minnesota will join the many chapters of history that have something powerful to offer.
3rd Annual Forest Health Extravaganza! | Trees Foundation
3rd Annual Forest Health Extravaganza! | Trees Foundation
Free event that brings together people working in forest restoration, cultural fire, river and fish stewardship; and neighbors and landowners learning how to protect their land. Lots of experts. Organizations will be tabling Come see what your neighbors and local organizations are up to! Saturday April 11 9:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. • Speaker Kate…
Beaver Help Desk Issues First Landowner Stipend and Builds a California Beaver Coexistence Workforce - Occidental Arts & Ecology Center
Beaver Help Desk Issues First Landowner Stipend and Builds a California Beaver Coexistence Workforce - Occidental Arts & Ecology Center
The California Beaver Help Desk launched this fall. Since then, we've been fielding new inquiries each week and responding with free site assessments. Last month, we delivered our first landowner stipend to a rancher along the Tuolumne River!
New program helps California land owners and managers coexist with beavers in Maven's Notebook
New program helps California land owners and managers coexist with beavers in Maven's Notebook
OAEC Nursery Has Reopened!
OAEC Nursery Has Reopened!
The Nursery is Open! We’re excited to announce that the OAEC Nursery is reopening on April 3rd and 4th! After taking the 2025 season off to reimagine our vision for ... Read more
Why California Needs Beavers for Wildfires
Why California Needs Beavers for Wildfires
BeaverCorps trainees are helping communities prevent flooding without killing beavers—using tools like pond levelers to turn dams into climate resilience.
Beaver Dams Create Climate Resilience with Help from Humans
Beaver Dams Create Climate Resilience with Help from Humans
Beaver dams can slow down water, provide ponds for salmon, and build wet meadows that serve as firebreaks.
Eco Hero Award in VOICE Magazine
Eco Hero Award in VOICE Magazine
VOICE Magazine — March 6, 2026: Santa Barbara lifestyle, arts, travel, culture, nonprofits, and community news. A celebration of Santa Barbara’s coastal charm and creative community — features on cul
Beaver dams boost groundwater and ecosystem in Modesto | Modesto Bee
Beaver dams boost groundwater and ecosystem in Modesto | Modesto Bee
“Ranchers are becoming pro-beaver because of the way they help the [plants] adjacent to the beaver wetlands grow longer into the dry season,” said a beaver expert.
Upcoming WATER Institute Events - Occidental Arts & Ecology Center
Upcoming WATER Institute Events - Occidental Arts & Ecology Center
Upcoming WATER Institute events about watershed health, beaver coexistence, and process-based restoration.
2025 Annual Update
2025 Annual Update
As we move into a new year, we humbly ask for your support of OAEC’s diverse and impactful work. Your gift enables us to take bold steps toward the ecological and social transformation needed to confront today’s challenges.
Home Hardening and Defensible Space for Fire Resilience
Home Hardening and Defensible Space for Fire Resilience
Learning to live in a fire-dependent ecosystem means adapting and preparing for fire in our homes and communities, especially those of us living at the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). While we can’t fireproof our living and working spaces, we can reduce risks by removing combustible materials around our buildings, making small safety improvements to create defensible space (a buffer around structures that improves their chance of surviving a wildfire and ember storm), and reducing fuel loads in our surrounding forests.
California Beaver Help Desk | Coexistence Assistance in CA
California Beaver Help Desk | Coexistence Assistance in CA
Donate - Support OAEC
Donate - Support OAEC
Donate Support the movement towards a socially just and ecologically restorative culture. For assistance with your donation or to make a donation to a specific program, please contact (707) 874-1557 ... Read more
RSVP for Wednesday Garden Volunteer Day
RSVP for Wednesday Garden Volunteer Day
Volunteer at OAEC through our Garden Volunteer Days, Wild Work Days, Plant Sales or Chautauqua Series.
Organizational Retreats at OAEC
Organizational Retreats at OAEC
The Occidental Arts & Ecology Center is a rustic and beautiful place to convene organizations, networks, public agencies, foundations and other groups working towards social and environmental change. Just 70 miles from both Oakland and San Francisco, OAEC is a unique, values-aligned gathering space for effective and transformative group retreats, workshops or strategic planning meetings in a truly stunning environment.
OAEC Home page
OAEC Home page
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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