WATER Institute

In 2004 the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC) established the WATER Institute (Watershed Advocacy, Training, Education, & Research) to promote understanding of the importance of healthy watersheds to healthy communities. Building upon OAEC’s many years of work to protect Coastal California’s watersheds, the WATER Institute promotes a vision of Read more…

San Mateo Creek Saved!

From today’s Los Angeles Times. “U.S. Commerce Department rejects Foothill South toll roadBy Susannah Rosenblatt10:33 AM PST, December 18, 2008 The controversial Foothill South toll road, proposed to connect south Orange County with north San Diego County, was handed a major blow this morning when the U.S. Commerce Department announced Read more…

San Diego Canyonlands

San Diego Canyonlands Inc. (SDCL) is a new organization being formed by experienced individuals that served for years in leadership capacities on Sierra Club’s San Diego Canyons Campaign. Recognizing that San Diegans love their neighborhood canyons, the Sierra Club launched the Canyons Campaign in 1999, developing over 40 “Friends Groups” Read more…