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By Juan Pablo Galván Martínez   What Is the Faria Project? On March 30, 2021, Save Mount Diablo filed a lawsuit challenging the City of Pittsburg’s approval of the Faria/Southwest…

The Earth’s climate is changing with the effects of climate change being felt on a global and local level. On Mount Diablo, because of the ongoing drought, the mountain’s water…

By Juan Pablo Galván Martínez   Where Is the Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir Project? The Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir is a proposed 800-acre agricultural reservoir that would store 82,000 acre-feet…

This summer we announced that Mangini Ranch will be opening as a free public educational preserve no later than the end of March 2022. Since then, we have been hard…

By Queenie Li   Eagle Scouts have long played an integral part in the upkeep and improvement of Save Mount Diablo properties. Their work intertwines with the histories that the…

Recently, Save Mount Diablo completed our historic $15 million Forever Wild Capital Campaign—the largest and most consequential fundraising effort in the organization’s 50-year history. Through Forever Wild, we raised the…

Stewardship Update August 2021 Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate It’s Summertime along Marsh Creek A crew of volunteers gathered at Marsh Creek 4 to support new restoration plantings…

Interviewed by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate About Bette How long have you lived in the Bay Area? 65 years. How did you learn about Save Mount Diablo? From colleagues…