Docents Needed at Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve
Interested in joining us as a volunteer? We have a need for some dedicated docents at our newly opened Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve. We opened the preserve to the public…
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Cycling through Diablo Region History, Two Days Diablo Concludes Successfully
On May 13 and 14, we hosted our first Two Days Diablo mountain-biking event. Throughout the weekend, 12 participants left civilization behind to journey through uninterrupted wilderness. The first…
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Mount Diablo State Park: Donner Canyon and the Falls Trail
Want to spend your afternoon on a beautiful trail with amazing views? Check out Donner Canyon, the Falls Trail, and the Donner Creek loop at Mount Diablo State Park! Distance:…
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Celebrating 2022 Black Birders Week
Grab your favorite pair of binoculars and celebrate Black Birders Week from Sunday, May 29th to Saturday, June 4th. This will be the third year of Black Birders Week; this…
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Out of the Ashes: 2022 BioBlitz Volunteers Observe Rare Plants and Wildlife at Major Burn Sites
In partnership with the California Native Plant Society, this year’s BioBlitz continued our focus on the SCU Lightning Complex and Deer Zone Fire sites. Our volunteers cataloged a large assortment…
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Fingerprints of the Fires: Photos from the Second Spring
Photos by Scott Hein Text by Bruce and Joan Hamilton We’re heading to a wild, windy spot we’ve visited more than a dozen times in the past two years. It’s…
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Monarch Butterflies Found in Mount Diablo Region!
Monarchs on Our Milkweeds in Seven Different Places We have been mapping where milkweeds are found on Save Mount Diablo’s lands and around the greater Mount Diablo region in an…
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Save Mount Diablo Researches Causes of Tree Death in State Park
Hidden out of sight from surrounding urban areas, an unusual story is unfolding: trees and shrubs on Mount Diablo have been dying near Knobcone Point. Many of the trees are…
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Mount Diablo Beacon Initiative to Honor Veterans
A joint proclamation was signed on February 25, 2022, at the Veterans Memorial Building in Danville, to light the Beacon on Mount Diablo to honor veterans on Pearl Harbor Day,…
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From Wildflower Hikes to Fire Abatement—We’ve Been Busy!
Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Milkweed Update Last month we shared the exciting news that California milkweed (Asclepias californica) has been identified on our properties. This…
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