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Common name: Short spike hedge nettle Scientific name: Stachys pycnantha Plant family: Lamiaceae Origin: California native Duration: Perennial Flower color: White/pink Plant type: Herb Habitat: Riparian, wetland Flower attributes: Inflorescence is…

Common name: California fuschia Scientific name: Epilobium canum Plant family: Onagraceae Origin: California native Duration: Perennial Flower color: Red Plant type: Herb

Common name: Narrowleaf milkweed Scientific name: Asclepias fascicularis Plant family: Apocynaceae Origin: California native Duration: Perennial Flower color: White/pink Plant type: Herb  

Common name: Rosilla (also known as sneezeweed) Scientific name: Helenium puberulum Plant family: Asteraceae Origin: California native Duration: Annual/perennial Flower color: Yellow Plant type: Herb Habitat: Moist areas, riparian, marshes,…

Hello all, By the end of the month, I will no longer be an employee of Save Mount Diablo. It is difficult to express in words how much I have…

Save Mount Diablo, Mount Diablo Resource Recovery, and Cal State East Bay Enter Conservation Collaboration Agreement for Earth Day 2017 CONCORD/WALNUT CREEK, CA – In honor of the upcoming Earth…

For our first Stewardship Workday of 2017, a group met at Wright Canyon to perform tool maintenance in preparation for the upcoming field season. After a full year in use,…

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY – Discover Diablo is Save Mount Diablo’s new free public hike series, offering an annual schedule of guided walks, hikes and interpretive tours open to any and…

“Discover Diablo” is Save Mount Diablo’s new program of free guided public hikes. One major component of Discover Diablo will be an annual schedule of free public hikes publicized at…

Curiosity shapes the world around us. Science is the pursuit of comprehension, driven by observation and intrigue. Boiled down to its most basic components, science is a guess and check…