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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA—On Thursday, July 8, Save Mount Diablo completed its $15 million Forever Wild Capital Campaign—the largest and most consequential fundraising effort in the organization’s 50-year history. Through…

Story and photos by Bruce and Joan Hamilton How Did Wildlife Fare in the SCU Fires? As we pull into the parking lot at Sunol Regional Wilderness one June morning,…

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” — Chinese Proverb In the last 100 years, a combination of burning fossil…

Save Mount Diablo’s stewardship staff recently finished its annual monitoring of the 36-acre Mount Diablo Gateway conservation easement. By agreement, the conservation easement is held by the East Bay Regional…

Stewardship Update June 2021 Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Volunteers Are Back in the Field June brought a wave of volunteers back into the field full force! Our…

Interviewed by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate About Mike How long have you lived in the Bay Area? On and off since 1989. My wife, daughter, and I first moved…

Fields of Flowers A walk in the Ohlone Wilderness Photos by Scott Hein Text by Bruce and Joan Hamilton It was an alluring prospect: a springtime trip to the Ohlone…

Our hearts sing out gratitude to all of you who helped us successfully protect more of the precious remaining natural places of the Mount Diablo area and connect our community to them this past fiscal year. Save Mount Diablo has changed from a calendar year to an April 1st–March 31st fiscal year-end. Therefore, this information is for April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021. *Numbers are based on unaudited April 1, 2020–March 31, 2021 financials. Read the Letter from our Executive Director and enjoy learning more about our work as you browse through our accomplishments over the past 12 months.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA—On June 7, 2021, Contra Costa Superior Court ruled on a legal challenge to Measure T, the “Let Antioch Voters Decide” initiative. Measure T was approved by…

“Mount Diablo, a mass of purple in the morning. Nature is always lovely, invincible, glad whatever is done or suffered by her creatures. All scars she heals; whether in rocks…