Exploring the World of Mount Diablo’s Butterflies
It’s easy to love butterflies. With vibrant colors, delicate wings, and graceful flight, butterflies on the trail are always a gift. In the San Francisco Bay Area, there are more…
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Catching Up with Stewardship: Fire Preparation, Dealing with Weeds, and More Fire Prep
Stewardship Update May 2021 Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Fire Abatement Is Finished! Save Mount Diablo has completed fire abatement on all required properties for the season! This…
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Jim and Sharon Lawrence | Volunteers of the Month
Interviewed by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate About Jim and Sharon How long have you lived in the Bay Area? 44 years. How did you learn about Save Mount Diablo?…
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Joseph Belli’s The Diablo Diary Unveils One of California’s Best Kept Secrets: The Diablo Range
Looking for a new book to read? Add Joseph Belli’s stunning book, The Diablo Diary, to your list. Let Belli be your guide as you go on a literary journey…
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5 Must-Know Raptors of Mount Diablo
What is a raptor? A raptor is a type of bird that eats large prey—although carrion eaters like some eagles, vultures, and condors are raptors too, and herons and other…
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Celebrating Black Birders Week
What Is Black Birders Week? Last year in May, a video of a birdwatching incident in Central Park took flight, getting media coverage across the nation. In summary, black birdwatcher…
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After Two Weeks of Observing the SCU Lightning Complex, What Was Discovered?
With over 2,500 recorded observations stretching across the 620-square-mile SCU Lightning Complex fire footprint, Save Mount Diablo’s 2021 BioBlitz concluded with exhilarating findings. By Denise Castro Save Mount Diablo conducts…
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Save Mount Diablo Sues Seeno Discovery Builders to Protect Major Ridgeline in Pittsburg
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY— Discovery Builders’ Faria project would damage the major ridgeline between east and central Contra Costa County, threaten views from throughout the region, and impact the new regional…
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Connolly Ranch: How 5 Generations of Ranchers Have Defended a Major Wildlife Corridor
Photographer Scott Hein and journalist Joan Hamilton came to Connolly Ranch to report on the effects of the 400,000-acre SCU Lightning Complex Fire. But as they toured the ranch’s blackened…
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Connecting Kids to Nature during a Pandemic: Our Latest Conservation Collaboration Agreement
“Nature is life; It’s Earth. It’s Water. It’s Wind. It’s We . . . Rivers. Oceans. Mountains and Prairies; that’s Nature. Smiles. Laughs. Hugs and Tears. That’s Nature too.” —Mike…
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