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It’s planting season! November, December, and January are the best months of the year to plant native plants in the Diablo region (and much of California), so that the plants…

Victory: California’s Proposition 4 has passed! Prop. 4, the $10 billion climate bond, is incredibly important for Save Mount Diablo and our work. Numerous acres in the Diablo Range will…

Now that cooler fall weather is here, so many gorgeous trails are waiting to be explored. Many of these are spectacular in spring as well, but in the fall, there…

WALNUT CREEK, CA—On August 18, 2024, seven California condors flew north into Alameda and Contra Costa counties on a circuitous aerial tour. The three-hour flight began shortly after noon, when…

Save Mount Diablo 201 N. Civic Drive, Suite 190, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Policy, Campaign & Land Use Planner Download a PDF of the job listing. Summary Founded in 1971,…

Last June, I went out to Pine Canyon in Diablo Foothills Regional Park to look for wildflowers. It was a spectacular year: the heavy rains extended the season for blooms.…

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…

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY—On February 10, 2022, the Contra Costa County Superior Court handed Save Mount Diablo a major victory in its legal challenge to the City of Pittsburg’s approval of…

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY—On March 30, 2022, Save Mount Diablo opened its Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve to the public, the first of its kind in Contra Costa County. People gathered at…

One powerful way to address climate change and reduce carbon in the atmosphere is through effective stewardship and restoration of the land. In fact, the UN recognizes land use and…