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Save Mount Diablo Endorses Yes on 68 California must lead the way. Our state is feeling the effects of climate change—from severe droughts to devastating wildfires — yet our federal…

Interviewed by Roxana Lucero, Stewardship and Outreach Associate About Al How long have you lived in the Bay Area? I’ve lived here for 74 years. How did you learn about…

“Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven’t done a thing. You are just talking.” – Wangari Maathai

“Lots of people talk to animals,” said Pooh…”Not very many listen, though,” he said. – Benjamin Hoff

Happy Earth Day! On June 5th, VOTE #YesOn68 The best way to celebrate California’s natural beauty is to protect it for generations to come. Today, California faces growing challenges to…

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA – Save Mount Diablo (“SMD”) and Campolindo High School (“CHS”) signed a Conservation Collaboration Agreement on April 16, 2018, to honor and help protect the Mount Diablo natural area in recognition of Earth Day. SMD’s Conservation Collaboration Agreement program is one part of the organization’s larger Community Conservation initiative, and is built upon the wisdom of Aldo Leopold’s “Land Ethic,” the proven power of solos in nature, and the recognition that we must all do more than just business as usual to help address the widely documented “Nature Deficit Disorder” in our modern, wired society.

“The Campolindo Science Department is passionate about providing our students with outdoor education and stewardship opportunities that connect them with the natural world. We are thrilled to be working with Save Mount Diablo, as they are providing our students with both, as well as providing excellent role models who are acting locally to protect land on behalf of people, and on behalf of wildlife. There is much bad news when studying environmental science – it is very encouraging and empowering for our students to engage with an organization that is accomplishing so much in terms of land conservancy and habitat restoration,” said CHS Teacher Jane Kelson.

“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.”
– Henry David Thoreau

This year’s Bioblitz was the most highly attended SMD Bioblitz since 2007, with seventy-five biologists and expert naturalists compared to the usual thirty to forty naturalists of years past. Participants came from LSA, Nomad Ecology, Swaim Biological, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, the California Academy of Sciences, and the California Native Plant Society, among others, and donated their time over the weekend.

Arroyo Del Cerro is home to the federally listed California red-legged frog and “has the potential for California tiger salamander,” said Malcolm Sproul. Other species were spotted as well, including the endemic Contra Costa manzanita. (Endemic means this species of manzanita only occurs in the area.) In total, 419 species were found, a high number that reflects the diverse habitat on the land.

About Lance: a. How long have you lived in the Bay Area? – All of my life. I was born in Oakland on November 1942, and raised in Lafayette, when…

A SPECIAL EVENING On Thursday, March 22nd, a sold-out crowd of 300 guests gathered at the Lesher Center to join us in celebrating Seth Adams, Land Conservation Director on his…