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PITTSBURG, CA – In the spirit of Valentine’s Day 2018, Save Mount Diablo (“SMD”) and Pittsburg High School (“PHS”) signed a Conservation Collaboration Agreement on February 6, 2018 to demonstrate their love and gratitude for the beautiful Mount Diablo natural area. The parties to this Agreement are asking Mount Diablo to be their Valentine. “I believe one of the key ways to get the next generation interested in conservation is to provide opportunities for our youth to get outside.” says PHS teacher,­­­ Achilleus Tiu.

Save Mount Diablo’s Green Business Program Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Guideline Guideline Statement It is the policy of Save Mount Diablo’s office location whenever possible to: institute practices that reduce waste…

Initiated in 2013 in memoriam of our co-founder Dr. Mary Leo Bowerman, the Mary Bowerman Science and Research Program provides small grants for research projects, especially to students, on Save Mount Diablo’s properties and the network of protected lands in the Mount Diablo region. 

Save Mount Diablo is now accepting 2018 Mary Bowerman Science & Research grant applications. Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to applicants who are conducting studies that will enhance the ecological understanding of the region and inform land management and conservation practices. The deadline for applications is February 28, 2018. 

“I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?” – Robert Redford

“I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.” – Andy Warhol

“Let us try to recognize the precious nature of each day”

– Dalai Lama

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

“The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.”
– Gaylord Nelson

WALNUT CREEK, CA – On December 7th, Mount Diablo’s Beacon will be relit by survivors of Pearl Harbor. We invite you to attend the ceremony to pay tribute to the…

Not knowing what I was getting myself into, I drove clockwise around the mountain in May of 2009 to Diablo’s ‘Morning Side’, where I was due to report for a…