The Diablo Range: California’s Next Big Conservation Story
Save Mount Diablo Expands to Protect Mountain Range in Our Backyards San Francisco Bay Area, CA—Save Mount Diablo has launched a campaign to connect Mount Diablo to the whole of…
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A Warm Welcome to Our New Land Programs Director, Sean Burke
We’re thrilled to welcome Sean Burke as Save Mount Diablo’s new Land Programs Director! Sean worked as a Park Ranger for the East Bay Regional Park District for years, for…
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Hit the Trails! Five Favorite Apps 2020
Offering a unique variety of terrain and trails, California’s terrain is a dream for hikers, cyclists, and equestrians. Although you might hit the trail to rejuvenate yourself and temporarily leave…
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The Early Years: Kitchen Table Board Meetings
As an all volunteer organization from 1971 until 1988, the Save Mount Diablo board of directors realized that they needed younger blood; SMD’s first staff was hired. The first board…
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Nature Can Nourish Us
Connecting with Nature Responsibly in Challenging Times A message from Ted Clement, Executive Director of Save Mount Diablo. We hope you are well amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. We acknowledge that…
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Navigate Outdoor Spaces in the Time of COVID-19
Nature can help us heal physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. There are a lot of positives with more people going out to connect with nature, but it has to be…
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Bennett Berke | Volunteer of the Month (March 2020)
Interviewed by Laura Kindsvater, Stewardship & Outreach Intern About Bennett How long have you lived in the Bay Area? I moved from Chicago to Berkeley (via Coral Gables, Florida) in…
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Save Mount Diablo Signs Agreement to Protect Smith Canyon Recreational Gateway to Curry Canyon
Clayton, CA—Save Mount Diablo (SMD) has successfully entered into a purchase agreement to buy and protect the beautiful and strategic 28.73-acre Smith Canyon for $650,000, east of Clayton. It could…
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Tuning Our Young into Nature, Not Their Phones
Community Conservation Collaboration with Save Mount Diablo, Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School, and Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, LLC CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA—Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School; Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, LLC; and…
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Charles Clancy | Volunteer of the Month (February 2020)
Interviewed by Laura Kindsvater, Stewardship & Outreach Intern About Charles How long have you lived in the Bay Area? Seventy-one years. I was born and raised on the Peninsula and…
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