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Save Mount Diablo is proud to announce that we’re officially opening 1.7 miles of publicly accessible trails through the upper portion of Curry Canyon Ranch, connecting more trails to Knobcone…

Grab your hiking boots and explore Pinnacles National Park’s High Peaks Trail! Distance: 6.1 miles Elevation change: 1,633 feet Difficulty: Strenuous Hiking time: Three to six hours Trail surface: Dirt Best season: Fall, winter, and…

High School Students from Campolindo and De La Salle Visit Mangini Preserve On October 26th and November 2nd, high school students paid our Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve a visit as…

We’re counting down the days to November 5th, when California voters will have the opportunity to vote on Proposition 4, also known as California’s climate bond. Prop. 4 is a…

This year, staff from Save Mount Diablo journeyed to Rhode Island to attend the Land Trust Alliance Rally, the national land conservation conference. We were inspired by Indigenous perspectives, community…

In August 2023, Save Mount Diablo acquired the 10-acre Balcerzak inholding, one of the last inholdings—private land surrounded by public land—in Mount Diablo State Park. It contains the most isolated…

As part of our Marsh Creek watershed project, we need to raise $1.455 million to acquire and protect the Ginochio Schwendel Ranch by December of this year. Please help us…

Recently, we brought 73 kids outside to help care for trees and enjoy the local wildlife at Curry Canyon Ranch. On average, kids only spend four to seven minutes a…

Things are heating up, but Mount Diablo’s spring blooms are far from gone. According to the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, a total of 231 species of wildflowers were observed blooming…

There’s still time to explore and learn at Save Mount Diablo’s Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve while the spring wildflowers are still blooming! Native wildflowers that our staff have recently found…