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Thanks to the generous support of our communities, our number of volunteers and donors has exploded in size in recent years. As our support increases, so is our scope. We…

Our Latest Conservation Collaboration Agreement Our Conservation Collaboration Agreement program (CCA) helps us build connections between our community and nature that will last a lifetime. Our most recent CCA was…

Save Mount Diablo Will Open Two New Loops in Curry Canyon Our 51-year history is filled with conservation victories. Together we and our partners have protected more than 120,000 acres…

Year after year, Save Mount Diablo has protected more and more land on and around Mount Diablo. Save Mount Diablo currently owns and manages more than 2,700 acres of land.…

This spring semester, Save Mount Diablo Executive Director Ted Clement will be teaching a class at California State University, East Bay. Ted Clement stated, “This is the fourth semester we…

The Balcerzak inholding lies below Save Mount Diablo’s newly opened Knobcone Point Trail connection in upper Curry Canyon, nestled on the slopes of a rugged side canyon. When we acquired…

“Even after all the survivors have gone, in honor and in remembrance of all those lost, the Beacon lighting will go on.” —Earl “Chuck” Kohler Each year, on Pearl Harbor…

In the beginning of 2023, we announced the creation of a new outdoor education program aimed at third- to fifth-grade students kickstarted by a generous grant from locally renowned environmental…

CLAYTON, CA—On December 21, 2023, Save Mount Diablo closed escrow on the 6.69-acre Krane Pond property on the slopes of Mount Diablo’s North Peak, permanently protecting it. The Krane Pond…

Save Mount Diablo’s Fourth Annual Pine Canyon Cleanup Our fourth annual Pine Canyon Cleanup was hosted in partnership with the Bay Area Climbers Coalition, American Alpine Club, Mount Diablo State…