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By Juan Pablo Galván Martínez   What Is the Faria Project? On March 30, 2021, Save Mount Diablo filed a lawsuit challenging the City of Pittsburg’s approval of the Faria/Southwest…

By Juan Pablo Galván Martínez   Where Is the Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir Project? The Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir is a proposed 800-acre agricultural reservoir that would store 82,000 acre-feet…

This summer we announced that Mangini Ranch will be opening as a free public educational preserve no later than the end of March 2022. Since then, we have been hard…

By Queenie Li   Eagle Scouts have long played an integral part in the upkeep and improvement of Save Mount Diablo properties. Their work intertwines with the histories that the…

Recently, Save Mount Diablo completed our historic $15 million Forever Wild Capital Campaign—the largest and most consequential fundraising effort in the organization’s 50-year history. Through Forever Wild, we raised the…

Stewardship Update August 2021 Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate It’s Summertime along Marsh Creek A crew of volunteers gathered at Marsh Creek 4 to support new restoration plantings…

Interviewed by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate About Bette How long have you lived in the Bay Area? 65 years. How did you learn about Save Mount Diablo? From colleagues…

Here in California, the Dixie Fire has officially become the second-largest fire in history, amid a record-breaking drought. It would be understandable if sometimes we felt hopeless about the climate…

Save Mount Diablo has just earned an important recognition and distinction receiving its renewed national land trust accreditation award—proving once again that, as part of a network of over 450 accredited land trusts across the nation, it is committed to professional excellence and to maintaining the public’s trust in its conservation work.

“Renewing our national accreditation shows Save Mount Diablo’s ongoing commitment to permanent land conservation in the Mount Diablo area,” said Ted Clement, Executive Director.

“Our strength means the special natural places we protect have a better change of being protected forever, making the Mount Diablo area an even greater place for us and our children.” Read more in the press release.

By Floyd McCluhan Strengthening the Community with Nature: Our First Free Educational Preserve In recent years, various studies have documented that humans are becoming an “indoor species.” An REI report…