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The lands of the Mount Diablo region, and its sustaining Diablo Range, are a 200-mile-long living museum of California history. They contain little-known areas that were once the site of…

Save Mount Diablo congratulates UC Santa Cruz on the creation of the Strathearn Ranch Natural Reserve, a stunning 2,400-acre property just outside Hollister in San Benito County. The ranch is now…

FRESNO COUNTY, CA—“Valley Dragons” have vanished from 85 percent of their San Joaquin Desert habitat—in the Diablo Range, Carrizo Plain, and southwestern San Joaquin Valley. These endangered desert reptiles are…

Blunt-nosed leopard lizards (Gambelia sila) might just be the most mind-boggling creatures inhabiting the Diablo Range. It’s not merely because leopard lizards are desert creatures—the Diablo Range houses an array…

WALNUT CREEK, CA—Save Mount Diablo’s all-volunteer band, Blue-Eyed Grass, has just released their new album containing mostly original songs about nature and conservation. Of the 11 songs on the album,…

Meet Tren How long have you lived in the Bay Area? On and off for my entire life. How did you learn about Save Mount Diablo? Judy Adler connected me…

It’s planting season! November, December, and January are the best months of the year to plant native plants in the Diablo region (and much of California), so that the plants…

On November 15 and 16, 126 people showed up in a big way to restore Mount Diablo for our fifth annual Pine Canyon Cleanup. This year, these incredible people accomplished…

CONCORD, CA—On December 7th, Mount Diablo’s Beacon will be relit by a survivor of Pearl Harbor supported by a Save Mount Diablo team. The Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor…

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…