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Going against the Flow to Challenge Bad Projects and Protect Open Space Save Mount Diablo has defended the open space and wildlife of Contra Costa County since our founding in…

Save Mount Diablo needs to raise $1.455 million to permanently protect the 98-acre Ginochio Schwendel Ranch. It’s a key parcel in the Marsh Creek watershed, with rare dacite volcanic habitat…

Meet Malcolm How long has he lived in the Bay Area? He is a lifelong resident of Contra Costa County, raised in El Cerrito and a Moraga resident since 1986.…

CONTRA COSTA, STANISLAUS, AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES—Explore some of the East Bay’s premiere hiking and natural areas with Save Mount Diablo in 2025, including places rarely open to the public.…

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,…

Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate and Kendra Smith, Education & Outreach Coordinator New Public Trails New trail segments at Curry Canyon Ranch are now open to…