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Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed AB/SB 155, permanently preserving Tesla Park and creating a new state park. This victory came after over two decades of hard work by Friends of…

Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Atmospheric River Marks (Hopeful) End to Seasonal Watering Our mighty watering crew continued nurturing volunteer tree seedlings and native plants before…

A book and a companion geologic map and guide to Mount Diablo geology have recently been published. The book provides modern geologic insights on the origin and history of the…

Interviewed by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Meet Claudia How long have you lived in the Bay Area? We moved to the Bay Area, specifically Concord, in August of 1988.…

By Susan Ingersoll   The climate crisis can feel daunting to most of us! It will take a global effort to solve this crisis. However, there’s still a lot that…

As the rainy season comes upon us, now is the perfect time to start planting native plants. California native plants are adapted to Mediterranean dry and wet seasons, so now…

This fall semester at California State University East Bay, Save Mount Diablo staff are teaching a 16-week course. It’s entitled History of Land Conservation Nationally and in the Mount Diablo…

Creeks offer crucial riparian habitats for many different species of flora and fauna. Part of Save Mount Diablo’s responsibilities includes protecting and maintaining the creeks on the properties that we…

Rare Birds Could Force Windmill Projects to Be More Sensitive For the first time in over 100 years, Contra Costa’s skies were crossed by one of the largest flying creatures…

On Monday, October 18, 2021, we had our first in-person Conservation Collaboration Agreement (CCA) field experience in nearly a year. Although we had continued our CCAs virtually throughout the pandemic,…