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On December 12, people packed the Tamalpais Room at the David Brower Center in Berkeley to hear researchers present their fascinating results about the natural history of the Diablo Range.…

After the Morgan Fire in September of 2013, UC Berkeley Entomology Professor Kip Will and his team of students began investigating how certain insects were affected. They started monthly sampling…

American kestrel (Falco sparverius) populations have steadily and drastically declined across North America. Coastal California kestrels have declined by 69 percent since 1968 according to The Peregrine Fund’s American Kestrel Partnership.…

The California Floristic Province is an extremely diverse region, harboring 52 of the 100 scorpion species found within North America. Currently, three species of scorpion live in the same area…

Today, we celebrate Mary Bowerman’s birthday! Who Was Dr. Mary L. Bowerman? Mary co-founded Save Mount Diablo in 1971 with Art Bonwell. Dr. Bowerman served as Vice President of Resources…

We’ve told you about our strong support for the YES on Open Space/YES on Magee Preserve and its benefits for hikers and conservation. This is now known as Measure Y…

Interviewed by Laura Kindsvater, Stewardship & Outreach Intern About Liede-Marie How long have you lived in the Bay Area? I’ve lived here since January 1970, when I moved from Cleveland,…

*Photo of a section of the 154 +/- acres on the slopes of Mount Diablo that Save Mount Diablo hopes to permanently conserve by raising over $1 million within the…

Join Save Mount Diablo in exploring the Bay Area’s beautiful wild lands and open spaces. Discover Diablo is a free public hike program that offers an annual schedule of guided interpretive family walks, hikes, and property tours open to any and all trailblazers looking to get out in nature. The Discover Diablo program seeks to build awareness of local land conservation efforts and nurture relationships between our community and the amazing natural world of the Mount Diablo area. Generously sponsored by the Shell Martinez Refinery for a fourth year, the 2020 Discover Diablo free public hike series will begin on January 25th.

Here’s some of what we’ve been up to lately in the stewardship department. Targeting Thistle Seedlings So Our Native Plantings Continue to Thrive It had been a while since we…