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If you’ve been keeping up with the news, it’s understandable if you’re feeling overwhelmed. But don’t let that make you lose hope. Right now, it is more important than ever…

What the New Wildfire Hazard Maps Mean and What You Can Do The California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (CAL FIRE) recently released new fire hazard severity zone maps…

We’re counting down the days to November 5th, when California voters will have the opportunity to vote on Proposition 4, also known as California’s climate bond. Prop. 4 is a…

The 2024 California Environmental Assembly, hosted by the Planning and Conservation League (PCL), convened on January 27, 2024, at UC Davis School of Law’s King Hall.   Themed “Life Beyond 1.5…

Few laws in California are as important for conservation as the California Environmental Quality Act.  “The Act has saved critical natural resources, protected public health, averted public safety disasters, provided…

We’ve Planted More Than 3,000 Trees and Plants in Three Years! During a break between the showers that pummeled the Bay Area in early January, Save Mount Diablo’s staff gathered…

One of our former interns, Floyd McCluhan, recently teamed up with a UC Berkeley professor to write on the effects and consequences of climate change on Mount Diablo State Park. …

It was a windy morning when the students arrived at Mount Diablo, entering Curry Canyon Ranch. They stepped out onto the trails surrounded by blue oak woodlands and golden grasses,…

Because of Save Mount Diablo’s focus on protecting Mount Diablo and its surrounding open spaces, the impacts of climate change on local species and ecosystems are a major concern for…

From December 26 through January 11, an estimated 24.5 trillion gallons of water poured onto California. This jaw-dropping amount of water left historical damage, causing over 500 landslides since New…