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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…

“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” —Nelson Henderson  We recently planted our 2,000th plant for our 10,000 Trees…

This past September, about 40 new pieces of climate legislation were signed into law by Governor Newsom. The state’s $54 billion climate investment will go towards a wide range of…