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Monthly Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Trail Builders Sean Hanley, of Troop 221, completed his Eagle Scout project at Big Bend this month. The scout recruited…

The Diablo Range is recovering well from its 2020 mega-fire. But other parts of the state have not been so lucky. Why is the Diablo Range different and how can…

Monthly Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Big News! Staff continued to get more native plants in the ground and spent a day propagating Contra Costa manzanita…

We’ve just reached our goal of planting and protecting 1,000 native trees and plants this year! Our 1,000th plant is a sycamore sapling that was planted at Marsh Creek 5.…

“Nature is so much bigger than us.” In our most recent Conservation Collaboration Agreement (CCA) with De La Salle High School, over 40 students planted native plants and prepared a…

Western monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus plexippus) have decreased in startling numbers in recent years. Though genetically the same species as their eastern counterparts, the western population travels from the Rocky…

This summer we announced that we are committing to protecting planting 10,000 native trees and plants in the next 10 years. We’re working to restore natural habitat and sequester carbon…

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…

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…