Help Us Plant and Protect 10,000 Trees and Native Plants
One powerful way to address climate change and reduce carbon in the atmosphere is through effective stewardship and restoration of the land. In fact, the UN recognizes land use and…
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Fencing Sheep, Nurturing Native Plants, and Wildflower Blooms
Monthly Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Sheep in Action This month we held our first-ever DiRT day at our Dry Creek property in Brentwood. Eleven volunteers…
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New Trails, Erosion Control, and Taking Care of Plantings
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…
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Diablo Range Revealed: Comeback and Concerns
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…
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Planting More Trees, Removing Litter and Graffiti in Pine Canyon, and Awesome Winter Hikes
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…
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We’ve Planted and Protected 1,000 Trees and Native Plants!
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.…
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Young People’s Perspective on Climate Change: Our Latest Conservation Collaboration Agreement
“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…
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Monarchs and Milkweed: The Race to Save the Western Monarchs
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…
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Growing Carbon Sinks: Our 10,000 Trees and Plants Project
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…
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New State Park Created at Tesla! Critical Wildlife Corridor Protected
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…
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