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On Monday, October 18, 2021, we had our first in-person Conservation Collaboration Agreement (CCA) field experience in nearly a year. Although we had continued our CCAs virtually throughout the pandemic,…

Save Mount Diablo and Campolindo High School pivot to an innovative Conservation Collaboration Agreement to stay safe during the pandemic CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA—Save Mount Diablo is inventing new ways…

Community Conservation Collaboration with Save Mount Diablo, Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School, and Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, LLC CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA—Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School; Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, LLC; and…

WALNUT CREEK, CA–Antioch High School, Diamond Construction, Inc., and Save Mount Diablo are building up the bench of future supporters and stewards for the beautiful Mount Diablo natural areas. According…

Our Mount Diablo area youth speak out. Save Mount Diablo and our partner schools recently came together at our conserved Curry Canyon Ranch to support the Global Climate Strike. John…

Announcing the Diablo Youth Challenge! Save Mount Diablo is committed to getting children and youth out in nature, and many of our supporters share this value. One such supporter is anonymously raising a challenge: A contribution of $500 will be made for every child or teen who spends active time in one of the many public parks on or near Mount Diablo—up to 50 kids—which will raise $25,000 for Save Mount Diablo!! Find out how to participate in the challenge.

Happy spring! Gather your family, friends, and CalNat cohort and contribute your iNaturalist observation skills to your local community organizations and help collect data for science! April 26-29 City Nature Challenge: The City…

WALNUT CREEK, CA–According to the report, The Path Ahead, “Today, kids spend less time outside than prison inmates, with the average child playing freely outside for just four to seven…

WALNUT CREEK, CA—According to a new report, The Path Ahead, “Today, kids spend less time outside than prison inmates, with the average child playing freely outside for just four to seven minutes a day.” This report, commissioned by the REI Co-op, notes that the average American now spends about 95 percent of their life indoors. It further reports that we are becoming an “indoor species” which comes with consequences: “Our health and well-being may suffer. And the less we value our outdoor spaces, the less likely we are to protect them.”

This past week staff from Save Mount Diablo were at the national land conservation conference, known as Rally, in Pittsburgh, PA. Nearly 2,000 land conservationists from throughout our country and…