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With early, heavy rain, wildflowers are already blooming on and around Mount Diablo and across the Diablo Range. Here are 12 of our favorite spots to visit now and in…

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…

By Seth Adams, Land Conservation Director, Save Mount Diablo   It was supposed to be 108 degrees, so we postponed to the following weekend, when it was only 99. Joseph…

Eighty miles southeast of San Jose lies Pinnacles National Park, over 26,000 acres of oak savanna, grasslands, chaparral, and unusual volcanic rock formations. The park is situated in the southern…

The Life and Adventures of Joaquín Murieta, the Celebrated California Bandit, by John Rollin Ridge, set many precedents: it was the first novel published in California, as well as the…

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…

Rare Birds Could Force Windmill Projects to Be More Sensitive For the first time in over 100 years, Contra Costa’s skies were crossed by one of the largest flying creatures…

By Juan Pablo Galván Martínez   Where Is the Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir Project? The Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir is a proposed 800-acre agricultural reservoir that would store 82,000 acre-feet…

By Robert Casey   What is the largest state park in northern California? You might be surprised to learn that it’s Henry W. Coe State Park, with more than 87,000…

Insight from Henry W. Coe State Park By Bruce and Joan Hamilton During the 2020 wildfire season in California, it felt like the whole world was on fire. When the…