“California Rugged” — A Glimpse into California’s Little-Known Diablo Range
The Diablo Range from Highway 198. Photo by Al Johnson “A mention of the Diablo Range in the Tri-Valley is likely to draw the response: ‘What range? Do you mean…
Read MoreThe Diablo Range from Highway 198. Photo by Al Johnson “A mention of the Diablo Range in the Tri-Valley is likely to draw the response: ‘What range? Do you mean…
Read MoreWarrior’s plume (Pedicularis densiflora). Photo by Scott Hein When lightning strikes began igniting fires across California last August, the East Bay Regional Park District staff scooped up water from reservoirs…
Read MoreStory and photos by Bruce and Joan Hamilton How Did Wildlife Fare in the SCU Fires? As we pull into the parking lot at Sunol Regional Wilderness one June morning,…
Read MoreFields of Flowers A walk in the Ohlone Wilderness Photos by Scott Hein Text by Bruce and Joan Hamilton It was an alluring prospect: a springtime trip to the Ohlone…
Read MoreLooking for a new book to read? Add Joseph Belli’s stunning book, The Diablo Diary, to your list. Let Belli be your guide as you go on a literary journey…
Read MoreWith over 2,500 recorded observations stretching across the 620-square-mile SCU Lightning Complex fire footprint, Save Mount Diablo’s 2021 BioBlitz concluded with exhilarating findings. By Denise Castro Save Mount Diablo conducts…
Read MorePhotographer Scott Hein and journalist Joan Hamilton came to Connolly Ranch to report on the effects of the 400,000-acre SCU Lightning Complex Fire. But as they toured the ranch’s blackened…
Read MoreSave Mount Diablo’s 2021 BioBlitz has made an exhilarating find! This dispersed two-week long BioBlitz covers the public parks and roads in the fire footprint of the nearly 400,000-acre SCU…
Read MoreSpring looks different. More filled with hope. Spring is finally here. Scant rainfall early in the winter kept plants from sprouting as quickly and blooming as exuberantly as they might…
Read MoreHere’s our first photographic look at the Diablo Range’s recovery since lightning sparked the SCU fire complex last August. You’ve surely noticed that the blazes were followed by a serious…
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