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For all who live surrounded by the lights of the city, a true look at the night sky is rare. Sure, we can look up and see some of the…

Cooper Ogden is a freelance drone photographer who has been working with Save Mount Diablo to document the East Bay’s landscapes for years. His photography helps us advocate for the…

In 2020, the landscape of Del Puerto Canyon and much of the area around it was transformed. That August, the fourth largest wildfire in recorded California history blazed through the…

Located south of Tracy and west of the town of Patterson, Del Puerto Canyon is a unique part of the Diablo Range. Visitors to the area enter a special place,…

Residents of the Contra Costa County are fortunate enough to live close to Mount Diablo, many even able to see it from home. Countless people have enjoyed the hundreds of…

Soaring over mountains, deserts, and forests, the California condor’s 10-foot wingspan means it can fly hundreds of miles in a day—even the length of the entire Diablo Range. Before it…

Earlier this year, a new visitor paid the East Bay a visit. Having flown north from Pinnacles National Park, condor #943, a young male, was spotted soaring over Brushy Peak…

The Diablo Range is a biodiversity refuge for many rare, endemic, or unusual plants and animals. In honor of our 50th anniversary, we’ve compiled a list of some of them.…

Photos by Scott Hein Text by Bruce and Joan Hamilton We’re heading to a wild, windy spot we’ve visited more than a dozen times in the past two years. It’s…

Save Mount Diablo is in one of the top three or four most important moments in its 50-year history. We’ve set a course to become an organization of statewide significance.…