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We love going outdoors, and we’re sure you do too. To protect nature, we all need to do our part and treat it with respect. Usually, no one wants to…

Story by Joan Hamilton Hugh Safford is the regional ecologist for the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Region. Years of experience have honed his ability to look at a blackened…

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY—Explore some of the East Bay’s premiere hiking spots with Save Mount Diablo in 2021, including areas rarely open to the public. The Discover Diablo hike series offers…

ACQUISITION: Protecting Land Forever Save Mount Diablo works to protect land forever through direct acquisition (fee-title ownership) and by perpetual conservation easement. We used both strategies in 2020 for essential…

This December 7th, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, three local survivors of World War II’s “Day of Infamy”—the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941—will share their stories as part of…

De La Salle High School students team up with Save Mount Diablo to learn about nature while staying safe during the pandemic CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA—De La Salle High School…

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…

In March of this year, Save Mount Diablo launched a new Nature Heals & Inspires Zoom series in which we offer free presentations at least once a month to connect…

By MARK DESAULNIER and GEORGE MILLER During the current COVID-19 global pandemic, parks and open space areas providing safe places for outdoor activity are experiencing an unprecedented surge in visitation…

UPDATE August 4, 2020: And with the stroke of a pen, it became official: The Land and Water Conservation Fund now has full and dedicated funding each year to protect…