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On Tuesday, December 4, Save Mount Diablo’s 5th Annual Mary Bowerman Science and Research Colloquium was held at the David Brower Center in Berkeley, CA. (The Center’s name honors the…

Thank you for making Giving Tuesday 2018 the most successful one for Save Mount Diablo yet! Giving Tuesday is a day when charities, families, businesses, and community members around the…

It’s easy to become frozen with fear by scary global reports, politcs, election results, man-made and natural disasters–but it’s important to remember that each of us has the power to…

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.”

Vote yes for Measure FF on your November 6 ballot! Measure FF extends the benefits of Measure CC. Measure CC was passed by Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Alameda, San Pablo, El…

This August, we achieved a huge milestone in Antioch! “Let Antioch Voters Decide: The Sand Creek Area Protection Initiative” was officially adopted by the Antioch City Council! There have been confusing things…

PITTSBURG, CA—Old computers, printers, televisions, cell phones and other electronic equipment do not have to take up space in your home—they can be recycled for free on November 17th at Mt. Diablo Recycling (MDR), part of the recycling and recovery companies of Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery. Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery’s free e-Waste event will take place on Saturday, November 17th, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the MDR facility located at 1300 Loveridge Road in Pittsburg, Calif. This free e-Waste event is being sponsored by Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery in conjunction with America Recycles Day, an annual celebration of all things recycling taking place across the country on November 15.

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…

We are pleased to welcome our new Development Director, Marcia Slackman, who joined Save Mount Diablo in mid-June. Marcia has been working with donors serving animal protection and wildlife conservation…

Spring is a universal time for action that beckons us to head outdoors, begin new projects, steward and restore our surroundings and seek changes for the better. To this end, Save Mount Diablo’s 64th issue of our biannual newsletter, Diablo Watch, focuses on the theme of “Advocacy in Action”—and tells the story of how we are rolling up our sleeves, getting our hands dirty, reaching out to encourage conservation by connecting with our local community (especially youth), hitting the pavement and engaging in grassroots advocacy to defend this special place we call home—Diablo’s wild lands.