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Today is a historic day for California. The passage of Proposition 68 is evidence that voters unite to preserve our future and natural resources —and it is also a move towards…

A special message on California’s Prop 68 from Doug McConnell, TV Journalist and Environmental Activist: ON TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2018, Californians will have a chance to protect California’s most precious natural resources. VOTE YES on Proposition 68, the Clean Water and Safe Parks Act. Spread the word and remember to get out and vote! Your Voice Counts!

Watch “A Vision for Mount Diablo: East Contra Costa County Advocacy in Action”, broadcasted on NBC Bay Area’s OpenRoad with Doug McConnell on Earth Day, April 22, 2018 | Explore eastern Contra Costa County, one of the fastest growing regions in the Bay Area, and encounter significant land use choices facing people there and statewide that will affect the future of parks and open spaces in Contra Costa for generations to come.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA – Save Mount Diablo (“SMD”) and Campolindo High School (“CHS”) signed a Conservation Collaboration Agreement on April 16, 2018, to honor and help protect the Mount Diablo natural area in recognition of Earth Day. SMD’s Conservation Collaboration Agreement program is one part of the organization’s larger Community Conservation initiative, and is built upon the wisdom of Aldo Leopold’s “Land Ethic,” the proven power of solos in nature, and the recognition that we must all do more than just business as usual to help address the widely documented “Nature Deficit Disorder” in our modern, wired society.

“The Campolindo Science Department is passionate about providing our students with outdoor education and stewardship opportunities that connect them with the natural world. We are thrilled to be working with Save Mount Diablo, as they are providing our students with both, as well as providing excellent role models who are acting locally to protect land on behalf of people, and on behalf of wildlife. There is much bad news when studying environmental science – it is very encouraging and empowering for our students to engage with an organization that is accomplishing so much in terms of land conservancy and habitat restoration,” said CHS Teacher Jane Kelson.

“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.”
– Henry David Thoreau

Our 2017 Annual Report is here and it documents the completion of a very successful year! We are so grateful to you, our supporters, because you enabled us to achieve…

One of the perks added to our new and improved “Friend of the Mountain” membership program was an exclusive, members-only branded item for donors at the Diablo Donor ($100) level…

A SPECIAL EVENING On Thursday, March 22nd, a sold-out crowd of 300 guests gathered at the Lesher Center to join us in celebrating Seth Adams, Land Conservation Director on his…

“An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” – Henry David Thoreau (Photo of Burma Road Trail by Bob Brittain)

In celebration of Land Conservation Director Seth Adam’s 30th anniversary with Save Mount Diablo, a ceremony will be held on Thursday, March 22nd at the Lesher Center of the Arts in Walnut Creek to commemorate the many milestones achieved protecting, defending and restoring Mount Diablo’s irreplaceable wild lands during Seth’s storied career, and look forward to more great years of conservation.