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Mount Diablo and the Diablo Range are home to an incredible variety of raptors. These birds of prey represent some of nature’s finest aerial hunters. Whether they’re chasing down prey…

Now that cooler fall weather is here, so many gorgeous trails are waiting to be explored. Many of these are spectacular in spring as well, but in the fall, there…

WALNUT CREEK, CA—On August 18, 2024, seven California condors flew north into Alameda and Contra Costa counties on a circuitous aerial tour. The three-hour flight began shortly after noon, when…

The goofiest darlings of California’s native grasslands, western burrowing owls, are under threat. Environmental groups across the state are uniting to request heightened protection.  Petition to List Burrowing Owls As…

Distance: 8.5 miles  Elevation gain: Mostly flat  Difficulty: Beginner  Travel time: 2.5 to four hours to walk one way; one to three hours to bike one way  Trail surface: Paved…

Year after year, Save Mount Diablo has protected more and more land on and around Mount Diablo. Save Mount Diablo currently owns and manages more than 2,700 acres of land.…

CONTRA COSTA, STANISLAUS, AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES—Explore some of the East Bay’s premiere hiking and natural areas with Save Mount Diablo in 2024, including places rarely open to the public.…

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AND STANISLAUS COUNTY, CA—Recently, National Park Service staff and volunteers tracked the paths of some special visitors to the Diablo region: California condors! Six condors soared through…

Small, adaptable, and powerful, the American kestrel is North America’s smallest raptor; it can be spotted soaring through the air or lying in wait in the trees as it hunts…

On a mid-May afternoon, Save Mount Diablo Land Programs Director Sean Burke headed out to check on some local nest boxes for American kestrels. These boxes have been instrumental for…