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Distance: 4.5 miles Elevation change: 725 feet Difficulty: Moderate Hiking time: Two to three hours Trail surface: Dirt and loose gravel, fire roads and trails Best season: Spring, fall, or…

By Queenie Li and Sean Burke We are incredibly lucky to have such a diverse number of native peoples who have lived in California and along the entire West Coast.…

How Do You Inspire the Future? When Save Mount Diablo was co-founded 50 years ago by Art Bonwell and Mary Bowerman, they gave a voice to the mountain at a…

Save Mount Diablo and East Bay Regional Park District Appeals Stop Project near Byron With great leadership from Contra Costa County Supervisor Diane Burgis, Save Mount Diablo and East Bay…

Stewardship Update Text by Haley Sutton Mapping More Milkweeds for Monarchs Some milkweed plants on our properties have begun growing seed pods. And there are tiny caterpillars on them once…

In today’s world, cows are sometimes seen as detrimental to the environment. Besides emitting methane, a greenhouse gas that is 34 times as potent as carbon dioxide, they are commonly…

Interviewed by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Meet Kris How long have you lived in the Bay Area? My whole life! How did you learn about Save Mount Diablo? Through…

Concord City Council Rejects Seeno Demands but Extends Agreement with Seeno and Partners until Next January Last Tuesday, May 24, the Concord City Council voted 4–1 to extend an exclusive…

Interested in joining us as a volunteer? We have a need for some dedicated docents at our newly opened Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve. We opened the preserve to the public…

 On May 13 and 14, we hosted our first Two Days Diablo mountain-biking event. Throughout the weekend, 12 participants left civilization behind to journey through uninterrupted wilderness. The first…