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Grab your favorite pair of binoculars and celebrate Black Birders Week from Sunday, May 29th to Saturday, June 4th. This will be the third year of Black Birders Week; this…

In partnership with the California Native Plant Society, this year’s BioBlitz continued our focus on the SCU Lightning Complex and Deer Zone Fire sites. Our volunteers cataloged a large assortment…

Photos by Scott Hein Text by Bruce and Joan Hamilton We’re heading to a wild, windy spot we’ve visited more than a dozen times in the past two years. It’s…

Monarchs on Our Milkweeds in Seven Different Places We have been mapping where milkweeds are found on Save Mount Diablo’s lands and around the greater Mount Diablo region in an…

Hidden out of sight from surrounding urban areas, an unusual story is unfolding: trees and shrubs on Mount Diablo have been dying near Knobcone Point. Many of the trees are…

Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Milkweed Update Last month we shared the exciting news that California milkweed (Asclepias californica) has been identified on our properties. This…

Already, Mount Diablo foothills look more yellow than green, and streams have reduced to a trickle. Last fall, Mount Diablo State Park shut off most water fountains and faucets because…

Mount Diablo is one of the biggest wildlife hubs in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. In the springtime, the mountain is a mosaic of different colors, enhancing the scenery.…

One powerful way to address climate change and reduce carbon in the atmosphere is through effective stewardship and restoration of the land. In fact, the UN recognizes land use and…

For the three years following the SCU Lightning Complex fires, our Diablo Range Revealed series is exploring the Diablo Range. Something big is happening in the Diablo Range. After going…