Kestrels Take Flight in Curry Canyon
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…
Read MoreSmall, 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…
Read MoreJust three populations of the critically endangered annual Eriogonum truncatum, or Mount Diablo buckwheat, are known to exist in the wild, and their exact locations are all tightly held secrets. …
Read MoreSpring has already come and gone, but those who know where to look can still find wildflowers in full swing. Near the summit of Mount Diablo lies the Mary Bowerman Trail—an…
Read MoreRare “Fire Follower” Wildflowers After close to 400,000 acres of the northern Diablo Range was scorched by the catastrophic 2020 SCU Lightning Complex wildfires, we saw an opportunity. We wanted…
Read MoreIn 2020, the landscape of Del Puerto Canyon and much of the area around it was transformed. That August, the fourth largest wildfire in recorded California history blazed through the…
Read MoreStewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Mangini Ranch Interpretive Gardens Staff completed the split-rail fence installation around the native interpretive gardens at Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve. De…
Read MorePlanning to bike through the trails of Mount Diablo? Each year, thousands of cyclists enjoy the challenge of Mount Diablo’s trails and the beauty of its views. Mountain biking is…
Read MoreWinter Showers Lead to Spring Flowers As more and more of Mount Diablo’s flowers continue to bloom, we’re celebrating an extraordinary spring thanks to the seemingly endless rainfall of the…
Read MoreLocated south of Tracy and west of the town of Patterson, Del Puerto Canyon is a unique part of the Diablo Range. Visitors to the area enter a special place,…
Read MoreThis April and May, treat yourself to four days of inspiration at the 19th annual Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour! About the Bringing Back the Natives Tour Starting in…
Read MoreJoin us to save the remaining natural lands of Mount Diablo!
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