Is Antioch’s Lange’s Metalmark Butterfly Extinct?
Last year, officials counted just a single male Lange’s metalmark butterfly on the eastern parcel of the Antioch Dunes. The species was extirpated from the western side after fires and…
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Every Kid Deserves a Pond
Seth Adams—Why I Love Krane Pond Every kid deserves a pond. I had several. It’s one of the reasons I want to protect Krane Pond, and why I’m asking for…
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Krane Pond: A Critical Water Source in the Dry Summer
Last November, Save Mount Diablo purchased the option to acquire the Krane Pond property, a 6.69-acre section of Mount Diablo’s “Missing Mile” on the slopes of North Peak. Its most…
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Firedoll Foundation Grants Save Mount Diablo $50,000 to Help Conserve Krane Pond Property
WALNUT CREEK, CA—In another step towards the permanent conservation of the Krane Pond property, the Firedoll Foundation recently awarded Save Mount Diablo a $50,000 grant towards its $500,000 goal. Krane…
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Coastal Conservancy Awards $7 Million Grant for Finley Road Ranch to Complete Purchase South of Mount Diablo State Park
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA—In February, the East Bay Regional Park District was granted $7 million from the California Coastal Conservancy for the purchase of the $11.4 million 768-acre Finley Road…
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Park District and Save Mount Diablo Partner on Purchase Option for 768-Acre Finley Road Ranch
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY—On Tuesday, September 6, 2022, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors authorized entering into an option agreement to purchase the 768-acre Finley Road Ranch property.…
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Protecting Mount Diablo’s First Wildlife Corridor: Pine Canyon
Stretching from the Diablo foothills to Barbeque Terrace on Mount Diablo, Pine Canyon hosts numerous wildlife species in its wind caves and oak savannas. This wildlife corridor supports the migrations…
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Protecting Irreplaceable Land on Mount Diablo with a Conservation Easement
Half a year after completing the conservation easement for nearly 154 acres of land owned by the Concord Mt. Diablo Trail Ride Association—we’re excited to be helping the CMDTRA steward…
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CEMEX USA to Donate 101 Acres of Land to Mount Diablo State Park
CEMEX USA announced today that after six years of collaboration and discussion, the company is intending to donate 101 acres of undeveloped land to the State of California that are…
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Save Mount Diablo Protects Almost 154 Critical Open Space Acres on Mount Diablo
In December 2019, Save Mount Diablo and the Concord Mt. Diablo Trail Ride Association (CMDTRA) signed a two-year option agreement, giving Save Mount Diablo time to raise over $1.04 million to permanently protect almost 154 acres of open space on Mount Diablo’s North Peak with a conservation easement. Save Mount Diablo raised the necessary funds. And on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, the parties closed escrow, with Save Mount Diablo successfully purchasing the conservation easement and thereby forever protecting this highly strategic land.
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