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Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Preparation for the Opening of Knobcone Point Road Staff spent a few days along Knobcone Point Road, thinning dead knobcone pines…

“We so often forget that we are nature too; both humanity and all of our powerful creations. We eat, drink, and breathe just the same as any other life form…

Visiting Mangini Ranch soon? Check out our new native plant gardens! Last year, we began to work on two new interpretive gardens at the entrance to Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve.…

Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton Connecting to Nature and Building Habitat We held a Conservation Collaboration Agreement (CCA) with De La Salle students at Mangini Ranch as part of…

On April 21, students from Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School and staff from Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling visited our Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve, as part of a Conservation Collaboration Agreement (CCA).…

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY—On March 30, 2022, Save Mount Diablo opened its Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve to the public, the first of its kind in Contra Costa County. People gathered at…

Monthly Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Big Trees at Irish Canyon Irish Canyon is part of the Morgan Territory and Marsh Creek region near Clayton. Protected…

Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Atmospheric River Marks (Hopeful) End to Seasonal Watering Our mighty watering crew continued nurturing volunteer tree seedlings and native plants before…

On Monday, October 18, 2021, we had our first in-person Conservation Collaboration Agreement (CCA) field experience in nearly a year. Although we had continued our CCAs virtually throughout the pandemic,…

“Nature is life; It’s Earth. It’s Water. It’s Wind. It’s We . . . Rivers. Oceans. Mountains and Prairies; that’s Nature. Smiles. Laughs. Hugs and Tears. That’s Nature too.” —Mike…