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Over the past four years, we have been helping to support and research the American kestrel population on and around Mount Diablo. Thanks to a Dr. Mary Bowerman Science and…

Stewardship Update Text by Haley Sutton Fallen Oaks Get Second Life Two coast live oak trees fell on two separate properties this month, one at the top of Marsh Creek…

 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…

Monthly Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Sheep in Action This month we held our first-ever DiRT day at our Dry Creek property in Brentwood. Eleven volunteers…

Monthly Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Trail Builders Sean Hanley, of Troop 221, completed his Eagle Scout project at Big Bend this month. The scout recruited…

Monthly Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Big News! Staff continued to get more native plants in the ground and spent a day propagating Contra Costa manzanita…

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…

Creeks offer crucial riparian habitats for many different species of flora and fauna. Part of Save Mount Diablo’s responsibilities includes protecting and maintaining the creeks on the properties that we…

Recently, Save Mount Diablo completed our historic $15 million Forever Wild Capital Campaign—the largest and most consequential fundraising effort in the organization’s 50-year history. Through Forever Wild, we raised the…