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Cooper Ogden is a freelance drone photographer who has been working with Save Mount Diablo to document the East Bay’s landscapes for years. His photography helps us advocate for the…

Residents of the Contra Costa County are fortunate enough to live close to Mount Diablo, many even able to see it from home. Countless people have enjoyed the hundreds of…

Check out these photos of wildflowers and wildlife taken at the burned area at Round Valley Regional Preserve during the 2021 BioBlitz. We’re getting ready for our 2022 BioBlitz and…

Check out these photos of wildflowers and wildlife taken at Del Puerto Canyon.

The Diablo Range is recovering well from its 2020 mega-fire. But other parts of the state have not been so lucky. Why is the Diablo Range different and how can…

By Joseph Belli   Among the little-known pockets of the Diablo Range is the Panoche region… an austere landscape of wide panoramas, sparkling night skies, and a population no higher…

By Seth Adams, Land Conservation Director, Save Mount Diablo   It was supposed to be 108 degrees, so we postponed to the following weekend, when it was only 99. Joseph…

Eighty miles southeast of San Jose lies Pinnacles National Park, over 26,000 acres of oak savanna, grasslands, chaparral, and unusual volcanic rock formations. The park is situated in the southern…

Insight from Henry W. Coe State Park By Bruce and Joan Hamilton During the 2020 wildfire season in California, it felt like the whole world was on fire. When the…

The Diablo Range from Highway 198. Photo by Al Johnson “A mention of the Diablo Range in the Tri-Valley is likely to draw the response: ‘What range? Do you mean…