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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY— Explore some of the East Bay’s premiere hiking spots with Save Mount Diablo in 2022, including areas rarely open to the public. The Discover Diablo hikes and…

Come join Save Mount Diablo on an exploration into the heart of the Diablo Range. Enjoy amazing views of steep rugged hillsides, beautiful wildflowers, soaring raptors, and the damage from…

Mount Diablo’s two peaks rise above us as we climb Shell Ridge via a gentle switchback, hike that ridge and the next, then descend and complete our loop via the…

Celebrate Save Mount Diablo co-founder Mary Bowerman’s birthday with this special hike! The Mary Bowerman Trail is designed for hikers of all levels. The trail circles the peak just below…

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…

Interviewed by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Meet Dan How long have you lived in the Bay Area? Except for two years attending the University of Colorado, I’ve lived my…

We recently hosted our first two rock-climbing events at Rock City in Mount Diablo State Park as part of our Discover Diablo hikes and outings program. By adding rock climbing…

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…

Interviewed by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Meet Rosemary How long have you lived in the Bay Area? Thirty years. I grew up in Sacramento, left the state for college…

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…