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Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate We’ve Reached 2,000! We finally made it to 2,000 trees and plants protected and planted! Between Diablo Restoration Team (DiRT); the…

“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” —Nelson Henderson  We recently planted our 2,000th plant for our 10,000 Trees…

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…

Interviewed by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate How long have you lived in the Bay Area? 22 years How did you learn about Save Mount Diablo? I was referred by…

Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Watering Native Trees and Plants We held two back-to-back DiRT watering days this month, one at Marsh Creek 6 and another…

Save Mount Diablo is committed to addressing the climate catastrophe through our Climate Action Plan (CAP). We’re excited to share our progress towards the goals of the CAP. When it…

Interviewed by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Meet Frenchy How long have you lived in the Bay Area? 37 years. How did you learn about Save Mount Diablo? I learned…

Interviewed by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Meet Joy How long have you lived in the Bay Area? I was born in Oakland in 1963 but was raised in the…

One powerful way to address climate change and reduce carbon in the atmosphere is through effective stewardship and restoration of the land. In fact, the UN recognizes land use and…

Contra Costa manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita spp. laevigata) is a rare native shrub found almost entirely on Mount Diablo and its surrounding foothills. Although the plant is rare, it’s not federally…