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With its bright orange wings and nearly 3,000-mile migration, the monarch butterfly captures our hearts. Few insects are more iconic. Unfortunately, monarchs are endangered, and there’s a chance that future…

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…

This summer, we’re continuing our work to support western monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus) populations on and around Mount Diablo. The Diablo region is part of a major migration corridor…

Stewardship Update Text by Haley Sutton Mapping More Milkweeds for Monarchs Some milkweed plants on our properties have begun growing seed pods. And there are tiny caterpillars on them once…

Monarchs on Our Milkweeds in Seven Different Places We have been mapping where milkweeds are found on Save Mount Diablo’s lands and around the greater Mount Diablo region in an…