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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…

We’ve just reached our goal of planting and protecting 1,000 native trees and plants this year! Our 1,000th plant is a sycamore sapling that was planted at Marsh Creek 5.…

This summer we announced that we are committing to protecting planting 10,000 native trees and plants in the next 10 years. We’re working to restore natural habitat and sequester carbon…

Interviewed by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Meet Dave How long have you lived in the Bay Area? 52 yrs. I arrived in 1969, from the Washington, DC area. How…

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” — Chinese Proverb In the last 100 years, a combination of burning fossil…

Save Mount Diablo’s stewardship staff recently finished its annual monitoring of the 36-acre Mount Diablo Gateway conservation easement. By agreement, the conservation easement is held by the East Bay Regional…

Stewardship Update May 2021 Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Fire Abatement Is Finished! Save Mount Diablo has completed fire abatement on all required properties for the season! This…

Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Fire Abatement in Full Swing Fire abatement normally takes up the month of May, but this year we got a head…

Stewardship Update Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate An Update on Our Programs We miss working with our wonderful volunteers and are hopeful we’ll be able to work in…

Written by Haley Sutton, Land Stewardship Associate Race against the Weeds Photo by Haley Sutton Because of the change in the county health order at the end of January, staff…