Anya Starovoytov has been providing free public forest immersion walks through our Discover Diablo program, most recently at our Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve! She loves the magic of hearing from participants as they start to slow down and notice so much more of the natural world around them.
Enjoy this glimpse into the beauty of Del Puerto Canyon. This beautiful landscape and biodiversity hotspot is at risk of being destroyed by the proposed Del Puerto reservoir.
Once this land is underwater, it’s gone forever.
🔗: bit.ly/savedelpuertocyn
📸: Scott Hein
I am the Mountain
The Mountain is me
I am the Stars
The Ocean is Me
The Tree is Me
I am You
You are Me
We are Dust
of the Universe
War starts in the
Mind
―Jun San Yasuda 3/17/24 (25-mile Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage)
📸: Roxana Keshmiry
Save Mount Diablo in the news!
The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to open millions of acres of land to oil and gas drilling, including land on and around Mount Diablo. We're standing up against this horrible proposal and speaking up for nature.
Watch the video on CBS News Bay Area:
👀Last chance to sign up for a fun, scenic walk along the beautiful Sand Creek area! bit.ly/SandCreek-walk ✅
You'll learn about local wildlife, the threats they face, and ways we can help make Antioch more interesting, safe, clean, and beautiful.
Sign up to join us this Saturday in Antioch!
We are delighted to announce that Audible Mount Diablo's film, The Year of the Slow Growth Grand Slam, will be featured in the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival!
Get your tickets here: pjiff.org
Explore Sand Creek―the most beautiful three miles in Antioch―with us!
Join us at 9:00 AM on Saturday, April 11, at 5092 Mesa Ridge Drive to enjoy this fun and scenic walk as we discuss the future of the gorgeous Sand Creek area.
We recently planted 100 more natives in our pollinator gardens and prepared American kestrel nest boxes for the upcoming nesting season. Springtime is a busy time for our stewardship team!
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📸: Haley Sutton
Join our team! Save Mount Diablo is hiring an Institutional Giving Manager.
See our careers page to learn more about the position and apply.
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📸: Scott Hein
THANK YOU! Together, we sent more than 60,000 letters to decisionmakers speaking out against the federal government's proposed oil and gas drilling leases in Mount Diablo State Park and up and down the Diablo Range.
We're deeply grateful for our amazing community.
📸: Scott Hein
Please join us for a three-mile walk along the beautiful Sand Creek area. We’ve seen a badger on this walk before, and you never know, one might show up again to say hi!
📸: Juan Pablo Galván Martínez
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Spring has officially sprung! 🌞🌷
Right now, we're stepping outside into a Mount Diablo region that looks like this. Are you planning any springtime hikes this season?
📸: Scott Hein
These Young Diablo Explorers left the classroom for a day, exploring the wonders of Mangini Preserve's oak woodlands and rolling green hills.
Please help the next generation continue to get outside by making a donation to Save Mount Diablo!
savemountdiablo.org/donate
📸: Emily Sherwood
A lunar eclipse illuminates the sky over the Diablo region.
Did you you say up late to spot the eclipse earlier this month?
📸: Ansel Schulze | Lunar eclipse as seen from Lafayette
We just reached a huge milestone towards our ambitious goal of planting and protecting 10,000 trees and plants in 10 years.
Save Mount Diablo's stewardship volunteers and staff have now planted and protected over 5,000 trees and plants, so we're more halfway to our goal!
📸: Haley Sutton
We are so excited to welcome Tabitha Gonzalez, our new Assistant Development Director! A California native with a lifelong love of the outdoors, Tabitha grew up raising animals, exploring local landscapes, and camping with her family, sparking her passion for wildlife and conservation.
Today's the last day! Please defend Mount Diablo and the Diablo Range from the federal government's proposed oil and gas drilling plan. Together, our incredible supporters have sent nearly 50,000 letters in support of preserving public lands.
Go to our Action Network page and send a message today!
Happy National Plant a Flower Day! 🌷
We're on the cusp of peak flower season, and it's promising to be a good one.
According to Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, there are currently a total of 148 species of wildflowers blooming on Mount Diablo.
📸: Diablo Range blooms | Scott Hein
Ground squirrels at Briones have been eating voles! How did this lead to a crash in ground squirrel numbers?
We're delighted to share that you can now watch Dr. Sonja Wild's amazing squirrel presentation on our YouTube channel!
youtu.be/Zvj9Kas6YKo
📸: Dr. Sonja Wild
People are a part of nature, and nature has an incredible ability to nourish and heal us. Head outdoors today to restore your spirits! Our work together is providing places of refuge and sanctuary.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
📸: Stephen Joseph
In January and February of 2026, the California Conservation Corps came to the rescue at Mount Diablo's Knobcone Point, donating two eight-day work weeks to create burn piles for prescribed burning and restore the area.
Learn more about their amazing project: savemountdiablo.org/blog/califor...
Ferns, berries, streams, and waterfalls can all be found in the beautiful Nunn-Paulsen inholding, which is five acres nestled within Mount Diablo State Park. Good news: it's now permanently protected, thanks to Bob Nunn, who recently donated this land to Save Mount Diablo!
📸: Mary Nagle
Moments from our green hills, ponds, and newts hike, exploring ecosystems deep in the hills of Briones Regional Park.
We host Discover Diablo hikes and outings year round. Sign up for your next adventure on our website!
savemountdiablo.org/discoverdiablo
📸: Bennett Berke
The 29th annual Western Monarch Count led by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation has revealed a historically low population of approximately 12,260 monarchs across 249 sites. This is the third-lowest number since the count began in 1997.
xerces.org/press/wester...
Mount Diablo and the Diablo Range are under threat.
The Trump administration has released plans to open nearly 2 million acres of public lands to oil and gas drilling and fracking, including Mount Diablo State Park.
Please send a letter to decision makers ASAP! Click below to send a quick email.
This February, we spent a day with an amazing group of students from Pittsburg High.
We took the students out to our Mangini Preserve for a Diablo Conservation Experience, a program that connects youth with our local open spaces.
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📸: Ted Clement
Have you explored Mount Diablo's gorgeous Falls Trail this year?
After the recent rains, Diablo's creeks and waterways are flowing down the mountain, bringing our local seasonal waterfalls to life!
savemountdiablo.org/hike/mount-d...
📸: Scott Hein
We've been busy outside, planting natives on our protected properties, and exploring Pinnacles National Park with our community. And we celebrated what would have been our co-founder Mary Bowerman's 118th birthday on the Mary Bowerman Trail loop at Mount Diablo’s summit. Spring is coming early!
It’s National Invasive Species Awareness Week! Explore the plants of the Bay Area with our invasive vs. native plant quiz. Test your knowledge, and help protect our local landscapes.
We are incredibly grateful to Maga Kisriev, our Volunteer of the Month!
Maga is an accountant who works with land trusts professional; he brings his expertise to Save Mount Diablo as our Board treasurer and a Finance Committee member.
Thank you, Maga, for your fantastic work!
