Good news: Several California wildlife crossings are already a success! Wildlife crossings are being built all over the world. The largest one on the planet, the Wallis Annenberg wildlife crossing, will be finished in the fall of 2026 near LA. #wildlifecrossings save lives. We need more of them!

Celebrate climate solutions at the Bay Area Cool Down, a half-day climate literacy festival on October 25th, at The Starry Plough in Berkeley! 🌎 www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bay-ar...

We recently won a year-long lawsuit against the City of Dublin! The lawsuit opposed the city's decision to put Measure II on the ballot without environmental review. Measure II would've allowed for commercial development, like warehouses, destroying the greenbelt between Dublin and Livermore.

Thank you to the wonderful group who joined us for our fall Discover Diablo #hike at Borges Ranch! Together, we explored the wonders of Walnut Creek's open space on this three-mile hike. Sign up for our upcoming #DiscoverDiablo hikes: savemountdiablo.org/discoverdiablo 📸: Karen Bakar

Our latest group of Young Diablo Explorers enjoying the autumn leaves at Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve as they learn about Mount Diablo's plants and animals. The curricula we developed for this program is available on our website. bit.ly/3to5explorers 📸: Emily Sherwood

That's us! 👋 We are the Palo Alto environmental group.

What's this yellow flower popping up on #MountDiablo and its foothills in late summer and in fall? It's gum plant! This plant is fantastic for Mount Diablo's #pollinators, and a lovely bloom to enjoy during this time of year. 📸: Laura Kindsvater

Victory in Dublin! Judge blocks City of Dublin Measure II from breaking the Dublin Urban Limit Line and violating the greenbelt between Dublin and Livermore. The successful legal challenge was filed by Save Mount Diablo and Friends of Livermore. savemountdiablo.org/press-releas...

Join our team! We're #hiring! Save Mount Diablo is seeking an experienced Development Director to work effectively with our team within a high-paced work environment. If this sounds like you or someone you know, we hope to hear from you! savemountdiablo.org/blog/we-are-...

We're delighted to announce that Save Mount Diablo has created an Advisory Council to help further our conservation mission for #MountDiablo and the #DiabloRange. We are looking forward to working with this group of outstanding individuals!

Watch our new land use advocate, Steven DePaschallis, speak about our conservation vision for Mount Diablo and the Diablo Range at our Moonlight on the Mountain gala, as well as what inspires him to protect our open spaces. Thank you to everyone who attended Moonlight on the Mountain!!

We're working to officially make the Diablo Range a California conservation priority. Save Mount Diablo sponsored an Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR 107), authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan.

Save Mount Diablo and Branching Out Adventures are partnering up to invite all members of the LGBTQIA+ community on a queer-themed hike in Mitchell Canyon! 📆: October 18 🕓: 9 AM to 12 PM bit.ly/DDiablo 📸: Scott Hein

Contra Loma Regional Park is a fantastic place for a #hike—a place of peace, beauty, and discovery. Find out more about #ContraLoma and other awesome places to hike up and down the #DiabloRange on our website. savemountdiablo.org/experience/f... 📸 : Laura Kindsvater

This month, hundreds of people gathered on #MountDiablo to support and celebrate our work at our Moonlight on the Mountain gala. We are so grateful to our #conservation communities who support us and make our wins up and down the #DiabloRange possible. Thank you!! 📸: Emily Sherwood and Mary Nagle

Today is officially the first day of fall, but we're still experiencing some of that toasty summer-like weather. Don’t let the heat keep you stuck inside! 🌞 Check out these six beautiful local places, and enjoy nature! savemountdiablo.org/blog/6-east-...

#PinnaclesNationalPark is a spectacular place to travel and experience the wonders of the #DiabloRange. In 2013, Pinnacles officially became a national park, having been a national monument for over a century. 📸: Emily Sherwood and Tom Hilton: www.flickr.com/.../tomh.../...

Plein air painting is a fantastic way to get outside and practice your creativity while enjoying Mount Diablo's landscapes. Thank you to everyone who joined us at our #DiscoverDiablo: Plein Air Painting outing at Curry Canyon Ranch, led by Arsenio Baca! #art #nature #mtdiablo 📸: Emily Sherwood

Thunderheads over the Diablo Range at sunrise following a dramatic night of weather.

Summer is hot and dry in the Bay Area of California, but you can still enjoy the green and brown plant life in our local/state parks, and you might catch a flash of color from some leaves, flowers and butterflies. #nature #naturephotography #stateparks #mtdiablo #poisonoak #nativeplants

Explore Mount Diablo's iconic Grand Loop! As you circle #MountDiablo on this spectacular #sfbayarea hike, you'll enjoy a stunning 360-degree view of the Diablo region and beyond. savemountdiablo.org/blog/mount-d... #castateparks #hiking #california #mtdiablo #nature 📸: Karen Bakar

"With my fingers sticky with berry juice, I'm reminded that my life is contingent upon the lives of others, without whom, I simply would not exist." —Robin Wall Kimmerer #wildlifephotography #nature #californiawildlife #bayarea 📸: Emily Sherwood | California vole at Regional Parks Botanic Garden

A great blue heron takes flight at Radke Martinez Shoreline. Radke Martinez Shoreline has picnic areas, and ponds and creeks, nearly three miles of peaceful trails. It's an excellent place to go birding, so bring your binoculars! #birding #nature #wildlifephotogrpahy 📸: Laura Kindsvater

We've been busy! We're celebrating numerous victories for #nature despite these challenging times. Your investment in us has created green returns that will benefit #MountDiablo, and its #DiabloRange for years. Check out our work: savemountdiablo.org/blog/save-mo... 📸: Vishal Subramanyan

Blunt-nosed leopard lizards are some of the most mind-boggling creatures inhabiting the #DiabloRange. They were among the first species granted protection by the Endangered Species Act, alongside California condors and grizzly bears. savemountdiablo.org/blog/blunt-n... 📸: Laura Kindsvater

Unique opportunity! ✨ 🌙 Support our local conservation work by donating an auction item to our Moonlight on the Mountain silent and online auctions! Be a part of Bay Area conservation, support our auction! savemountdiablo.ejoinme.org/auctiondonation2025 📸 : Jessamyn Photography

Eagle peak is one of Mount Diablo's five peaks. At 2369 feet of elevation, summiting Eagle Peak is a great challenge! At the top, hikers enjoy sweeping views of the SF Bay Area. 📸: @heinphoto.bsky.social #landscape #nature #california #castateparks #bayarea #hiking #mtdiablo

View of tonight's full moon as it rises past the north peak of Mount Diablo at 3,557 feet. #fullmoon #mountdiablo #nikon #photography #bayarea

Admiring the view from Mount Diablo State Park's Curry Point trailhead. Mount Diablo State Park is a wildlife haven in the SF Bay Area; it has over 100 miles of trails to explore. ⛰️ 📷: Sam Kading #landscape #nature #california #castateparks #bayarea #hiking

Great yarn from @tanvidg.bsky.social about how 20 MILES of creek will be opened up to fish after DECADES! (And meet the fellow whose baby this has been for so many years.) Thinking of all those who take on enviro projects that seem almost impossible at the start. baynature.org/article/afte...

Last year, San Benito County celebrated a historic conservation win with the passing of Measure A. Save Mount Diablo has the resources to help make wins like that happen thanks to your support. Please make a donation so that we can celebrate more conservation victories. bit.ly/mya2025s

Did you know that bald eagles can be found up and down the Diablo Range? 🦅 savemountdiablo.org/blog/a-haven... #wildlifephotography #mtdiablo #nature #eagles #californiabirds 📸: Sean Burke

Up to 3 million acres of public lands are at risk of being sold by the federal government. This unconscionable proposal threatens thousands of acres of land in the Diablo Range, especially in San Benito and Fresno counties. This threat is real. We must act now! bit.ly/savepublicdr

Happy #NationalPollinatorWeek! 🐝 Meet one of Mount Diablo's native bees, the yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii). #california #pollinators #naturephotography #wildlife #mtdiablo 📷: Mary Nagle

In the spring, the Diablo Range's Panoche Valley is blanketed by wildflowers. 🌼 #nature #landscapephotography #california #conservation #wildflowers 📷: @heinphoto.bsky.social

Del Puerto Canyon—A Diablo Range gem to explore 🌎 #nature #landscape #california 📷: @heinphoto.bsky.social

Take a bunny break! 🐇 Video by Laura Kindsvater and Emily Sherwood

Our bill, AB 1426, will establish the 200-mile Diablo Range as an official CA conservation priority. Only 25% of the range is currently protected. Thank you to the Assemblymembers who are supporting it! savemountdiablo.org/advocacy/assembly-committees-vote-in-favor-of-our-diablo-range-legislation/

Our newest edition of the Diablo Watch is hot off the press! These are challenging times, but Save Mount Diablo is still celebrating major victories for nature. Last year, we won two campaigns. And this year, we protected the Ginochio Schwendel Ranch. issuu.com/savemountdia...

Western monarchs are in crisis. This is where Save Mount Diablo comes to the rescue, and so can you. For five years, Save Mount Diablo has been creating new habitat for monarchs. youtu.be/a0SBQcTZa3c

Big win for Bay Area conservation! Today Save Mount Diablo officially closed escrow on the Ginochio Schwendel Ranch, permanently protecting this key habitat along Marsh Creek, the most undisturbed stream in Contra Costa. Huge thanks to the Wildlife Conservation Board for contributing $728,000.