Our Mangini Preserve pollinator gardens are thriving!

Our team spotted this hummingbird enjoying the California fuchsia at our Mangini Preserve just the other day.

California fuchsia (Epilobium canum) is one of the native plants that we've planted in our pollinator gardens.

📸: Sean Burke

Enjoy spectacular views of Los Vaqueros Reservoir as well as the serene solitude that only nature can provide on the Cañada Trail.

This short and beautiful trail is a gateway into the Mount Diablo region's wilderness and provides an excellent challenge.

📸: Karen Bakar

Our outdoor education program just got a bit bigger with the creation of our new fall camps!

About 80 students visited our lands over the course of a week this October, pitching in on service projects and enjoying nature.

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📸: Emily Sherwood

This September, at least three California condors paid the East Bay a visit!

Since 2021, when a California condor returned to Mount Diablo for the first time in over a century, condors have been flying up to our area every year as their territory continues to expand.

With steep ridges and a vast network of trails, Las Trampas Regional Wilderness Preserve offers visitors a true sense of wilderness despite its proximity to the bustling Highway 680 corridor.

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📸: Karen Bakar

When we acquire land, it is often far from untouched. In recent years, we’ve carted away tens of thousands of pounds of material, such as scrap metal and tires, clearing obstructions that have, in some cases, impacted Mount Diablo’s wildlife for decades.

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