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About Save Mount Diablo
Save Mount Diablo is a local East Bay
citizens non-profit 501(c)3. We are hikers, bikers,
equestrians, mountain lovers, bird watchers, and people who just like to
look at the mountain.
Address: 1901 Olympic Blvd., Suite 220, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone: (925) 947-3535 Fax (925) 947-0642
e-mail smdinfo@savemountdiablo.org
Save Mount Diablo’s mission is to preserve Mount
Diablo's peaks, surrounding foothills, and watersheds through land acquisition and
preservation strategies designed to protect the mountain's natural
beauty, biological diversity, and historic and agricultural
heritage; enhance our area's quality of life;
and provide recreational opportunities consistent with protection of
natural resources.
In support of our mission, Save Mount Diablo:
- Protects natural lands through purchases, gifts and cooperative
efforts with public and private entities.
- Educates the public regarding threats to the mountain's flora,
fauna, and rugged beauty, and to the history and heritage of the
mountain and its surrounding foothills.
- Works with landowners to preserve their property and to ensure
that they receive fair value in any transaction aimed at preserving
open space.
- Works in partnership with Mt. Diablo State Park, East Bay
Regional Park District, and other public and private entities to
increase and manage natural lands and to identify mitigation
opportunities.
- Participates in the land use planning process for projects that
could impact Mount Diablo and its surrounding foothills.
- Aids in the restoration of habitat and the preservation of rare
species;
- Offers technical advice to community and neighborhood groups
regarding preservation of natural lands.
- Hosts events to build public awareness of the biodiversity in
our area and recreational opportunties
- Temporarily owns, and responsibly manages, lands prior to their
transfer to a public agency for permanent preservation.
- Encourages recreation and public enjoyment of Mount Diablo's
parklands, consistent with the protection of their natural
resources.
Founded in 1971, Save Mount Diablo has been instrumental in
increasing open space on and around the mountain from 6,788 acres to
more than 90,000 acres.
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