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Tag: Mount Diablo
Spring Issue 2015
Calochortus Lilies Catch the Eye
The flowers of this genus inspire awe. Learn about when and where to find them.
History, Stewardship
Ascending the Mountain
For the Mountain Institute’s Ed Bernbaum. connecting people to mountains’ spiritual and cultural meaning is the key to protecting them.
Diablo Recovery
Where Poison Oak Thrives, Mount Diablo Concludes A Red October
The ever unpopular poison oak is the most colorful plant on Mount Diablo this month, especially in certain places swept clean by the 2013 Morgan Fire.
Diablo Recovery
One Year After the Morgan Fire: The Recovery in Photos
On the one-year anniversary of what came to be called the 2013 Morgan Fire, there’s good news to report. See the recovery in this series of slideshows by Joan Hamilton.
Diablo Recovery
On Mount Diablo, Springtime in the Summer Heat
The temperature rises to well over 90 degrees on Mount Diablo these days—hot enough to bake many small plants. But the little green shrubs have just begun to stage their comeback. It’s springtime in the chaparral.
Diablo Recovery
A Bird’s Eye View of the Morgan Fire, Now Available from Google
One way to check out the 2013 Morgan fire is to tromp around on Mount Diablo’s trails. Then there’s another option: check out satellite photos.
Diablo Recovery
Mammals Caught on Hidden Camera Visiting the Diablo Burn Area
A team of researchers, with a grant from Save Mount Diablo, has installed hidden cameras in a variety of plots around the Mount Diablo burn area to see what sort of large wildlife shows up.
Botany
Some Wildflowers Take Advantage of Drought
Yes, it’s been a dry year. But that’s not entirely a bad thing for annual natives like wildflowers, which are finding a rare opportunity to restore their seed banks.
Stewardship
Mount Diablo fire may not be all bad — in the long term
Wildlife will rebound on Mount Diablo, but it may take longer for some struggling species.
