Audible Mount Diablo

Audible Mount Diablo

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Audible Mount Diablo episodes

  • WILD MOUNT DIABLO: Turkey Vultures
    When you spot a raptor flying high in the Bay Area sky--dark, perhaps wobbling a little—chances are good that it's a turkey vulture. In this short video, learn about some of the species' special skills, underestimated grace, and (ugh) disgusting habits. A MOUNT DIABLO INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION video featuring KEN LAVIN. Videography by Kendall Oei, still photos by Wally De Young, Kendall Oei, Joan Hamilton and others. Music by Phil Heywood. Produced by Joan Hamilton.
    3 min
  • Wild Mount Diablo: The Watering Hole

    Take a peek at Bay Area wildlife when they think no one is watching, as they share one of the few seasonal watering holes remaining in the area. Production, images, writing and narration by Wally De Young. Music by Chris Haugen. Sponsored by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Special thanks to the Wild Mount Diablo team, Joan Hamilton, Staci Hobbet and Kendall Oei.

    6 min
  • Mount Diablo's Furniture

    Learn all about Mount Diablo's often-breezed-by tall plants: its pines and its chaparral. The latter covers only 3 percent of the earth's land mass and yet holds 20 percent of its biodiversity.

    This is episode seven in "Falls Trail," a 13-part series featuring Ken Lavin, Burt Bogardus, Paul Cardinet, and Jenn Roe. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Music Phil Heywood. Video Kendall Oei. Photos Scott Hein and others. Writing, narration, production Joan Hamilton.

    5 min
  • Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope: Episode 9

    In this final episode, Save Mount Diablo unfolds an audacious plan for winning broader protection for the Diablo Range in an era of climate change.

    The "Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope" series explores life in California's inland Coast Range after the huge fires of 2020. It ventures into places off the beaten track for most Bay Area residents, yet deeply connected to places they already love. Presented by Save Mount Diablo. Photos by Scott Hein and others. Music by Phil Heywood. Writing, production, and narration by Joan Hamilton.

    8 min
  • Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope: Episode 7

    CONDOR COUNTRY

    In Pinnacles National Park, author and conservation biologist Joseph Belli "babysits" condors as a volunteer for the National Park Service. In this episode he teams up with soulmate Seth Adams of Save Mount Diablo to survey wildlife in the park and beyond.

    The "Fire, Drought, Rain and Hope" series explores life in California's inland Coast Range after the huge fires of 2020. It ventures into places off the beaten track for most Bay Area residents, yet deeply connected to places they already love. Presented by Save Mount Diablo. Photos by Scott Hein and others. Music by Phil Heywood. Writing, production, and narration by Joan Hamilton.

    10 min
  • Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope: Episode 6

    HENRY W. COE STATE PARK: How fire made a big wilderness better.

    The sixth in a series of Save Mount Diablo's videos about the mysterious, little-known 200-mile long Diablo Range. Viewers venture into places off the beaten track for most Bay Area residents, yet deeply connected to places they already love—and vital as refuges for plants, animals, and people in a time of climate change. Photos by Scott Hein and others. Music by Phil Heywood. Writing, production, and narration by Joan Hamilton.
    8 min
  • Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope: Episode 5

    COYOTE CONNECTIONS

    Keeping cities safe and wildlife healthy.

    The fifth in Save Mount Diablo's series, "Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope," about the mysterious, little-known, 200-mile long Diablo Range. The series takes viewers into places off the beaten track for most Bay Area residents, yet deeply connected to places they already love and vital refuges in a time of climate change.

    Photos by Scott Hein and others. Music by Phil Heywood. Writing, production, and narration by Joan Hamilton.
    8 min
  • Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope: Episode 4

    OHLONE WILDERNESS

    How Wildlife Fared After the 2020 Fire

    The fourth in a series of Save Mount Diablo's videos about the mysterious, little-known, 200-mile long Diablo Range. Viewers venture into places off the beaten track for most Bay Area residents, yet deeply connected to places they already love. Photos by Scott Hein and others. Music by Phil Heywood. Writing, production, and narration by Joan Hamilton.
    7 min
  • Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope: Episode 3

    CORRAL HOLLOW How a ranching family helped build a park.

    The third in Save Mount Diablo's series, "Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope," about the mysterious, little-known, 200-mile long Diablo Range. The series takes viewers into places off the beaten track for most Bay Area residents, yet deeply connected to places they already love and vitally important in a time of climate change. Photos by Scott Hein and others. Music by Phil Heywood. Writing, production, and narration by Joan Hamilton.
    12 min

About Audible Mount Diablo

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Audible Mount Diablo is an invitation to adventure. Its free multimedia tours combine lively interviews and music with the rush of wind and the chirps, howls, and growls of wildlife. Naturalists heighten visitors' appreciation of the sights and sounds at each stop, tell tales of the mountain's past, and suggest what to look for around the next bend. Perfect to prepare for your first--or your hundredth--trip up the mountain.