Audible Mount Diablo

Meet a COAST LIVE OAK that sprouted around the time the U.S. constitution was signed in 1787. Then learn about the park's kissing MISTLETOE and nuisance TURKEYS.

It's the latest installment of the MITCHELL CANYON tour, presented by the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. First published in 2012, revised in 2017. Music from Banks of the River by Phil Heywood. Photos by Scott Hein (and others mentioned in closing credits) Narration and production by Joan Hamilton.

TWO "OAKS" 1) Blue oaks are clever trees, uniquely adapted to California's dry summers. 2) Poison oak (not an oak at all) is the state's most common shrub. We all get one free exposure, and then the trouble begins . . .

Part of a series about an easy stroll along a creek on Mount Diablo's lush north side, led by Sue Donecker, Ken Lavin, Rich McDrew, Jim Mitchell, and Yulan Tong. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association.

First published in 2012, revised in 2017. Music from Banks of the River by Phil Heywood. Photos by Scott Hein (and others mentioned in closing credits) Narration and production by Joan Hamilton.

Meet Mary Leolin Bowerman, whose love of plants changed the course of history in the East Bay.

GROUND SQUIRRELS Did you know that ranchers once raised ground squirrels for their pelts? Did you know that ground squirrels have a sneaky strategy for eluding rattlesnakes? All that and more lies inside episode 3 of our Mitchell Canyon guide, featuring Sue Donecker, Ken Lavin, Rich McDrew, Jim Mitchell, and Yulan Tong. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association.

First published in 2012, revised in 2017 Music from Banks of the River by Phil Heywood. Photos by Scott Hein (and others mentioned in closing credits) Narration and production by Joan Hamilton.

Our two-mile hike gets off to a strong start with ACORN WOODPECKERS and a NATIVE PLANT GARDEN. The second episode in a series featuring Sue Donecker, Ken Lavin, Rich McDrew, Jim Mitchell, and Yulan Tong. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association.

First published in 2012, revised in 2017. Music from Banks of the River by Phil Heywood. Photos by Scott Hein (and others mentioned in closing credits) Narration and production by Joan Hamilton.

INTRODUCTION As nature wakes up after the first rains, learn more about nearby nature and history on this two-mile-long stroll on Mount Diablo's lush north side. The ten-part tutorial is led by park docents Sue Donecker, Ken Lavin, Rich McDrew, Jim Mitchell, and Yulan Tong. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association.

First published in 2012, revised in 2017. Music from Banks of the River by Phil Heywood. Photos by Scott Hein (and others mentioned in closing credits) Narration and production by Joan Hamilton, Audio Guides to the Outdoors

INSIGHTS FROM THE FIRE ZONE With the help of ranchers, naturalists, scientists, and land managers, this new series explores life in California's inland Coast Range after 2020's huge SCU fires. From Morgan Territory to Pacheco Pass, we'll visit places off the beaten track for most Bay Area people, yet deeply connected to places they already love.

Want to learn where to find the region's most spectacular post-fire wildflower displays? Wonder about the effects of climate change on the region's plants and animals? Want to know how Californians can live sustainably in a fire-prone future?

Join us in the fire zone, for Diablo Range Revealed. Presented by Save Mount Diablo with special thanks to Margaret Kruse, Connolly Ranch, Bay Nature magazine, East Bay Regional Park District, Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, California State Parks, and Pine Ridge Association.

Photos by Scott Hein and Cooper Ogden. Interviews with Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Margaret Kruse, and Celeste Garamendi. Production by Joan Hamilton.

The secluded meadows of ROUND VALLEY REGIONAL PRESERVE lie just a few miles south of Brentwood, California. The park has just re-opened following a 3,000-acre fire in August, so it's a great time to take a wildlife-rich walk out there! Want to learn more? Listen up . . .

Sponsored by Save Mount Diablo & Thomas J. Long Foundation, 2012. Featuring Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Scott Hein, and Brian Kruse. Music from Local Joe by Phil Heywood.

BUILDING THE TRAIL In this tour, we've visited every stop on Mount Diablo's Trail Through Time. Here, finally, is the story of how the trail was built.

The TRAIL THROUGH TIME is a series of geology videos featuring naturalist Ken Lavin. Sponsored by the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Videography by Macha Rose. Animations by Tanya Atwater, UC Santa Barbara. Music by Phil Heywood. Produced by Joan Hamilton.

Andrew Lawson was first to map the San Andreas Fault. But the cantankerous UC Berkeley geologist had more than a few blind spots.

It's episode 22 of the TRAIL THROUGH TIME, a series of geology videos featuring naturalist Ken Lavin. Sponsored by the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Videography by Macha Rose. Animations by Tanya Atwater, UC Santa Barbara. Music by Phil Heywood. Produced by Joan Hamilton.