Audible Mount Diablo

Audible Mount Diablo

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Audible Mount Diablo episodes

  • Plants of Twin Peaks: Episode 10

    YARROW A handsome plant with a history that leads all the way back to the Battle of Troy.

    Featuring Ken Lavin. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo.

    2 min
  • Plants of Twin Peaks: Episode 9

    THREE SAGES Can you name three botanical "sages" that grow in the East Bay? Hint: one is known as "the plant that hums" and "the characteristic smell of Mount Diablo." All three could be used (sparingly) on your Thanksgiving turkey.

    Featuring Ken Lavin and Sue Donecker. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo.

    2 min
  • Plants of Twin Peaks: Episode 8

    FLOWERS NAMED FOR ANIMALS How many can you name? Let's start with coyote mint, larkspur, and lupine (from the Latin lupus for wolf) and hear about their stories.

    Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Featuring naturalist Ken Lavin.

    4 min
  • Plants of Twin Peaks: Episode 7

    As we celebrate our nation's birthday, meet the Scotsman who celebrated and disseminated our plants: DAVID DOUGLAS.

    Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Featuring naturalist Ken Lavin.

    5 min
  • Plants of Twin Peaks: Episode 6

    PAINTBRUSH & WARRIOR: early blooming, bright red, and crafty!

    Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Featuring naturalist Ken Lavin.

    3 min
  • Plants of Twin Peaks: Episode 5

    SOAP ROOT & STAR LILY Two look-alike plants circuitously lead to a Wild West tale of John C. Fremont and Kit Carson—and how a glimpse of Mount Diablo may have saved their lives.

    Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Featuring naturalist Ken Lavin.

    3 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.