Audible Mount Diablo

POPPY LOVE How our state flower got its scientific name: an international saga involving a French writer, an Estonian surgeon, and a Russian ship in San Francisco Bay.

Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo.

The Doctrine of Signatures: How wrapping a leaf around your shoe can ward off wild dogs, and other funny folklore.

Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, featuring Ken Lavin.

Some trees are just landscaping. Others, such as Mount Diablo's gray and Coulter pines, are deeply rooted in our culture. Master naturalist Ken Lavin tells the story.

Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, in partnership with Save Mount Diablo.

A hike up Twin Peaks in Mount Diablo State Park takes you past many of the mountain's most storied plants. Learn about them in our next video podcast series, sponsored by MOUNT DIABLO INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION in partnership with Save Mount Diablo.

First up: MISTLETOE

Featuring Sue Donecker, Ken Lavin, Jim Mitchell, and Frank Valle-Riestra, with Carl Magruder as John Muir. Map by Mike Woodring. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton. The series was first published in 2013, revised in 2018.

MARY BOWERMAN She wrote the book on Mount Diablo plants. She co-founded an organization to defend the mountain from subdivisions. The rest is Save Mount Diablo history . . .

Presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association.

Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, and Robert Doyle

Photographs: Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph, Troy Montemayor

and Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Steve Edwards, Brad Heckman, Helovi/istock, Joan Hamilton, Shawn Hanrahan/Texas A&M, Jepson Herbarium, Al Johnson, Neal Kramer/Strybing Arboretum, SWKrullImaging/iStock, Kit Leong/iStock, Marshman, Troy Montemayor, Carl Osborn, Bill Sattler, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, Arturo Reina Sanchez, Spyglass Hill, Terry Tomkins/USDA, Charles Webber/Cal Academy of Sciences, Westphalia/iStock

Music: Podington Bear

WILDFLOWERS To find rare plants and remarkable beauty, take your springtime hike in an area has recently burned.

Presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association.

Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Lindsey Hendricks, Brian Peterson, Cyndy Shafer.

Photographs: Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph, Troy Montemayor

and Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Steve Edwards, Brad Heckman, Helovi/istock, Joan Hamilton, Shawn Hanrahan/Texas A&M, Jepson Herbarium, Al Johnson, Neal Kramer/Strybing Arboretum, SWKrullImaging/iStock, Kit Leong/iStock, Marshman, Troy Montemayor, Carl Osborn, Bill Sattler, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, Arturo Reina Sanchez, Spyglass Hill, Terry Tomkins/USDA, Charles Webber/Cal Academy of Sciences, Westphalia/iStock

Music: Phil Heywood, Steve Arnold, Podington Bear

Illustration: Laura Cunningham, Bay Nature Magazine

Production, Narration: Joan Hamilton

CONCLUSION Learn how to tell a hawk from a vulture in this final episode of our Black Diamond Mines guide.

Presented by Save Mount Diablo, with help from Mount Diablo Interpretive Association and East Bay Regional Park District. Photos by Scott Hein. Featuring Seth M. Adams, Heath Bartosh, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, Scott Hein, Ken Lavin, and Ray Sullivan. Produced by Joan Hamilton.

STEWARTVILLE SADDLE Dream of future hikes at Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve with tips from the experts.

Presented by Save Mount Diablo, with help from Mount Diablo Interpretive Association and East Bay Regional Park District. Photos by Scott Hein. Featuring Seth M. Adams, Heath Bartosh, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, Scott Hein, Ken Lavin, and Ray Sullivan. Produced by Joan Hamilton.

OVERLOOK Big swaths of land around Mount Diablo State Park are protected. But there are still development threats.

Learn about successful efforts to curb sprawl in this episode of our guide to Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve, presented by Save Mount Diablo, with help from Mount Diablo Interpretive Association and East Bay Regional Park District. Photos by Scott Hein. Featuring Seth M. Adams, Heath Bartosh, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, Scott Hein, Ken Lavin, and Ray Sullivan. Production by Joan Hamilton.

JUNCTION Here's where Coulter pines make their famous last stand at Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve.

Presented by Save Mount Diablo, with help from Mount Diablo Interpretive Association and East Bay Regional Park District. Photos by Scott Hein. Featuring Seth M. Adams, Heath Bartosh, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, Scott Hein, Ken Lavin, and Ray Sullivan. Produced by Joan Hamilton.