Audible Mount Diablo

BRIDGE California's shrub lands may seem boring, but they shelter plenty of flowers and birds. Learn to spot bush poppies and orange-crowned warblers in this episode.

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.

MANHATTAN TRAIL How grazing—done right—can benefit park wildlife, including tiger salamanders and burrowing owls.

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 VIEW Globalization transformed Contra Costa County almost a century ago. Learn how it happened as we look out over one of the park's most beautiful valleys.

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.

PIONEER POND Epizoochory? What the heck is that? And what's it got to do with Velcro? Find out in this episode of our tour of Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve.

Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Produced by Joan Hamilton.

Featuring Seth Adams, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, Scott Hein, Heath Bartosh, Ken Lavin, and Ray Sullivan. Special thanks to East Bay Regional Park District.

KREIGER PEAK Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve has been growing recently, and new trails will be open soon.

Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Produced by Joan Hamilton.

Featuring Seth Adams, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, Scott Hein, Heath Bartosh, Ken Lavin, and Ray Sullivan. Special thanks to East Bay Regional Park District.

CUMBERLAND TRIAL Parks are great. But connected wildlands are even better, for wildlife and people. In this episode of our Black Diamond Mines guide, learn about how you can make the wide open spaces of eastern Contra Costa County part of an epic Bay Area trek.

Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Produced by Joan Hamilton.

Featuring Seth Adams, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, Scott Hein, Heath Bartosh, Ken Lavin, and Ray Sullivan. Special thanks to East Bay Regional Park District.

COAL CANYON In this shady canyon, we learn about the botanical riches of Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve. It's a place where East meets West, where plants from the Central Valley and the coast all thrive and where botanists made a remarkable discovery in 2016.

Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Produced by Joan Hamilton.

Featuring Seth Adams, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, Scott Hein, Heath Bartosh, Ken Lavin, and Ray Sullivan. Special thanks to East Bay Regional Park District.

NORTONVILLE Sarah Norton was the beloved midwife who delivered Nortonville's babies. She planted a cottonwood to celebrate each new life. Childhood was short for the boys, who were useful in narrow mine shafts. They started their perilous work at age 8.

Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Produced by Joan Hamilton.

Featuring Seth Adams, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, Scott Hein, Heath Bartosh, Ken Lavin, and Ray Sullivan. Special thanks to East Bay Regional Park District.

ROSE HILL CEMETERY Find out why daffodils are the flower of choice in the Rose Hill Cemetery—and all about the history of Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve.

Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Produced by Joan Hamilton.

Featuring Seth Adams, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, Scott Hein, Heath Bartosh, Ken Lavin, and Ray Sullivan. Special thanks to East Bay Regional Park District.

POND LIFE A soggy day in March is the perfect time to check out the park's ponds.

Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Produced by Joan Hamilton.

Featuring Seth Adams, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, Scott Hein, Heath Bartosh, Ken Lavin, and Ray Sullivan. Special thanks to East Bay Regional Park District.