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Audible Mount Diablo

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. Photographs pop up to help identify plants and animals. Perfect to prepare for your first--or your hundredth--trip up the mountain. 
 
Sponsored by Save Mount Diablo and the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Produced by Audio Guides to the Outdoors
 
Photo above by Scott Hein
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Plants of Twin Peaks: Episode 2, Pines

May 30, 2019

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. 

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Plants of Twin Peaks: Episode 1 Mistletoe

May 23, 2019

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...

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Harvest of Fire: Episode 7

May 2, 2019

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...

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