Sep 9, 2022
It's tarantula season around Mount Diablo, and naturalist Ken Lavin has tales to tell and myths to bust. If you should be lucky enough to encounter one of these hairy beasts on the mountain, enjoy the thrill. But please don't touch!
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Feb 11, 2019
ENJOYING THE PARK Mount Diablo State Park is a great place to walk, run, hike, camp, climb, picnic, paraglide, stargaze, and ride bicycles or horses. But what's most popular? Heading to the top for a glimpse of wild California.
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Feb 11, 2019
PRESERVATION You've read plenty of stories about losing America's wild places. Here' a story about winning.
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Feb 11, 2019
EARLY TOURISM Starting in the 1870s, people with dollar signs in their eyes began selling Mount Diablo to tourists and investors. Fortunately, they were not successful, and today we have 110,000 acres of wildlands within an hour’s drive of a major metro area.
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Feb 11, 2019
COAL MINING Just northeast of Mount Diablo, thin layers of “black diamonds” in the sandstone paved the way for California’s industrial development at the end of the 19th century. East Bay Regional Parks naturalist Mike Moran tells the story.
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