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A pril On The Mo untain Spring is one of the best times of year on Mount Diablo. Wildflowers are at their best, winter rains have turned the mountain its most brilliant green, and temperatures are at their most moderate. ln 1974 Save Mount Diablo decided to devote the month of April to an annual celebration of Mount Diablo"April On The Mountain". Every year since then dozens of hikes and interpretive events have provided opportunities for 'the public to get to know Contra Costa's outstanding landmarkMount Diablo. Inside you'll find a small map of Mount Diablo with events shown around it, continued on page 4. Numbers on the map refer to the starting points for the hikes. At the end of the month, we'll be celebrating the addition of our latest acquisition to the State Park. If you're already on our mailing list, or if you donated to the Morgan campaign this year, you'll receive an invitation later this month. Reserve the evening of April 29th on your calendar. We'll see you on the mountain.
Mt. Diablo Interpretive Association
Save Mount Diablo... was formed in 1971. At that time Mount Diablo State Park comprised 7,000 acres. Since then Save Mount Diablo (SMD) has been largely responsible for expanding the State Park to 18,600 acres. SMD works with local and state agencies to preserve lands,
to protect the mountain during the planning process for Private lands, and to educate the public to Mount Diablo's ecological and recreational values. For more info, write: SMD P.O. Box 25, Concord, CA 94522 or call (415) 549-282'.1.
SMD's 631-acre Morgan property 'acquisition, on the east side of
Mount Diablo, joins the State Park with Morgan Tcrritory Rcgional Preserve in a 25
mile trail corridor. The property
includes the lower
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-.'with the main and north peaks of Diablo above.
the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association... was created in 1974 to increase the public's opportunities to learn about Mount Diablo's history and natural history. The Mount Diablo Interpretive Association (MDIA) oversees the State Park's docent programs/ and produces educational materials about
i : j , j Mount Diablo. A current \ campaign is the renovation of the I Summit Interpretive Museum. ; For more info, write: MDIA, P.O. :" Box 250, Diablo, CA 94528, or call (415) 930-6829.