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Audible Mount Diablo
by Joan Hamilton: writer, producer
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. Perfect to prepare for your first--or your hundredth--trip up the mountain. Sponsored by Save Mount Diablo and the Mount Diablo Interpretive AssociationProduced by Audio Guides to the Outdoors
Episodes
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A Brief History of Mount Diablo State Park: Episode 1
Back from summer travels. Now take time to learn about the wonders closer to home: magnificent and history-rich Mount Diablo.
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WILD MOUNT DIABLO: Turkey Vultures
When you spot a raptor flying high in the Bay Area sky--dark, perhaps wobbling a little—chances are good that it's a turkey vulture. In this short video, learn about some of the species' special skills, underestimated grace, and (ugh) disgusting habits. A MOUNT DIABLO INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION…
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Wild Mount Diablo: The Watering Hole
Take a peek at Bay Area wildlife when they think no one is watching, as they share one of the few seasonal watering holes remaining in the area. Production, images, writing and narration by Wally De Young. Music by Chris Haugen. Sponsored by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership…
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Mount Diablo's Furniture
Learn all about Mount Diablo's often-breezed-by tall plants: its pines and its chaparral. The latter covers only 3 percent of the earth's land mass and yet holds 20 percent of its biodiversity. This is episode seven in "Falls Trail," a 13-part series featuring Ken Lavin, Burt Bogardus, Paul...
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Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope: Episode 9
In this final episode, Save Mount Diablo unfolds an audacious plan for winning broader protection for the Diablo Range in an era of climate change. The "Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope" series explores life in California's inland Coast Range after the huge fires of 2020. It ventures into places off...
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Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope: Episode 7
CONDOR COUNTRY In Pinnacles National Park, author and conservation biologist Joseph Belli "babysits" condors as a volunteer for the National Park Service. In this episode he teams up with soulmate Seth Adams of Save Mount Diablo to survey wildlife in the park and beyond. The "Fire, Drought, Rain...
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Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope: Episode 6
HENRY W. COE STATE PARK: How fire made a big wilderness better. The sixth in a series of Save Mount Diablo's videos about the mysterious, little-known 200-mile long Diablo Range. Viewers venture into places off the beaten track for most Bay Area residents, yet deeply connected to places they...
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Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope: Episode 5
COYOTE CONNECTIONS Keeping cities safe and wildlife healthy. The fifth in Save Mount Diablo's series, "Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope," about the mysterious, little-known, 200-mile long Diablo Range. The series takes viewers into places off the beaten track for most Bay Area residents, yet deeply...
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Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope: Episode 4
OHLONE WILDERNESS How Wildlife Fared After the 2020 Fire The fourth in a series of Save Mount Diablo's videos about the mysterious, little-known, 200-mile long Diablo Range. Viewers venture into places off the beaten track for most Bay Area residents, yet deeply connected to places they already...
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Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope: Episode 3
CORRAL HOLLOW How a ranching family helped build a park. The third in Save Mount Diablo's series, "Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope," about the mysterious, little-known, 200-mile long Diablo Range. The series takes viewers into places off the beaten track for most Bay Area residents, yet deeply...
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Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope: Episode One
Three Wild Years in the Diablo Range With the help of ranchers, naturalists, scientists, and land managers, this 9-part series showcases the mysterious, little-known 200-mile long Diablo Range after the massive fires of 2020. It ventures into places off the beaten track for most Bay Area…
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Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope: Episode 2
MORGAN TERRITORY, where the SCU fire hit home. The second in a series of films about the mysterious, little-known 200-mile long Diablo Range. The films take viewers into places off the beaten track for most Bay Area residents, yet deeply connected to places they already love, vital to providing a...
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Early Bloomers
Early-blooming flowers bring beauty to the forested understory of Mount Diablo State Park. Here are a few that pop up January through March. A Mount Diablo Interpretive Association film by Kendall Oei, produced in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Part of the Wild Mount Diablo series.
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Wild Mount Diablo: WONDERS OF 2023
Join Wild Mount Diablo as we look back at some of our favorite photos from 2023. It's exciting to imagine what our intrepid photographers, Wally De Young and Kendall Oei, will come across this year!! A Mount Diablo Interpretive Association film produced in partnership with Save Mount Diablo.
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Wild Mount Diablo: POISON OAK
The branches of this irritating plant are bare right now, but wise park visitors know to be wary. Learn of its infamous debut in London in the early 1800s—and how it's related to plants in many kitchens today. Part of Mount Diablo Interpretive Association's WILD MOUNT DIABLO series on the plants...
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Bay Area Geology: Episode 5
Mount Diablo's distinctive "pillow basalt" erupted from submarine volcanoes hundreds of millions of years ago. Learn how it made its way to the top of a mountain, in the fifth episode of the TRAIL THROUGH TIME, a series of geology videos featuring naturalist Ken Lavin. Sponsored by the Mount…
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Bay Area Geology: Episode 4
SAND DOLLAR SECRETS The Pacific Ocean once lapped against the Sierra Nevada foothills. Here's the story of how the Bay Area eventually became dry land with two bedrocks. Join us on the TRAIL THROUGH TIME, a series of geology videos featuring naturalist Ken Lavin. Sponsored by the Mount Diablo...
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Wild Mount Diablo: Wild Babies
Meet the wild babies of Mount Diablo and learn what superpowers they are developing as they grow from babes in the woods to full grown predators—or prey! Whether sharp-toothed and venomous, or soft and fluffy, these wild babies are sure to surprise you with their innate gifts. Are baby…
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Bay Area Geology: Episode 3
CLASHING PLATES The story of the Bay Area landscape begins 190 million years ago, 3,000 miles out in the Pacific Ocean under 10,000 feet of water. Join us on the TRAIL THROUGH TIME, a series of geology videos featuring naturalist Ken Lavin. Sponsored by the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association…
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Bay Area Geology: Episode 2
FRANCISCAN ROCKS The first person to study Mount Diablo geology in depth was a quirky UC Berkeley professor named Andrew Lawson. He found rocks that had emerged from volcanoes in the mid-Pacific. But how did they get on top of a 3,849-foot mountain? Join us on the TRAIL THROUGH TIME, a series of...
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Bay Area Geology: Introduction
TRAIL THROUGH TIME A 6.3-mile hike from the top to the bottom of Mount Diablo travels through the Bay Area's entire geologic history. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, featuring Ken Lavin. Videography by Macha Rose. Animations by Tanya Atwater, UC Santa Barbara. Music by Phil...
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WILD MOUNT DIABLO: Late Bloomers
Spring has come and gone, but the wildflower bloom is not done. Mount Diablo has its own superblooms, and some of them are long lasting. A Mount Diablo Interpretive Association film featuring Kendall Paul Oei. Episode 12 in the Wild Mount Diablo series.
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Wild Mount Diablo: LADYBUGS
This just in: The ladybugs have returned to Mount Diablo! Learn all about their meanderings in this Mount Diablo Interpretive Association video featuring naturalist Ken Lavin. Images by Arnold Joe, Scott Hein, and Kendall Oei. Music by Daniel Kaede. Produced by Joan Hamilton. Adapted from…
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A Hiker's Guide to Mount Diablo Plants: Episode 9
CONNECTIONS As botanist Heath Bartosh explains in this final episode of "A Hiker's Guide to Mount Diablo Plants," Bay Area biodiversity hot spots are connected to places much farther south. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association Featuring Heath...
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A Hiker's Guide to Mount Diablo Plants: Episode 8
LAND OF DISCOVERY Mount Diablo has attracted some famous botanists over the years, including David Douglas, Alice Eastwood, and John Howell. Learn their stories—and those of the modern-day explorers following in their footsteps. Presented by SAVE MOUNT DIABLO in partnership with the Mount Diablo...
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A Hiker's Guide to Mount Diablo Plants: Episode 6
SHRUBS Dive into the mysteries of chaparral, a plant community that covers 3 percent of Earth's surface and nurtures 20 percent of its biodiversity. Presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle…
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A Hiker's Guide to Mount Diablo Plants: Episode 4
TREES AS LIVING HISTORY Mount Diablo's oaks, pines, bays, and buckeyes have tales to tell—if you know what to look for. Presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Lindsey Hendricks, Brian Peterson,...
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A Hiker's Guide to Mount Diablo Plants: Episode 3
As we head into another fire season in the Bay Area, learn how a small 2013 blaze increased knowledge about life on the East Bay's most iconic peak. Presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle…
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A Hiker's Guide to Mount Diablo Plants: Episode 2
Why is Mount Diablo so central to California's cultural and natural history? Find out on a hike near the 3,849-foot summit. Presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Originally published in 2019. Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle,...
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A HIker's Guide to Mount Diablo Plants
INTRODUCTION Enjoy five fascinating hikes led by rare-plant expert Heath Bartosh. Gain an appreciation for the long-hidden flora revealed by recent fires. Nod to the work of the scientists who've worked these storied slopes. And get ready to make your own discoveries! Episode 1 of "Harvest of...
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Winding Down Lime Ridge Looking for Wildlife
As you wind your way through the lovely hills of Lime Ridge, keep an eye out for wildlife. In this episode Seth Adams and Scott Hein discuss 1) one that's still common all over the area 2) an introduced species whose numbers have exploded and 3) a native species that's making a heartening…
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Summer Scents: Big Tarplant
Learn about a rare plant that waits until summer to grace the hills of Lime Ridge Open Space on the eastern edge of Walnut Creek, California. Featuring Heath Bartosh. Sponsored by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Photos courtesy of Scott Hein and Heath...
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Wild Mount Diablo PINES
Can you name three pine species that grow in Mount Diablo State Park? Learn to ID them by their pinecones (2 supersized, 1 clingy). Hear about how they're adapted to fire and drought. Meet the gun-toting botanists who collected their cones in the 1830s. A Mount Diablo Interpretive Association…
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Falls Trail 13: A Fine June Walk
In the final episode of our Falls Trail tour, learn about some of the wild and not-so-wild life you might see along the winding Wasserman Trail, including mariposa lilies and wild pigs. "Falls Trail" is 13-part series featuring Ken Lavin, Burt Bogardus, Paul Cardinet, and Jenn Roe. Presented by...
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Falls Trail 12: Chert
There's still water on the Falls Trail. As you get near the end of the loop, you can check out a Mount Diablo rock formed from what Rachel Carson called "the long snowfall of the sea." "Falls Trail" is 13-part series featuring Ken Lavin, Burt Bogardus, Paul Cardinet, and Jenn Roe. Presented by...
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Falls Trail 11: Remarkable Rocks
About halfway into this classic Mount Diablo hike, we get our first good look at the waterfalls of Wild Oat Canyon and the well-traveled rock that hosts the show: pillow basalt. "Falls Trail" is 13-part series featuring Ken Lavin, Burt Bogardus, Paul Cardinet, and Jenn Roe. Presented by Mount...
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Falls Trail 10: Leather Oak
In this cool spring, plenty of flowers still flank the Falls Trail, and interesting shrubs, too. Thanks to the area's serpentine soils, unusual species abound—like scrawny Quercus durata: leather oak.
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Falls Trail 9: Oracle Oak
Meet Mount Diablo's rarest oak, and the feminist who first named it for science: Albert Kellogg. "Falls Trail" is 13-part series featuring Ken Lavin, Burt Bogardus, Paul Cardinet, and Jenn Roe. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo.
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Falls Trail 5: Tales of Donner Cabin
History sleuths: Wander around an old cabin site in Mount Diablo State Park to find clues about how people used and misused this land in the 20th century. And how today's volunteer "Trash Removal Project" is making things right. "Falls Trail" is 13-part series featuring Ken Lavin, Burt Bogardus,...
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Falls Trail 4: The Great Fire of 1977
A first-person account of a 1977 fire in Mount Diablo State Park from former ranger Burt Bogardus. An ill-fated tree planting effort followed that blaze, as well as construction of the Mary Bowerman Trail at the summit. "Falls Trail" is 13-part series featuring Ken Lavin, Burt Bogardus, Paul...
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Falls Trail 3: George Cardinet
Meet "the grandfather of national trails," an enterprising equestrian who built more than 200 miles of trails in the East Bay area. His spirit lives on in the volunteers who work on trails in the park today. "Falls Trail" is 13-part series featuring Ken Lavin, Burt Bogardus, Paul Cardinet, and…
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Wild Mount Diablo: Peregrines 2022
Pine Canyon's peregrine falcons had a difficult season in 2021, when all four chicks were killed by a great-horned owl in a territorial dispute. Follow a team of California naturalists, stewards, and detectives as they tell the story of how the fastest animal on the planet fared last season. A...
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Hiking the Falls Trail, part two
We listen to lively sounds of the creek as we head up Donner Canyon, named for an unfortunate family that lived here in the late 1800s. On the way: tales of history, valley oaks, and the widely feared "guardian of the woodland," poison oak. "Falls Trail" is 13-part series featuring Ken Lavin…
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Finally, Water!
The rains have come. Which makes it a beautiful time to ponder the history, geology, plants, and animals to be found along one of Mount Diablo's classic hikes, the FALLS TRAIL. Join us for episode one of this 13-part series featuring Ken Lavin, Burt Bogardus, Paul Cardinet, and Jenn Roe.…
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Where the Grass is Greener
From the top of Lime Ridge, you can see Mount Diablo—and a surprisingly vast expanse of GRASSLAND in between. Learn about who owns these lands and some of the wild treasures they contain, including relicts of a drier climate such as desert olives and sagebrush lizards. From a tour of Lime Ridge...
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Our Friend the Fence Lizard
How a colorful reptile may help lower the incidence of Lyme disease in California. Episode 6.1 in Save Mount Diablo's guide to Lime Ridge, featuring Scott Hein and Seth Adams.
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Life on LIME RIDGE
In episode 6 of our Lime Ridge Tour, we take an inside look at Bay Area shrublands, also known as CHAPARRAL. They may look lifeless at times, but they nurture a rich assemblage of plants and animals, including Alameda whipsnakes, hummingbirds, and blue-gray gnatcatchers. Sponsored by Save Mount...
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The Ongoing Age of Discovery
After a winter of abundant rain and even snow, WILDFLOWERS are waking up in the East Bay. As you get out to enjoy them, keep in mind that there are still discoveries to be made. In 2008, for example, Carpenter David Gowen found two phlox species new to science in LIME RIDGE OPEN SPACE, nearly...
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Mount Diablo Delights
It may be cold and stormy now, but sunshine and spring wildflowers are on the way. In this final episode of our history series, dream about how you'd like to enjoy Mount Diablo State Park in the days ahead. This series features Ken Lavin, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Michael Marchiano, Vincent…
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Mount Diablo's Depression-Era Infrastructure
After recent atmospheric rivers, Mount Diablo State Park has a lot of re-building to do. But some of its oldest infrastructure has withstood a hundred years of storms. Its summit building, stone walls, and some picnic tables and stoves were the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a…
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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. Perfect to prepare for your first--or your hundredth--trip up the mountain. Sponsored by Save Mount Diablo and the Mount Diablo Interpretive AssociationProduced by Audio Guides to the Outdoors
HOSTED BY
Joan Hamilton: writer, producer
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