For less than the cost of a house we canprotect a strategic and spectacular 62-acreproperty, as beautiful as it is biologicallyimportant. We can also help a ranchingfamily that has lived here for generations."

White Bridges on Marsh CreekWhen you drive south from Marsh Creekroad on Morgan Territory road, about six

miles in, the road nar-rows into a denselywooded and narrowstream canyon.Before long, MarshCreek begins crossingone-lane whitebridges and thecanyon opens to thefirst in a series ofsmall meadows alongthe creek's floodplain. It's not unusualin one of the firstclearings to see aherd of horses. Theygraze on the JosephGalvin Ranch.

As frequently hap-pens with SaveMount Diablo'sacquisitions on the

mountain's east side,we are indebted to Anne Homan for herhistorical research and her book, “TheMorning Side Of Mount Diablo: an illus-trated account of the San Francisco BayArea's historic Morgan Territory Road”,published in 2001, that we have liberallyquoted and paraphrased below.

The Joseph Galvin Ranch includes a heavi-ly wooded canyon draining west betweentwo ridgelines to a long stretch of MarshCreek below, just south of the point where

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“Would you like to buy our property?” InJune the Galvin family approached SaveMount Diablo about their 62 acre property,which their family has owned since around1908. The family has lived at the base ofMt. Diablo for more than a hundred years.Their father Joseph Galvin recently diedand three children inherited two properties.One of them, in Morgan Territory, had alarge loan comingdue. The family wastorn between theirfinancial need andtheir father's wish thatthe property be pre-served.

While the JosephGalvin Ranch is spec-tacular, we had topass on the offer,even though it wouldprobably mean anoth-er expensive houselike the one right nextdoor to Galvin. SaveMount Diablo is landrich and cash poor-atthe time we ownedthree properties andon Jan. 7th we com-pleted our purchase ofa fourth, the Morgan"Red Corral" property. Our cash reservesare low until one or more of our propertiescan be transferred to a public agency (see427 acre Silva Ranch article on page 5).

Two weeks before Christmas, the Galvinscontacted us again. A buyer's offer hadfallen through and their loan would soon beforeclosed. Board members toured theproperty that weekend and then held anemergency Board meeting several dayslater. Although making an offer on theGalvin Ranch would cut into our operatingreserves, we decided that its resources were

too important and the family's financialneeds critical. We normally leverage pur-chases over time to allow for fundraising,but the Galvins agreed to a cash offer of$385,000. We entered escrow the nextweek and closed escrow on Jan. 24th.

Most of this article was written three weeksafter the Galvins contacted us in fear of

losing their property to the bank. We haveidentified $95,000 in endangered speciesmitigation funding and are "dialing for dol-lars" to a variety of donors and fundingsources. Unless we can find $290,000 tobridge our funding gap, we will have to uti-lize operational reserves.

According to Ron Brown, SMD'sExecutive Director, "This unusual opportu-nity is at the heart of why Save MountDiablo's work is important. No publicagency can move as quickly as we can.

Galvin, continued on page 101

Joseph Galvin Ranch Acquired

Save Mount Diablo Board, staff, and several guests preview the Joseph Galvin Ranch. (Scott Hein)

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Frank VarenchikTreasurerBurt BasslerMary L. BowermanDonald de FremeryScott HeinStephen JosephRobert MarxSteven MehlmanJohn MercurioDave SargentDavid TrotterSharon Walters

StaffRonald BrownExecutive Director

Seth AdamsDirector of Land Programs

Suzanne BitzOffice Manager

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From The Executive Director...It takes a community to preserve a mountain.

In the early 1900’s R. N. Burgess assembled lands including the western half ofMt. Diablo and proposed a huge development. World War I intervened, Burgesswent bankrupt and only the community of Diablo was built. New residents thereprovided support for a novel idea: creation of a state park at Mt. Diablo, one ofthe original seven in California. The first acquisitions were from Burgess’ hold-ings. New residents of a new development gained an appreciation for Diablo

then became its supporters. That’s why we held our 31st Anniversary within the State Park and honoredBob Doyle and Roger Epperson. They have loved the mountain since they were in high school and havehelped SMD ever since. Our work is about balance and, like Bob, Roger and our new Board members, ifyou experience Diablo, you’re more likely to help.

Look at the two photos below. Residents of the mountain since in 1895, Dorothy Wright’s family hadbeen suspicious of SMD when we were founded in 1971, but she sold her land to us in 2001. Today wecount the Wrights as good friends. We just completed purchase of the Wright’s neighbor’s property, theMorgan Red Corral. In December the Morgans’ cousins, the Galvins, approached us with a third oppor-tunity to preserve another historic parcel. Their uncle grazes yet another of our properties. In May we’lladd still another cousin’s property, the Silva Ranch, to the State Park. Relationships matter.

Paul Lopez approached us several years ago. SMD proposed the redesign of Braddock & Logan’s SandQuarry project to cut unit numbers and add the ridgeline there to Lime Ridge Open Space. Before theproject was finalized, B&L decided to sell to Standard Pacific. They came to us to ask, “Will you stillsupport the deal?” They could have proposed a bigger project but instead decreased unit numbers fur-ther. SP preserved half of the property, built a staging area and paid for a new trail to Paradise Valley.The project was first proposed in 1989. Politics makes strange bedfellows and persistence pays off.

What’s it all mean? We hope you appreciate our work and will continue yoursupport. It’s Spring! Please attend our events (hike to a waterfall?), enjoyDiablo’s natural and cultural history, and maybe get even more involved.

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(Left) Ron Brown and Morgan Territory landowner Dorothy Wright. A new Parks Bond 2000 sign acknowledges SaveMount Diablo’s purchase of Wright Canyon with the assistance of the Coastal Conservancy and 1000 donors.

(Right) Paul Lopez (l) and Doug Krah (r) of Standard Pacific with SMD’s Seth Adams and Ron Brown at the October12 dedication of the new Paradise Valley Trail and a new staging area at Ygnacio Valley Rd. & Cowell. (Seth Adams)

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A celebration of recreation on the mountain!10K Run and Hike, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Castle Rock Park in Walnut Creek is the site of the third TrailAdventure. Choose from a 10K timed run, or a 10K hike which canbe accomplished in one of three divisions - timed "speed hike',guided interpretive walk, or a leisurely stroll at your own pace. Thecourse leaves Castle Rock Park and loops through Diablo FoothillsRegional Park and onto the slopes of the State Park, returningthrough the spectacularly beautiful Pine Canyon.

Back at the start/finish line, there will be entertainment, familyactivities, information booths sponsored bynumerous organizations and recreation ven-dors, a bar-b-q lunch, and a raffle.

Co-sponsored by Marty Breen, ForwardMotion Sports (Danville & Walnut Creek) &Dave Husted, Outside Interests (Danville).

Run or hike fee is $30 (includes shirt &lunch). Call 925-947-3535 for information.

Last April, Save Mount Diablo led its second Four Days Diablobackpack trip. The four-day, three night adventure takes participantsfrom Shell Ridge Open Space in Walnut Creek to the Round ValleyRegional Preserve in Brentwood. The route crosses six parks,60,000 acres of permanently protected open space with only two nar-row paved roads along its thirty mile length.

Participants carry only their daypacks while other equipment is shut-tled from campsite to campsite. You’ll see beautiful and lush land-scapes and acres of wildflowers. You’ll learn about the geologic andcultural history of the land and experts will help identify the floraand fauna. When you reach camp each of thethree nights, you’ll be met with beverages andgourmet meals, followed by lectures about moun-tain’s resources, history and future.

The next Four Days Diablo trip will take placeApril 24-27, 2003. Space is limited 20 to partici-pants, $750 per person. Call the SMD office(925) 947-3535 to reserve your spot, or check ourwebsite for pictures, info and sign up sheets.Don’t miss out!

April 24-27 - Four Days Diablo: Hike the Diablo Trail with us

SMD’s Trail Adventureto be held on Sunday, June 1

Visit Our Web Site:www.savemountdiablo.orgIn addition to seeing beautiful images ofthe mountain and learning about the histo-ry of Save Mount Diablo and its acquisi-tions, you can also find information aboutour current land use planning efforts andacquisition projects. The web site con-tains articles from past newsletters and ourmonthly Action Alerts.

The Wild Bird Center, in Newell Plaza,Walnut Creek donates space on its serverto host our web site, thanks to Joanie &Chris Smith.

United WayYou can designate Save Mount Diablo asthe recipient of your United Way Pledge.When asked to make your annual work-place donation, consider designating it toSMD, Federal ID #94-2681735.

Business ContributionsAsk your employer if they have a match-ing gift program, a foundation or corpo-rate donation program to which we canapply. This year we received matchinggifts from: Bank of America MatchingGifts Program; Mal Warwick &Associates, Microsoft Matching GiftsProgram, Sun Microsystems Foundation

By signing up for SMD’s email distribu-tion list you will receive monthly “ActionAlerts” about current land use issues,events and activites and images of land-scapes that we are working to preserve.E-News recipients get first notice of someevents, and the only notice of others.

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Moonlight on the MountainSMD's 31st Anniversary &

Mountain Stars AwardsSeptember 21, 2002at the China Wall

More than 150 guests arrived at MacedoRanch in bright sun. They were shuttled toMt. Diablo State Park's China Wall aboveAlamo, the spectacular site of SMD's 31stAnniversary.

Guests were greeted with hors d'oevres,music by Michelle Latimer & her JazzEnsemble and a silent auction. As everyonewas seated for dinner, the sun began itsdescent and the mountain's slopes shifted incolor from bright golden to red to purple.During dinner and the Mountain Starsawards ceremony and a live auction, the fullmoon finally made its dramatic entrance.

The event raised $25,000 for SMD's pro-grams, and everyone agreed that the eveningwas a tremendous success.

Oak SponsorsChevronTexaco;International Brotherhoodof Electrical Workers, Local 302

Buckeye SponsorsLSA & Associates; Windemere BLC

Bay SponsorsAnonymous; Marx Associates, Inc.;Dave and Dana Dornsife

Silent & Live Auction Donors46 business and individual donors who donatedgoods and services which raised over $13,000from successful bidders

Event CommitteeBob Marx (Event Chair), Burt Bassler, ArtBonwell, Charla Gabert, Scott & Claudia Hein,Barbara Hughes, Stephen Joseph, Dave Knauer,Sherry McCreedy John Mercurio, AmaraMorrison, David Ogden, Kerry Randall, DaveSargent, Chris Smith, Malcolm Sproul, DaveTrotter, Sharon Walters

Photos (clockwise from upper right) Mt. DiabloState Park’s China Wall; Bob Doyle receives the"Mountain Saver" Award for LifetimeAchievement; Roger Epperson receives a"Mountain Star" Award for Stewardship; Guests atdinner; Michelle Latimer & her jazz ensemble;silent auction; “Moonlight Over The Mountain”;Bob Marx, Event Chair; Tina Batt; guests &Amara Morrison (r); friends from IBEW; MalcolmSproul, SMD President. (by Scott Hein)

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The highest elevations in the Canyon, how-ever, remained in private hands, raisingconcern about the ultimate health of thewatershed below. In November 1999 SMDpurchased Silva, the largest remaining par-cel in the canyon, for $750,000 and furtherwidened the corridor.

The campaign to fund the purchase wascomplex; the late Bob Adams, an SMDBoard member at the time, provided thefirst $25,000 of five option installments.Before his death, the property's pond wasnamed "Bob’s Pond" in his honor. Ananonymous donor provided $100,000 and abridge loan was secured from the PackardFoundation for the remaining $625,000.

Once the loan had been secured, in January2000 SMD was granted $400,000 by theCoastal Conservancy. Shapell Industriesand Autumn Creek Associates purchasedconservation easements over a total of 116acres, as mitigation for impacts of twoDanville development projects on the red-legged frog. By October 2002 Shapell hadalso strengthened the Bob's Pond dam andrecreated another pond to enhance the froghabitat, and had removed debris.

Silva Ranch is not open to the public untilafter the dedication, but there will be aguided public hike on Sunday March 30.Check the Spring on the Mountain scheduleor our website for more info. For infoabout the dedication, call 925 947-3535.

property's NW corner, at Windy Point.The Silva camping spot is on a grassy sad-dle splitting the property diagonally. Theview is unspoiled; at nightfall a few lightstwinkle far off in the Livermore Valley.

If you climb toward Windy Point at Silva'supper elevations, on clear days the Sierrarange appears. Everyday views stretch toBlack DiamondMines. Silva's firetrails bridge a gapin Finley Road andcomplete a varietyof loops through thenearby Parks.

In 1987, most ofRiggs Canyon wasprivately owned.SMD's purchase ofthe 631 acreMorgan Ranch in1989 provided thefirst connectionbetween Mt. DiabloState Park andMorgan TerritoryReg. Preserve. In1998, a new stagingpoint was creatednear the end of thepaved portion ofFinley Road, pro-viding the first easyaccess.

Silva Ranch to be added to State ParkDedication will be on Saturday, May 17"This view is incredible. You feel likeyou're the only person on the planet. Ican't believe we're just a few miles fromhome." Save Mount Diablo has led several"Four Days Diablo" trips, a four day hikeon the Diablo Trail from Walnut Creek toBrentwood. The second night is spentcamping at the Silva Ranch, high at the topof Riggs Canyon. It's a spectacular setting.

For the past three years SMD's Board, staffand members have shared Silva as a pri-vate preserve but starting in May, when theproperty is added to Mt. Diablo State Park,anyone will be able to visit.

The Silva property covers three quarters ofa square mile, bordered on the south andeast by Mt. Diablo State Park. On theground it turns out to be very different.Riggs is one of the most remote andruggedly beautiful parts of Mt. Diablo, a3000 acre deep canyon which is home tomountain lions, and golden eagles. OurDiablo Trail hikers drop steeply fromrugged Oyster Point to Tassajara creek,then follow Finley Road back up toHighland Ridge.

Wind caves overlook the walk fromKnobcone Point, Jackass Canyon, CavePoint, and the Morgan amphitheatre.Prairie falcons nest in cliffs, their "wek-wek" calls echoing off rock. HighlandRidge peaks (higher than Marin's Mt. Tam)to the southeast in Morgan Territory Reg.Preserve, which shares the canyon with theState Park. The ridge peaks again at the

Riggs Canyon and the 427-acre Silva Ranch rising from the shadowsof the Tassajara creek drainage to Windy Point. (Scott Hein)

Riggs Canyon can be accessed from Morgan Territory Rd. at Finley Road, the Red Corralor at the Highland Ridge trail, or from the southern end of Finley off Camino Tassajara.

(Base map, courtesy of the Mt. Diablo Interpretive Association)

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sue twining around otherwise dead graybranches. You'll double back up-slope in ashort, steep section. The Falls trail cuts offsteeply uphill and to the east (right) justabove a turn in the road, near the 1400’contour, but quickly levels out.

As the trail crests, the water falls becomevisible, and the view stretches back all theway to Martinez and Benicia. On a goodday the water and falls will be clearly visi-ble on three different branches of the creek,crossing the many layers of sedimentaryand metamorphic rock visible the length ofthe trail. The twisted, rocky landscapeappears almost volcanic. The first fallsometimes drops more than 25 feet. Inoticed a young falcon spiraling among thecliffs. Even in December, the green frondsof the polypody ferns were becoming visi-ble on the rocks and one of the seasons firstblooms, the pink racemes of wild currants,were already out.

Be sensitive. The slopes are steep and ero-sion prone. Stick to the main trail andavoid the temptation to climb down to thefalls. It's dangerous and it's damaging.

Depending on the season, you'll cross thecreeks several times, before joining theMiddle Trail and taking the down slopeback to the Donner Canyon Rd.

Throughout the hike you'll enjoy the roar ofthe creeks. For variations, consider climb-ing up to the Meridian Ridge Road, andthen down the Meridian Pt. trail into BackCanyon. The Back Creek Trail ends whereyou parked, after passing through manymore wildflowers and thicker chaparral.You can also continue up and over to DeerFlat and back down Mitchell Canyon, oreven to the summit or North Peak.

The Falls TrailTrailhead: end of Regency Dr., off MarshCreek Rd., eastern edge of Clayton.Follow Ygnacio east to Clayton Road, turnright on Clayton; follow it past downtown,where the road rejoins Marsh Creek Road.Turn right on Regency Dr., to the end.Route: Donner Cyn Rd. to Cardinet OaksRd., to Falls Trail, to Middle Trail and backDistance: 4.8 miles round trip Change in Elevation: 1200 feet each wayDifficulty: Some steep areas on DonnerCyn. Road, but the Falls Trail is relativelyeasy. Mitchell Cyn. doesn't have big falls,but is easier going and streamside.Best Time To Go: After a heavy rain;expect mud in lower Donner Cyn.

The calls come every winter-especiallyafter a local newspaper runs a vague articleand a bad map: "How do you get to thewaterfalls?" (See above) "Are dogsallowed?" (No) "Are they close?" (about2.5 miles each way) "How hard is it?" (ifyou have to ask, it's probably too difficult)"Is it muddy or wet?" (Yes, and that's thebest time to go) Most of this article waswritten for our Spring ‘93 DiabloWatch.The Spring on Diablo schedule includesquite a few Falls Trail hikes.

Mount Diablo has a forbidding image tomany, in part because of its name. Whilecreeks may dry in summer, the reality isthat there are always cool canyons, andeven on hot days cool breezes cross upperelevations. On the north side of the moun-

tain are three large, wooded canyons.Because they're protected from the sunmost of the day, Donner, Back and MitchellCanyons have among California's bestwildflower shows. The waterfalls in theupper reaches of Donner Canyon are icingon the cake. Save Mount Diablo workedwith the State to preserve most of the threecanyons in the mid 1970s, and helpedacquire North Peak's summit in 1980.

I hiked the Falls Trail on the last day of1992, a day-long window of sunshine thatwas surprisingly warm considering thesnow above on the peaks. Starting atRegency Drive, you immediately crossDonner Creek just above where it mergeswith Back Creek in Clayton's Open Space.It looks as though the creeks had carved agorge between Regency and Mountaire.The streets dead-end immediately acrossfrom each other leaving the creeks un-cul-verted, testimony to creek protection effortsin Clayton. Both creeks were very full andthe lower reaches of the canyon somewhatmuddy. Mud is a good sign that the water-falls are booming in the canyon above.

Follow Donner Creek across the lowerfoothills with their big valley oaks andnon-native eucalyptus and up into theCanyon for the first mile and a half. You'llpass the charred remains of the oldHetherington cabin and soon after leave thecreek bank to begin climbing more serious-ly. Before long, views will open up to theMt. Zion quarries to the west, to MitchellRock a little to their south, and to theurbanized Clayton valley below. Turnaround and stop often to see the quicklyexpanding view. You'll pass the Tick Woodand Hetherington Loop trails before reach-ing the Cardinet Oaks Rd.

The wildflower show will really get goingin March and April, but on my winter day,the signs of spring were just starting to out-shine those of winter; the fresh green of thechaparral and last year's powder puff seedsof the wild clematis vines. In winter, too,the signs of the 1977 fire that burnedacross this section of the mountain aremore visible, from blackened tree trunks, tothe ghostly groves of dead gray manzanitassurrounded by the red-trunked, new growththat issued forth after the fire.

At the Cardinet Oaks Rd., Back Cyn is tothe west. In the distance the Keller Ranch(Oakhurst) development is visible east ofClayton Rd. After climbing, the CardinetOaks Rd. heads downhill and crossesDonner Creek. On this particular day thecreek was roaring, a good sign of things tocome. Just past the creek, older manzani-tas show the lovely red veins of living tis-

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By age seventeen, after completing eightyears of grammar school, Robert NobleBurgess had started a fruit packing plant inConcord, called Burgess and Noble. Born inNew Brunswick in 1878, his family movedto California when he was six, eventuallysettling in Contra Costa in 1886. His fatherwas a minister for the Danville PresbyterianChurch. Burgess ran a large sugar beet ranchas a teenager, then constructed homes inOakland after the 1906 earthquake. Hefounded the R. N. Burgess Company by agetwenty-nine, handling real estate and con-struction, and held controlling interests in adozen banks and other companies, includingWWI shipbuilding, for which he founded thetown of Clyde. His first ship, the largestfreighter yet built on the West coast, wasnamed Diablo.

Burgess' biggest dream, however, rose to thepeak of Mount Diablo, centered around the10,000 acre Railroad Ranch he had eyedsince he was a boy in Danville. In 1913 heproposed the 13,000 acre Mt. Diablo Estatedevelopment on the west face of the moun-tain, stretching from Walnut Creek to the

summit toPleasanton, andfounded Diabloand the MountDiablo ParkClub (later, theDiablo CountryClub). One areawas sold toAnsel MillsEaston andbecame theBlack HawkFarm. By 1919he had gainedcontrol of morethan 38,500acres (60 squaremiles) fromConcord toPleasanton toMoraga.

The Oakland,Antioch &Eastern electricrailway wasextended toDiablo and theNorthgate area tofacilitate thedevelopment.He built autoroads to the topof Mt. Diablo,Mt. DiabloScenicBoulevard,

sowed with wildflower seeds and offeredthem to the public as a scenic arboretum roadcorridor. He popularized the mountain andhis development proposal with a widely dis-tributed brochure, including the often repeat-ed myth that Mount Diablo's view was thebiggest in the world (it is probably only thebiggest in California). The largest advertisingcontract perhaps ever written until then, wasbrokered with William Randolph Hearst andhis newspapers, and a summit hotel, the Torredel Sol, was proposed but never constructed.

During World War I, real estate sales driedup. The Mt. Diablo Estates developmentstopped after the community of Diablo wasbuilt. Soon after the War, Burgess was driveninto bankruptcy. His Mount Diablo ParkCompany sold the first parcels--3,136 acres--for what became Mt. Diablo State Park, oneof the first seven in the State. Key in its sup-port were the residents of the summer homeshe had built in Diablo.According to his daughter Fran BurgessEnright, "He was a driver, a man's man,rugged, determined, self-made and proud ofit, yet rubbing elbows with the barons of the

business world." He was a good father,took his children on many camping trips,and loved to hunt, fish and ride horses, andwill be remembered as an opportunist, fore-sighted and daring. In 1964, a year beforehis death, Burgess privately published hisMemoirs, excerpted below.

Memoirs"August 1884 - For an entire week ourhome will be aboard the train. We leaveBoston and go through New York,Cleveland, Chicago, Omaha, Salt Lake City,Reno, past Donner Lake, to the OaklandPier.". . . "On May 2, 1886 Father receiveda call to preach in the Danville PresbyterianChurch, at a salary of $1,000 per year.". .."Mother named our new home BonnyVista. Bonny (Scotch) is interpreted as"good", and the Vista (view) was largely ofthe Railroad Ranch on the western slopes ofMt. Diablo, which rose four thousand feetnortheast of our place. For a time thismountain wore a white lace cap of snowduring most winters. On its top is themeridian monument, and the surveys inCalifornia are tied to that base."

"My perpetual hunger often made me late toschool. I would stop at the bridge underwhich there was a small stream and a boun-tiful supply of frogs. I would catch a messof them and prepare them-built a small fireand roast them. They were delicious. I canstill taste them."

"Opposite us and at the foot of Mt. Diabloand well up on its foothills was the RailroadRanch, owned by two old railroad contrac-tors, Seth and Dan Cook. They were bothbachelors at the time they acquired theproperty. As I heard it, they first saw theranch when invited for a weekend by anemployee, auditor or secretary, or someone

Robert Noble Burgess (c. Elizabeth Burgess Cox)

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Cover, 1916 Mt Diablo Scenic Boulevard brochure (Collection of Roger Epperson)

Robert Noble Burgess: Sixty Square Miles And A MountainWorld War I bankruptcy led to the creation of Mt. Diablo State Park

"Mrs. Boyd went to her secretary and wrotea note to her attorney, Mr. WilliamHumphries of San Francisco. While she wasat the desk I hovered around and purposelydropped the $10,000 cashier's check whereshe was sure to find it, and then took myseat. When she had completed the note shehanded it to me and as she returned to herchair she stooped to pick up the piece ofpaper, while I was reading her note, andexclaimed, ‘What in the world is this?’ Iarose and saw she had the check and wassomewhat flustered. I said, ‘I brought thatcheck over to make you a payment onaccount. I really have been careless and hadbetter leave it with you, for at this ratebefore I get home someone is liable to pickmy pockets. I suggest I endorse the check toyou and then when Mr. Humphries is ready Iwill only have to pay him $140,000.’ ‘Thatseems all right to me,’ she said. I then said,‘There is no necessity of writing the letterover again, just put on a P. S. stating youhave received $10,000 on account and he isto collect $140,000.’ Mrs. Boyd did that, andI got up to leave. In parting I said, ‘You cannow feel you have sold the ranch.’”"When I reached San Francisco I had thenote Mrs. Boyd gave me photostated, thenwent to see Mr. Humphries. He was busybut stepped out of his office to see me and Itold him I had purchased the Oakwood ParkStock farm from Mrs. Boyd. He said, ‘Youmay think you have.’ I said, ‘I have, and ifyou doubt it here is her letter .’ He then said,‘I realize you are right. I will prepare thepapers.’ When Mrs. Boyd accepted the$10,000 as first payment her letter was avalid Contract of Purchase. The Mt. DiabloPark Company, a corporation, took title to

off the large holdings as possibilities forfuture real estate syndicating, with the idea ofcutting up and marketing them as ranch-es."..."Many of these transactions had to waitthe recovery from the disaster of the earth-quake and fire that hit San Francisco in 1906,and the money panic of 1907."

"I thought if I were established in SanFrancisco there would be demand for years,rebuilding the burned-out area, if one couldarrange the financing, and if one could diverta trickle of the people that were settling inthe East Bay area to central Contra CostaCounty and add to that some of the com-muters to the plants on the forty miles ofwater frontage from San Pablo bay toAntioch, one would have business in vol-ume. That country had a future, the WalnutCreek area."..."The {R.N. Burgess}compa-nies were incorporated in 1908."

Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville"1913 . One afternoon while motoringaround the Danville and Tassajara area Idropped in at the Oakwood Park Stock farmon the Railroad ranch of my boyhood. At thedeath of Seth and Dan Cook it was inheritedby their niece, Mrs. John F. Boyd"..."When Ireturned to San Francisco, I called Mrs. Boydby phone. She invited me to come for tea atthree o'clock that afternoon. I accepted, thenwent to the Crocker National Bank and pur-chased a $10,000 cashier's check payable tomy order."..."Mrs. Boyd said she did wish tosell the ranch and she had set the price at$150,000. She said she had had several buy-ers, but for some reason they could not meether attorney's requirements…"

Burgess' s Marion steam shovel was used toconstruct Mt. Diablo Scenic Boulevard to

the top of the mountain from 1912-1915

Burgess, continued from page 7of that caliber. On their way home theytalked in wonder of how their employeecould afford such a ranch, and came to theconclusion they had better look into theirrecords. It ended by their taking over theranch…"

"Seth and Dan were rough, hearty fel-lows…"..."I came to know them and havethe privilege of shooting on their 10,000acres. On Saturday afternoons, Fatherwould stake John and me out along the frontof our orchard on the county road with ourhoes clearing away the weeds. Along wouldcome Seth and Dan in a Tallyho with a four-in-hand. Dan would pull the horses to a stopand yell, ‘God-damn you youngsters, comehere’ and with great trepidation John wouldgo up to Dan, while Igazed at the firstshapely legs housed insilk stockings I eversaw. John would turnto Dan who would pro-duce a double eagle,$20.00, in gold, andDan would say, ‘Givethis to your old man.He is the only God-damned preacher I everknew that was anygood.’”

The R.N. BurgessCompanies"In November, 1903, Imoved to the 240 acreSan MiguelRanch."..."here in therarefied air of my cas-tle in the sky that Istudied the countymaps and marked

1915 Gates Map from Burgess’s 1916 Mount Diablo brochure that encouraged tourists and potential home buyers to visit Mt. Diablo,and buy one of the R.N. Burgess Company’s lots. The map shows ferry, auto, bus and rail routes. (Collection of Roger Epperson)

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stablemen drive all the saddle hors-es, except one for Mr. Hearst andmy horse, into the big pasture andherd them well up the mountain sothere would be no chance of gather-ing them in time for the guests tocatch up with Mr. Hearst andme."…"I had an important deal todiscuss and felt it was best not tohave any distractions."

"Mr. Hearst and I were about fourhours in the saddle. He selected a highwooded hill-top on which he would build.He worked out plans for the proposeddevelopment as we rode along. He said,‘We will have to have the boulevard right-of-way 200 feet wide so it can be planted totrees and shrubs that will do best at the vari-ous elevations.’ The elevations were from350 feet to 4000 feet. ‘And, when complet-ed, I will deed it to the University ofCalifornia as an arboretum and have itendowed, and I will give some thought as tohow to develop it further so it will be ofeducational importance.’"

"The top of Mt. Diablo is the base meridianfor all California surveys. From its topthere is a wonderful view on a clear day. Itis possible to see over an extent of 40,000square miles of valleys, rivers and moun-tains, -- the pillar of smoke from Mt. Lassenvolcano. Looking westward you see theSan Francisco Bay area, and as far west asthe Faralone Islands. Mr. Hearst said, ‘Thisis a wonderful view, and should be the siteof a castle-like building. It is worthy ofJulia Morgan's skill.’ (She was his architecton the San Simeon Castle and his place onthe Russian River. Plans for the Castle werelater drawn up by Arthur B. Benton andapproved by the Department of the Interior,but World War I came along and it was notbuilt then.)"

"To round out the 13,000 acres in Mt.Diablo Villa homes, the sale of which wasunder way to Mr. Hearst, it was necessary tohave a report on the available water."... “themost dependable source was the PleasantonValley basin."..."So we purchased as theTasajarra Land Company 8,000 acres thatconnected the Mt. Diablo Villa Homes withthe Pleasanton basin and from them got aright of way for a pipe line. To make theHearst contract operative we had to com-plete the Mt. Diablo Scenic Boulevard so itcould be traveled from the north gate inIgnacio Valley to the top of Diablo anddown to the south gate in the Mt. DiabloVilla homes. (Oakwood Park Stock farmand other properties comprised the Mt.Diablo Villa homes, all together 13,000acres.)"

"The contract as finally worked outbetween William Randolph Hearst and R.N. Burgess Company was signed in 1914,and provided for the sale of 15,000 acresreaching from the terminal of the Oaklandand Antioch railroad in Ignacio valley tothe top of Mt. Diablo and down its south-east slope to Diablo, at a price of $100 peracre"..."R. N. Burgess Company was toproceed with developing the golf course,club house, and the building of the Mt.Diablo Scenic boulevard. The advertisingwas not to start until the boulevard wasgraded. To the expenses of improvementsthere was to be added ten per cent for over-head and profit. R. N. Burgess Companywas to be the Sales Agent and was to bepaid twenty per cent…"

"This contract was the largest advertisingcontract ever written. The delay of Mr.Hearst's signing of this contract and thecompletion of the Boulevard brought us upto the time the United States entered WorldWar I, and the American people then weremore concerned with the draft and taxesthan with seeking a milder climate."

"Speculate only when you have moremoney than you need, never when youneed more money than you have."

{R. N. Burgess became financially success-ful in other ventures after the GreatDepression. He died in 1965. Several ofhis children continue to live in the area.}

Burgess’s Moorish Torre del Sol hotel was proposed for the mountain’s summit c. 1916, but was never built (c. MDSP)

the Boyd property."

"Later I purchased for R. N. BurgessCompany 160 acres over the hill in PleasantValley, which was included in the sale to theBlack Hawk ranch, and on the northwestside of the park 240-acre Cope Almondorchard, the 160-acre Bruce Stone ranch, andon the southern portion of Ignacio Valleyadjoining Mt. Diablo the 1300-acre Brubeckranch, 50 acres from Hutchinson, and the3000 acres lying between these parcels andthe park from George W. McNear, and 160acres from H. H. Haight on the top of Mt.Diablo containing the Mt. Diablo BaseMeridian Monuments. This last purchasedid not come easy. This block of land con-tained about 15,000 acres, and contained theentire right-of-way for the Mt. Diablo ScenicBoulevard, so I started its construction fromthe North gate in the Brubeck tract andpushed it through to the top of the mountain.It was practically all stone or shale; much ofit had to be blasted. The blasting holes hadto be drilled as deep as 30 feet, and that wasin the day of hand drills. I purchased aMarion steam shovel and it was operated byMcCune until the entire road was graded"..."After the road was excavated to the moun-tain top McCune brought the shovel downabout three miles and started a road to thesouth and west that ended in the South Gatein Diablo."

"The next move was to get the OaklandAntioch Eastern to build through IgnacioValley to the Hutchinson Tract, connectingwith the North Gate, and to build fromSaranap to the Club house in the park. Thiswas done and they regularly operated theDiablo Club car by 1914."..."Now to get aspot on the official maps for Diablo it wasnecessary to have Diablo made a UnitedStates Post Office. This did not prove toodifficult, so Diablo was born."

William Randolph Hearst "I sat up most of the night writing and re-writing a telegram to William RandolphHearst, a man I had never met, but I had tocatch his interest on the first try."..."As weapproached the club I had Mr. Bull jump thetrain on the offside as quickly as possibleand hurry to the stables and have one of the

OA&E advertisement for day trips to Diablo. Railroad spurlines were extended to both sides of Diablo (c. MDSP)

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Morgan Territory road narrows to one lane.SMD has a policy to acquire propertiesalong the Marsh Creek corridor, one of thelongest and least developed streams in theEast Bay. The creek's headwaters and sev-eral miles of its length are protected withinMorgan Territory Reg. Preserve and Mt.Diablo State Park. Several more miles areprotected at Round Valley and in the newCowell Ranch State Park, and its mouth isfound near the proposed site of the DeltaScience Center in Oakley at Big Break.

Galvin's northwestern corner starts at a rel-atively new bridge over the creek, leadingto a multi-million dollar house built by TomCandiotti, a former Oakland A's pitcher.The western boundary follows the road andcreek south to include two of the distinctiveone-lane white bridges built over MarshCreek. A third bridge is located at thesouthwestern corner of SMD's "Red Corral"property.

According to Homan, "Fred Bloching often

drove his grandfather Manuel Nunez to theMorgan Territory ranch in the familybuggy, fording the creek before the bridgeswere built. ‘There wasn't much of a roadthen-just a mud hole.’ Later he and hisgrandfather worked on the road for thecounty. ‘My grandfather built all thosebridges on that road-he built them all. Hewas good at pilin' rocks. You know, hecould stack rocks…He could really make arock wall good and not use any cement-stack 'em in there. They're still there inthose bridges.’”

One ridgeline is chaparral covered, with afire road threading its way up through fra-grant brush. The other ridge includes oakwoodland with rock outcrops cresting tograssland and expansive views of WindyPoint and the mountain. The spectacularproperty rises east to the Seeno squaremile, recently protected with a conserva-tion easement.

Galvin is habitat for a variety of wildlifeincluding the rare Mt. Diablo sunflower,Mt. Diablo globe lily, and the threatenedCalifornia red-legged frog. It almost cer-tainly serves as habitat for the threatenedAlameda whipsnake.

"Acquisition of the Joseph Galvin Ranchhelps accomplish several of SMD's goalsincluding helping to establish a better cor-ridor between Morgan Territory RegionalPreserve and Mt. Diablo State Park, whileprotecting part of the Marsh Creek ripariancorridor and significant biologicalresources. The property is a piece in apuzzle designed to conserve the resourcesof Morgan Territory. By contrast, theCandiotti mansion next door shows what

might easily have happened instead," saidMalcolm Sproul, SMD's president.

Roots in Portugal's Azores IslandsThe Morgans, Cardozas, Silvas, CorreaAzevedos, Vieras and Galvins are all relat-ed, with ancestors from the Azores. TheJoseph Galvin Ranch is on Section 10,straddling Morgan Territory Road. A sec-tion, or square mile, includes 640 acres.The Galvin Ranch has passed through thehands of three generations of "Joe" Galvinsand has only been used for grazing.

Section 15, most of which was acquired bySave Mount Diablo in its purchase of the631-acre Morgan Ranch in 1989 and whichincludes our recent Morgan "Red Corral"acquisition, is adjacent on the south.

Jeremiah Morgan, for whom MorganTerritory is named, first visited Mt.Diablo's east side around 1856 from hishome in the Ygnacio Valley and thenmoved there the following October."Jerry" owned Section 10 as early as 1857and Section 15 somewhat later. His houseand barn were located on the northwestcorner of Section 10. The barn is stillstanding. When Morgan died in 1906 hehad lost all of his property and by 1908 theBank of Concord owned Section 10.Antone Correa-Azevedo probably bought itat a bank sale that same year or possiblysomewhat later.

"Maria Thereza Cardoza emigrated fromthe Azorean island of São Jorge to Bostonin the late 1800s and then traveled cross-country to California, where she marriedDeclusian ‘John’ Silva, another Azorean”... “the couple lived on the old McGrewplace on the north end of Morgan TerritoryRoad, about six miles from Marsh CreekRoad. Shortly before the birth of their sec-ond child in 1895, John died of pneumo-

Oak woodland on the south ridge of the Joseph Galvin Ranch, (Scott Hein)

Maria Felomena & Joseph Galvin on their wed-ding day May 24, 1964 (c. the Galvin Family).

Joe & Rose Galvin, c.1916 (c. Galvin Family)

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nia” ... “his death occurred during therainy season, and his body had to bebrought down on a sled because the roadwas so muddy. Visiting physician Dr.George McKenzie declared, ‘Don't ever askme up there again!’”

“Left with two small daughters, MariaThereza married Joseph Correa Azevedo{brother of Antone}, who had also emigrat-ed from São Jorge. Their daughter Luzia(Lucy) described her father as a good, gen-tle man who was very strong physicallyand a hard worker, taking on the utmostexertion in order to become a propertyowner.”

On March 4, 1909 Joseph was killed, atage 47, in an accident near Martinez. “The1909 court-ordered inventory of the proper-ty belonging to Joseph Correa Azevedoshowed that at his death he owned 1,045acres of land, worth more than $6000,much of it along Morgan Territory Road.”... “Two years after Joseph's death, MariaThereza Correa Azevedo married herbrother-in-law {Antone}, creating a com-bined family of 12 children, including twoorphaned girls she had adopted.”

"Lucy Viera described her mother, MariaThereza Cardoza Silva Correa Azevedo, asa calm person in the midst of the storm ofthis large integrated family. Maria Therezaand her daughters baked 16 to 20 loaves ofbread every other day on their wood stove.They made cheese that had a flavor andtexture similar to jack cheese today. Lucyremembered her mother's potato doughnutsand Portuguese sweet bread, made for spe-cial occasions. Another household chorewas making lye soap. Despite her hearttrouble, Maria Thereza worked very hardand had outlived her third husband by more

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than seven years when shedied on 14 November 1936,one day before her 70thbirthday."

Joseph Galvin (either JosephBento-Galvin or possiblyBento Galvão in Portuguese),emigrated from the Azoreanisland of São Miguel. Heworked for the Azevedoswhen he was 18 or 20, andmet and married Rose CorreaAzevedo. Three of MariaThereza's daughters inheritedparts of Section 10 (aftermarriage they were AnneMorgan, Lucy Viera andRose Galvin).

Joseph and Rose had four sons, Everett,Herman (Benny), Jerome (Jerry), andJoseph. Eventually the brothers split up theproperties they jointly inherited andranched. "When the property was subdi-vided we put in the fences that summer.With a big family like ours, everyone pitch-es in and helps," said Joe Galvin, the sec-ond Joseph's son.

Joseph's wife Maria Felomena MedeirosGalvin, also from the Azores, died January14, 1988 at age 53. Joseph passed away onJuly 17, 2001 at age 71 leaving property,including the 62 acres SMD purchased, tothree of his children, Maria, Joe, and Tony.

"My dad always wanted to make a park outof the Morgan Territory property. It wasone of those dreams he had. When some-thing's been in the family for a long time,you're glad that it won't be destroyed, andthat people can continue to value it. I'mglad that the property will be protected andleft alone," said Joe.

The Joseph Galvin Ranch is not open to thepublic except by guided tour.

There is a public hike there on April 19,Saturday, 10:00 AM. Check the Spring onDiablo schedule or our website for moreinformation.

On January 7, 2003 Save Mount Diablocompleted the $290,000 purchase of thetwenty acre Morgan Red Corral, for futureaddition to Mt. Diablo State Park.

We acquired the 631-acre Morgan Ranchacross the road from the Red Corral in1989 and immediately transferred it to theState, but there is very little parking toaccess the addition. The Red Corral willprovide space for a small staging areawhile protecting a section of Marsh Creek.

SMD optioned the Red Corral on July 10,2002 from Bill and Naomi Morgan andhad six months to complete the purchase.We will land bank the property until trans-fer to the state. We have agreed to allowcontinued use of the property's corral andchutes for transfer of cattle to trucks.

Funding for the purchase was awarded toSMD on July 19, 2002 as part of a penaltypaid by the Seeno development companyfor Endangered Species Act andStreambed Alteration permit violations atits San Marco project in Pittsburg.

Save Mount Diablo has also agreed toplace a historical plaque onsite, describingJeremiah Morgan, for whom the area isnamed.

The Morgan Red Corral is not open to thepublic except by guided tour. There willbe a public hike on Sunday March 30.Check the Spring on Diablo schedule orour website for more info.

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Founder’s CircleTen year pledge of $10,000AnonymousDave & Dana Dornsife

Summit Club$1,000 or more Burt BogardusBraddock & Logan Services

Inc - Joseph RaphelJed & Rosemary DanielJoe GoldsteinDouglas Lacey & Cindy

Silvani-LaceyLinda LocklinRobert & Shirley NootbaarRichard RollinsMarian ScottRichard & Sandra SmithMildred Snelson

Peak Guardian$500 or moreJim & Carolyn ButlerDina Colman & David

LuczynskiSally Dalton & Peter Gochis Raymond & Laura De PoleKaye DeckerSteve Evans & Kathleen

CorreiaLee GlasgowScott & Claudia HeinCarolyn & Bob Mills (Mills

Associates)Gordon & Donna MonroeDavid Ogden & Sandi BiagiHenry StaufferEarl & Marlys Worden

Mountain Saver$250 or moreJudy & Andy AdlerAnonymousAlan & Helen ApplefordBill & Joyce AshurstMary BaldwinGeoffrey & Sandy BellengerLesley BennPeter & Waldy BreidbachBette Brockman & Jim

RichardsDiane BrownDorothy BrownPatrick & Shirley CampbellRick & Suzanne CordesPhillip & Jean DavidJames DayTom FanninSidney & Linda FluhrerLiana Genovesi & Scott

AhrendtJohn & Cathy GrossuJames & Roberta HadleyPeter & Judi Hage

Ronald & Ann HendelDick Heron & Sue

PitsenbargerHarlan & Gayl HirschfeldSandy HoodJohn & Linda JuddDavid & Lois KailJohn KieferKnapsack Tours- Michael

PaluckiGerald & Rosette KochGordon & Lynn LaksoPaul & Yen Yee Fun LocklinPatricia LopezEleanor LoyndBob & Joan MarxRobert MaynardSteve & Linda MehlmanJames & Sharon MooreAmara & Clark MorrisonTheron NelsonMichael O'DonahueLawrence PeiranoStephane PelchatBrad & Trish PiattDaniel & Janet SchalkChris Schmidt- Plant DécorMonica SheridanSandor & Faye StrausDavid & Deborah TrotterFrank & Barb VarenchikCarl & Lynne WalterDick & Margo WatsonDavid Whippy

Diablo Donor$100 or moreBarbara AgenoThomas & Annette AlborgRoger AlperinAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAndy AstonLouise BaldwinWillard BallengerWilliam & Diane BarleyJames Bartlett & Mimi FoordVirginia BaryBurt BasslerStephen & Karen BeckClaude & Carol BenedixEdward & Mildred BennettWilliam BernellBruce & Sandra BeyaertPatty BiascaAnne BlandinJim BlickenstaffMark BoleMarchetta BowdleMalcolm & Sylvia BoyceDon & Jeanne BoydKate BoyleLynn & Butch BrearAlex BrendelRon & Sharon Brown

Save Mount Diablo’s annual operating expenses are underwritten by the financial supportreceived from membership. In addition to financial support, the number of members we haveis a statement to legislators and others funders about the level of community support for ourprojects. We would like to thank the following individuals who have become members sinceJanuary 1, 2002. We invite you to join them in supporting Save Mount Diablo’s efforts to pre-serve open space.

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Walter & Joann BrownPauline BrowneRaymond & Patricia BuckRichard & Lois BunyardRobert & Gail BurnettJohn Butera (Butera Video

Productions) Pam ButlerMichael Buturla & Gineth

Soto-ButurlaJohn & Jane CambusDeborah CarrHarvey & Phyllis CeaserAllan & Lynda ChasnoffCharles ClemAlan & Kathleen CluteNancy Collins & Francesco

AdinolfiJanice CostellaDouglas CoxRandall & Jacqueline CurtisRichard Davis & Sandra

JonesDon de FremeryBrenda De La OssaJohn DeemingErnest & Florence DicksonConrad & Shirley DiethelmCarl Dinerman & Marianne

WhiteJack & Ami DitzelRobert DociliLinda DomeierLee & Barbara DrewMichael & Chryl DumasJohn EdwardsChuck & Pat EisnerStephen ElliottBill & Margaret EspeyRiley & Karen EtheridgeKent Fickett Beckee BeemerPaul & Kathy FitzpatrickSusan FlauttSusana FousekisPaul, Lisa & Kelsey FrancisGreg & Cindy FranciscoWJ FrankAlex & Deborah FriedmanLeslie & Virginia GallaugherBruce GarnerAl & Pat GavelloBarbara GeorgeDonna GerberBingham & Larry GibbsElizabeth GirgichDavid & Diane GoldsmithLarry & Cynthia GrabelJulie GrishamDonald & Melinda GroomPhil & Susan GroverRichard & Faye GuarientiJean HalfordSydney & Helen HammillKatherine Hart & Donna KingTom & Janeen Heath

Robert HeatonKristen HeinEric & Debbie HinzelRoz HirschMichael & Nadine HitchcockWilliam & Marilyn HoenigJames & Toril JelterDavid JesusKimberly JohnsonRoger & Donna JohnsonRichard KawinZebi & Vera KerekesJohn & Marian KingJesse & Sharon KriderSteve LarsonPhilip LathrapJeffrey & Deborah LeightonDavid LingrenDavid LoebMichael MagnaniJon Maienschein & Lisa

ClineVicki MarlowBunny Martin & David

KurtzmanMartha MartinRobert McClainJames & Joan McCrackenJim & Phyllis McDonaldWinton & Margaret

McKibbenMark McLaren & Nancy

NorlandShawn MehaffeyJohn & Jill MercurioMelissa MoehleBarbara MonslerMark & Marie MorleyMaynard MungerCarl MyersDavid & Margaret NicholasCraig NielsenMichael OglesCharles & Ann OlsenOrinda Garden ClubOrinda Hiking ClubVerna OsbornCarly OwensAlbert & Pam PalitzJohn PattersonLisa PellegrinoSusan PetersE.L. & Carol PollockPaul PopenoeRita PoppenkDonald & Mary Lou PrieweJeffrey RadiganBill RalphEd & Gwen RegaliaConnie RegaliaJennifer RiceCharles RickenbacherGrant Peterson - Rivendell

Bicycle WorksJohn RoebuckMichael Rosenblum

Membership Matters

Bud & Olga Jane RotermundAl & Mary Anne SanbornLeanore SandersonMartin SargentErnest & Dorothy SattlerJean SaylorMelvin & Pat SayreAnthony SchillingLeo & Maryann SchindlerRob Schonholtz & Jane HicksPaul & Nancy SchorrJudith & Earle SchrempMady SchubarthAndrew SesslerRich & Ann SextonDavid ShortSierra Club Bay Chapter- Mt.

Diablo GroupReta SimmonsSharon SingerDavid Smith & Terry BlairKathryn SmithRon & Judy SmithAlan & Mary Louise SmithBeth SnortumLeonard & Barbara SongsterJohn & Elaine SpieckerRichard & Mary SproulMalcolm & Casey SproulStan & Linda StanleyAndrew & Karen SteinDean & Samantha StokerNancy StorchPatricia ThomasPatricia ThunenTom & Jill ToffoliFrank & Edith Valle-RiestraJacob Van Akkeren & Leslie

BartholicVerne Van VlearCraig VasselRudy & Sandy WagnerClifford WalkerBarbara WaltersSharon WaltersMilton & Margaret WatchersDouglas & Ruth WatermanDavid & Elaine WegenkaStuart & Kim WeinsteinTom & Carolyn WesthoffRobert & Karen WetherellAyn WieskampAnn WitterJudy WobleskiJohn Wohr & Stephanie

SimmondsHobie & Ann WoodsMilo Zarakov & Deborah LongG & D ZellingersGeorge & Sarah Zimmerman

Friends$35 or more

520 Members support SMDin this membership category.

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BurchellMarilyn GoebelMarilyn & Ted GoellerJoseph GoldsteinRonald GolmanPaul & Ann GommelFred & Elaine GrabJohn S. GravellBeth GravesBarbara GregoryCharles GreshamPlato & Patricia GrivasRobert & Beverly GrunderBeverly & James GulleyRichard & Rosita GustafsonCarlyn HaldeCarol HanrahanJohn & Esther HarrisKathleen HarrisonRichard & Margaret HartKarl & Billi HaugDoyle HeatonTamra HegeVirginia HeiderickLucy HendersonJames T. Hendon & Kathryn

BrownJulia HenshawWendy HeyseJohn & Eleanor HigsonRobert & Bette HillHarlan & Gayl HirschfeldElla HirstMichael & Nadine HitchcockRichard HoedtKatherine HoffmanNorma HolderMyrtle & Conrad HopperWilliam K. HouseScott & Frances HoveyJane HrynkowJoseph HuettlKenneth & Joanne HughesDonald & Lorelle HuntLeon HunterAndrew & Barbara Imbrie

Lillian AdamsPenny & Jim AdamsJudy & Andy AdlerBarbara AlexanderDolores AndersonJack & Diana AndersonWilliam & Margaret AndrewsHenri AudiffredRichard BachenheimerDavid BaerBruce BaldwinWillard BallengerJohn & Deborah BaroneJames Bartlett & Mimi H.FoordGreg & Joanne BartowHunt & Patti BascomChristina BattHenry BeckStephen & Karen BeckJoseph & Susan BellWalter & Evelyn BellMark & Silvia BelotzMargot BevisLewis BielanowskiJerry & Floy BlairBea Boorey-ChristolosAlan Stuart & Katharine

BorenBoucher Family FoundationRichard & Mary BowersMadaline BoyesDoug & Kristine BradyKristi BranumJennifer Brodie & Robert

BrownbridgeDiane C. BrownJean BrownRonald & Barbara BuffiDiana Bunting & Modesto

PiazzaRichard & Lois BunyardConstance BurgessKathleen Burke WilliamsPhilip & Marjorie BushDennis ButkowskiCarol CampbellPatricia & John CampbellAlbert CapronWilliam & Deborah CarrJoan CaseyLoren CastroAllan ChasnoffClayton Women's ClubRobert Clear & Barbara JuddHoward & Betty CoatesPatricia E. CoffeyFlorence ColeGeorge & Joan ColvinJim & Patricia ComptonJennifer CookSherrill Cook & Richard S.

StephensKenneth CribleyPatrick & Barbara CullinaneSharon CumminsSylva DajaniJohn & Charlice DanielsenGlen & Georgene DeardorffJoe & Beryl DeasJohn S. DeemingAnne DeLaneyHelen DemanDavid & Merleen DevineFred & Susan Donecker

Monkey flower

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In Honor ofEric, Lesley & Alexa Bleth

Mildred PartanskyAmi Ditzel's Birthday

Solweig SandellAnita & Christina Ditzel

Abigail Grabow,"for being a good kid"

Robert MyersDon & Ann Jones

Jeanne ThomasDavid Luczynski

Carol LuczynskiJane Manning

Sara ManningMarti & John Masek

Dick, Jayna, Henry &Spencer Elgin

Matthew O'NeilAnonymous

Michael & Janice PartanskyMildred Partansky

Robert & Dolores Price's 60thWedding Anniversary

Robert & Dolores PriceSave Mount Diablo, "keep up

the good work"Marcia Matthiesen

Shawn & Micheline Willis'Wedding

Joyce WillisDouglas & Carol Willis

Peyton I. JacobRuth V. JamisonJames & Toril JelterJepson Herbarium, UC

BerkeleyDonald & Carole JohnsonSteven & Anne JonesGail JordanPaul & Dorothy JoslynGiselle Jurkanin & Kristin

CooperRobert & Patricia KahnPeter & Julie Ann KaldveerUrsula KaprielianPaul & Deirdre KatzRaymond Katz & June

MaselbasElias Katz, Ph.D.Diane KauffmanValerie & Jim KaylKathryn KearnsA.M. KernDavid & Mary KimbleDoug Knauer & Jennifer

BabineauxEmma KolokousisJesse & Sharon KriderWayne LaddJames & Beverly LaneRoger & Sue LangTheodore & Janice LassagnePhilip LathrapAnne LeBlancDavid LeeIan & Mary LeeEdward L. LeechGeorge LehrerJames A. LehrmanMarston & Anne LeighDavid LenehanRonald & Rose LernbergAnne LeslieEdward M. LindsayLindsay Wildlife MuseumJames LingelLinda LocklinRuth LoomisPaul & Carol LouNathan & Suzanne LutzJames & Shirley LynchJohn MaclayRobert & Valerie MahoneyBob & Diane MalucelliEd & Carol Margason Christopher & Vicki MartinBunny Martin & David

KurtzmanJohn & Marti MasekCarolyn MatthewsTheodosia MaurerJames & Mary McCallJames & Emily McCormickKate McKillopChristopher & Barbara McLainMark A. McLaren & Nancy

NorlandRobert McLaughlin & Theresa

RumjahnDiana MeadowShawn MehaffeySamuel & Mary MillsWayne & Silvia MontoyaJoe & Jerilyn MooreYolanda MorenoRichard & Carol MortensenDave MossMargaret Mowery

Denise & Bruce MuirheadTheron & Elizabeth NelsonHelen E. NewmanRichard & Dorothy NicholsRaymond & Judith NickelRobert & Shirley NootbaarMarilyn Nuber (Contra Costa

Roofworks)David Ogden & Sandy BiagiMichael OglesStephen & Susan OhanianShelley OkeyDale & Jean OldsCharles & Anne OlsenBill & Kay O'NeilJim O'Neill & Kathleen Mosier-

O'NeillDiana & Peter O'RourkeVerna OsbornDiane OshimaGreg PageFrank & Julieanne PalermoRobert & Patricia PartridgeNancy & Tom PattenKarlene PauflerRodney & Sarah PaulDavid & Mariana PeckMarianne PedrazziDale PerkinsBasilia PetersonFred & Virginia PetersonMarjorie & Theodore PlantAllan PragerGloria PulidoMildred RafothRichard & Rayna RavitzHubert & Joan ReberWolf & Hadassa ReinerClara RichertElsie RicheyCharles & Linda RickenbacherLois RiddleJohn & Muriel RidgwayRandy & Kathy RidgwayTom & Ulla RiegerBrad & Ruth RiordanWilliam RobinsonBarr & June RosenbergJay RosenthalElisabeth RothschildFrank & Marilyn RoyerMichael & Kyle RuggieriBob RyonKenneth & Marjorie SauerW.B. & Beatrice ScarboroughBill SchaafLeo SchindlerRudolf SchmidAlexander Schmid & Tina

HoganMady SchubarthAllen & Alyce SchwartzJames & Patricia ScofieldArlene ScolesArlene ScolesCarlo & Margareta SequinPeggy ShaferPatricia Shanahan & Brad WaiteAnn ShanckMonica SheridanVirgie ShoreJohn S. ShudlickRobert & Carol ShueyWilliam Sikkema & Linda J.

YoungDana & Marti SketchleyBob SlykerMatt & Mary SmithRoger & Helen SmithKathleen SmithGary & Carolyn SnyderPaul D. SpiegelCindy SpringSandra SprowlBarbara StebenSusan Steinberg & Dennis

HerzogJames & Barbara StevensDean & Samantha StokerJo & Jack SudallNanette SullivanVelta Suna BoveyJohn & Elouise Sutter

Dan SuzioThomas E . SwainePaul SwatekJoanne TaylorVirginia ThomasPatricia ThomasDeborah Thomason-OlsenLarry ThompsonGregory & Cathy TibblesChris Valle-RiestraLinda WallgrenWalnut Creek Garden ClubSharon WaltersJohn & Donna WaltonFrederick & Margaret WarnkeBjorg & Jan WasserfallFranz & Sarah WassermannJohn WaterburyDick & Margo WatsonHarry WayneAlfred P. WeilerNeil & Madeline WeinsteinPeter & Dolores WhitePeter & Ann WhiteheadKristen C. WickStephen & Margaret WilcoxSonja & Kim WilkinJames & Audrey WilsonCraig & Barbara

Woolmington-SmithLeslie & T.R. WyattJoel & Jacqueline ZavesPeter & Midge ZischkeFrances Zurilgen

Contributions listed onthese pages were made

from August 1, 2002 thru January 24, 2003.

We thank and appreciatethese generous donors.

David TrotterDave also joinedSMD's Board inJanuary 2002 afterserving on theDevelopmentCommittee. Anattorney at Bowles& Verna LLP, Davehas been dynamic at developing finan-cial sponsors for SMD events and pro-grams. He graduated from OccidentalCollege and received his J.D. fromStanford Law School. For seven yearshe served on the Moraga PlanningCommission, was a Director andPresident of the Moraga HistoricalSociety, and on the town's Chamber ofCommerce. He is a Director of theLassen Park Foundation, and a youthbasketball coach.

"I joined SMD because I appreciatethe organization's work, and for mychildren. I strongly support SMD'sgoals and vision of preserving openspace and lands in and around themountain, for the benefit of futuregenerations. I want to help continuewhat has been an excellent record ofsuccess.” Dave lives in Moraga withhis wife Debbie and their four chil-dren, Andy, Emma, Jack and Patrick.

Doug KnauerDoug, Director ofSales Initiatives atLevi Strauss & Co.and a member ofSMD's DevelopmentCommittee for sev-eral years, joinedour Board of

Directors in January 2002, and becameSecretary of the Board this year. Doughas been a huge help with events and inseeking financial sponsors. He's helpedwith Four Days Diablo and even goneso far as to serve as auctioneer atSMD's Moonlight on the Mountain 31stAnniversary. An economics graduateand Masters recipient from UCLA,Doug also participates in Habitat forHumanity, Christmas in April, andSeason of Giving, a Levi charity event.

"Diablo is where I bicycle and themountain is both beautiful and alwayschanging. I got involved with SaveMount Diablo because of my love ofthe outdoors. I asked a ranger what wasthe most active organization in the area,was handed an SMD newsletter, and therest is history," said Knauer, who livesin Danville. His wife JenniferBabineaux is a full time veterinary stu-dent at U.C. Davis.

Spotlight on Volunteers

In-Kind Gif tsDave Luczynski & Dina Colman

IBM Notepad &Gateway CPU

Timothy Colman, Publisher -Good Nature Publishing Co

200 prints "Native Grasses of California”

Wish ListCan you donate the following:• Combination TV/VCR • Power Point projector• High resolution, large screencomputer screen for graphics edit-ing• Phone system (4 line/6 phone)for SMD office

Land FundPaul AielloTom & Carole AllenRollin & Millie ArmerMichelle AzimiLee & John BallesterosHenry BeedeLeslie BelsherKory BennettKim BhattRobert Blatner, JrBill & Francoise BodenJeff BoersMary BowermanJeri BrownErica CaillouetLaura CarmodyEllie CastilloReno & Shea CervelliReesa CheatleJohnson & Louise Clark

Charitable FoundationDaphne ColacionWilliam & Ruth CollinsPeter & Clare CoussoulisIvy R. DanforthVickie DawesMichael DeMiccoLeslie & Sydney DentConrad & Shirley DiethelmFernando & Carmen Dos

SantosMark EdgrenMarci ElwessEdward & Debra ErhardtJohn & Betty EstradaCharles & Marjorie EvansJames & Greta FactorDavid & Charlotte FalettiLinda FaulkenberryCheryl & Steven FergusonNina & Michael FlussJR FranklinTore & Else FridolfssonBernadette GarciaGary & Judith GinderJoseph & Thelma GiovannoniElizabeth GirgichBruce J. GranicherFrancine Greiner

Jean Hand & John DulacSusan HansonVeronica HarringtonDoug HigbeeMarilyn HollowayAlex & Debbie ImholzCarol JamesMichael JohnsonJane JolivetteJohn H. KieferDavid & Lisa La BeanTerry LakinStephanie LattucaLillian H. LemonFortunata Leon-GuerreroClaire LesebergRobert & Diana LondervilleJann Louvau & Jay OtvosGerrit & Ardith LouwerensGregory LowTerrence MackinKarel MandagiCliff MarchettiMichelle Martin

Samuel & Barbara BerghorstBert Peterson

Aida PetersonMarc Pritchard

Marvin & Carolyn SchickDale Rostomily

Diane BurtonGalen & Barbara Rowell

Larry FerriBill & Genevieve Sattler

Henry SegroveHelen Schmitt

Marjorie & Charles EvansCharlie Schroers

Norma AlexanderEdith Marie Shirling

Joan AllenBruce Smith

Kathleen SmithMildred Statter

Mr. & Mrs. W. R.Sickenberger

Carl WhitnellPaul & Elizabeth Baxter

Malcolm WilliamsValerie Mark

James MarvinSandra MataPatrick & Susan MayJames & Emily McCormickJames & Erlinia McGuireRose McKinnonGayle MennilloVirginia MeseroleDaphne L. MillerMoraga Garden ClubEric MossMilford MunsonJohn & Constance OrmondJames PacquerRussell PalacioFrank & Julieanne PalermoMarianne PedrazziAida PetersonAntone & Mildred PetersonElwin PetersonJennie PhillipsChristine Schmidt (Plant

Décor)Terese PollockTeresa Ramirez

In Memory ofRaffaela Agostino

Aida PetersonRobert Baldwin

Joyce KellyMelvin Borges

Virginia HeiderickRose McKinnonVivian & Marlowe Boyd

Mary CabralJoyce Kelly

Wanda CarmonaBen DishmanPaula CarmonaInez Scheller

Annette Cathcart-ReidMarian Booth

Grace DeBoiceJoyce Kelly

Stephen Robert DeCheneWilliam OrtmanLucia ChihThad & Mabel HaleyBarbara WardCharles & Judy Allton

Jon EricssonAn Mari Ericsson

Anna FerriLarry Ferri

Betty GoldsteinDiana Bunting & Modesto

PiazzaFrank & Edith Valle-RiestraRuth FosterRose McKinnonThe Walnut Creek

Creakers' Softball PlayersCarol LarsonWilliam & Barbara SmithArmand & Marylye

JohnsonHarvey & Donna BroslerJohn & Thelma Dana

Jean HauserBarbara Hauser

Marcy Dubow HowardPhilip & Henrietta Dubow

Thorne HolmesVirginia Holmes

Larry M. IvesJune Wall

Lester M. JohnsonDon Laston & Family

Harry Locklin, Our DadLinda LocklinMolly LocklinDave LocklinMark LocklinSherrill Locklin-McGranePaul Locklin

Glen LondonJoan London

Frank LoomisMr. & Mrs. Ervin

RodemskyEvaughn Manning

Charles & Marjorie EvansHeinke Martin

Ursula LondahlRuth May

Jim & Judy GillivanIrma Merryman

Don & Gladys LastonHank Moises

Richard & Patricia LockeKatherine PlummerKimberly BrandtRobert & Susan ChandlerEarl & Gloria Emelson

Mary NesbitDon & Gladys Laston

Richard NugentMary Tang

John E. OsherPeggy Osher

Bob OttenJ. LemmonsRichard VictorMelvin & Lois DeckerJanet DeckerJerry & Donna Hoeg

Timothy ReardonWilliam M & Annette RussellWayne & Kathleen SanburgMatthew SchaeferMaxine Schmidt & Valerie

Schmidt -PomerantzJanine SeniorRonald ServinRichard & Sherry ShandrewShelley SnyderCharles & Dora StarkeySherry StarksMike & Pam StenbergAnne StevensRichard StraubMagtangol & Lisa TanSteve & Jane TannerArthur & Nancy TellezLarry ThompsonWilliam TownsLarry TraceyJohn WaggonerWilliam & Elizabeth WalshDon WheatonAndrea Zuur

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VolunteersIf you would like to volunteer withSave Mount Diablo, call 925 947-3535. We especially need help in dis-tributing our Diablo Watch newslet-ters to various places two times peryear, and in helping to secure newlocations to distribute the newsletter.

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Save Mount Diablo responds to nearlyevery development project proposedaround Mt. Diablo. We also work on sig-nificant policy issues which might impactor benefit the mountain, such as theCounty's tightening of the Urban LimitLine several years ago. Below are fourissues of huge importance.

Sand Creek Plan (FUA#1)In the Fall 2002 Diablo Watch, we includ-ed an insert about Antioch's proposed 5000unit Sand Creek Specific Plan (FUA#1),which includes a business park, impactsBlack Diamond Mines Regional Preserve,and adds more than 143,000 new car tripsper day to area traffic. During the summerAntioch released a draft EnvironmentalImpact Report, with the intent to approvethe project at the end of 2002. When morethan a thousand residents expressed theirconcern with letters and postcards, andafter many letters in response to the EIR,the city delayed their consideration untilearly Spring 2003. We'll keep you posted.

Los Vaqueros ExpansionThe Contra Costa Water District (CCWD)completed 1600 acre Los Vaqueros reser-voir in December 1997. CCWD wasrequired to acquire 18,500 acres of water-shed, relocate Vasco Road, protect VascoCaves with EBRPD and limit the reser-

voir's size. The reservoir had barely begunto fill when CCWD began planning for anexpanded regional reservoir, to serve otherwater agencies. The existing dam would betorn down, and a larger one constructed.Three times as much land would be floodedand the reservoir's length and width woulddouble - a dramatic barrier to wildlifemovement. SMD serves on theRatepayers’ Taskforce and is consideringproposed impacts and benefits.

Shaping Our FutureThroughout the nation, planning agenciesare considering ways in which to facilitate"Smart Growth" to encourage more effi-cient development, near transportationwhere services already exist and wherethere are fewer impacts. Contra CostaCounty and the County's cities have spon-sored a regional planning study called"Shaping Our Future." SMD is monitoringthe effort with others to ensure that futuredevelopment plans are located in the rightplaces and balanced with preservation.

Measure C - TransportationSales Tax & GrowthManagementIn 1988 Contra Costa County passed a halfcent sales tax addition for transportationprojects. It passed on a second try, in part

because it was a companion to the EastBay Regional Park District's $225 millionAA open space measure and because itincluded a growth management plan. AAhas been a huge success, while MeasureC's growth management policies are con-sidered a resounding failure. The tax mustbe reauthorized by 2008. SMD and acoalition of environmental, social justiceand labor organizations have participatedin the measure's planning in hopes ofincreasing dollars for open space mitiga-tion, mass transit, and to improve C'sgrowth management policies.

Land Use Around Mount Diablo

2002 Mountain Star Awards Robert Doyle Mountain Saver Awardfor Lifetime AchievementAs a teenager Robert Doyle was a foundingmember of SMD's Board of Directors. Hebegan as a laborer for the East BayRegional Park District while living in theState Park's Hetherington cabin.Today Bob is Assistant GeneralManager of Land Acquisition,Interagency Planning,Environmental Review and GIS,and Regional Trails for the EastBay Regional Park District. Hisfirst love has always been Mt.Diablo, however. He served asPresident of SMD for eight years andworks with the organization on a dailybasis. He helped create three of Diablo'sregional preserves and has been involved inmany of the land use issues participated inby SMD. In the past thirty years no onehas had a bigger positive impact on thepreservation of the East Bay's open space.

Roger Epperson Mountain Star Awardfor StewardshipRoger Epperson is Superintendent ofBlack Diamond Mines, Morgan Territoryand Round Valley Regional Preserves,three of the East Bay Regional Park

District's largest and fastestgrowing parks. Many ParkSuperintendents might beopposed to an increasing work-load in a time of budget con-straints but Roger has alwaysbeen one of SMD's biggestcheerleaders, aiding in acquisi-tion projects, events and land

use efforts. He has also been responsiblefor careful management of his parks andtheir resources, from repair of the tomb-stones at the Rose Hill cemetery to care-ful use of grazing and other managementtools. Because of his efforts and those ofhis staff, these three large preserves enjoyincreasing ecological health.

Robert Doyle (upper left) receives award for life-time achievement from SMD’s Seth Adams.Roger Epperson (lower left) receives award forstewardship from SMD’s Ron Brown.

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Save Mount Diablo's Mission . . To secure through acquisition and preservation,the open space necessary to support the fullrange of biological diversity and to insure theintegrity of Mt. Diablo's natural beauty.

Founded in 1971, Save Mount Diablo has beeninstrumental in increasing open space on andaround the mountain from 6,788 acres to morethan 81,000 acres.

In support of our mission, Save Mount Diablo:

• Creates dedicated open space from landacquired through gifts, purchases & coopera-tive efforts with public and private entities;• Educates the public about threats to themountain;• Works with landowners to preserve theirproperty while realizing economic benefits;• Works in partnership with Mt. Diablo StatePark, East Bay Regional Park District, andother organizations to increase open space;• Monitors land-use planning;

• Aids in the restoration of habitat and preser-vation of rare species;• Offers technical assistance to agencies andneighborhood groups with regard to securingopen space;• Works diligently to raise funds necessary tosupport Save Mount Diablo's mission.

Contact Save Mount Diablo at:925-947-3535, Fax 925 947-3603

www.savemountdiablo.org

Saturday, March 15 Vasco Caves Limitedto 30 donors at the Diablo Donor level andhigher (will receive special invitation)Saturday, March 29 Vasco Caves Limitedto 30, E-news recipients get first notice (seethe Spring on Diablo schedule)Saturday, April 19 Joseph Galvin RanchPreview (see the Spring on Diablo sched-ule)Sunday, April 20 Chaparral Spring &Heritage Tree Day (see the Spring onDiablo schedule)April 24-27 Four Days Diablo - Limitedto 20, $750 per person (see page 3)

“Moonlight on the Mountain”Thanks to Auction Donors

Special SMD Events: Save the Date

Acne Treatment Clinic, Bay Nature Magazine,Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Sandy Biagi &Sharon Juhnke, Bill Graham Presents/ClearChannel Entertainment, Bowles & Verna LLP,Dr. Lisa Carroll, Ceramics by Rachel Deist,Changes Salon & Day Spa - Walnut Creek, ClubSport of San Ramon, Concord Feed & PetSupply, Cost Plus World Market, Crow CanyonCountry Club, Diablo Valley Personal FitnessCenter, Diablo Yoga Center, Disneyland,Father Nature's, Fensalden B&B Inn-Albion,John Finger, Harlequin Gardens, Scott & ClaudiaHein, Horse Laundry Service, Stephen Joseph,John Koeberer & Pam Koeberer Pitts, LeviStrauss & Co., Little Home Thai Cuisine-SanRamon & Pleasanton, John & Jill Mercurio,Malcolm Sproul, Mondello's Cucina Italiana-Moraga, Natalie's Creations, Oakland Athletics,Paramount's Great America, Postino-Lafayette,Quivira Vineyards, R-Computer, RivendellBicycle Works, San Francisco Giants, Scott'sSeafood, See's Candies, Shirley Williams,Shoreline Amphitheatre, Six Flags MagicMountain, The Masquers Playhouse Inc., TheStoryteller-Lafayette, David Trotter, Wild BirdCenter-Walnut Creek

Thanks to Financial DonorsDaniel & Carol Altwarg, Edward & MildredBennett, Bowles & Verna LLP, Sandra Bozarth,Diane Brown, Linnea Burnette, Carl Dinerman,Rudolf Glauser, Liede Marie Haitsma, Randall &Anastasia Hobbet, William & Susan Miller,Yolanda Moreno, Maynard Munger, Bob &Shirley Nootbaar, David Ogden, Tom &Elizabeth Piatt, Leanore Sanderson, Edward &Julie Sattler, Arlene Scoles, Jean Siri, Alan &Mary Louise Smith, John Sproul, William &Ruth Stone, Jeanne Thomas, Susan Watson,Stuart & Kim Weinstein, Nancy Wenninger, Bev& Phil Winslow, Betty Zilen

Saturday, May 10 Joseph Galvin RanchPreview Limited to donors at the DiabloDonor level and higher (will receive specialinvitation)Saturday May 17 Silva RanchDedication (invitations will be mailed tomembers)Sunday, June 1 Mt. Diablo TrailAdventure 10k race or hike (see page 3)Saturday, September 13“Moonlight on the Mountain”, SaveMount Diablo’s 32nd Anniversary, to beheld at the China Wall, Mt. Diablo StatePark (see page 4)

Bob Doyle points out one of the smaller wind caves at Vasco Caves, known forvernal pools, cultural artifacts and rich biodiversity (Scott Hein)