Save Mount Diablo

Specialties

Preserve, Defend, Restore, Enjoy

Save Mount Diablo’s mission is to preserve Mount Diablo’s peaks, surrounding foothills and watersheds through land acquisition and preservation strategies designed to protect the mountain’s natural beauty, biological diversity and historic and agricultural heritage; enhance our area’s quality of life; and provide recreational opportunities consistent with protection of natural resources.

History

Established in 1971.

Since Save Mount Diablo’s founding in 1971, preserved open space has increased from less than 7,000 acres to over 110,000 acres in more than 40 parks. Mount Diablo is still threatened by development. That could mean the loss of wildlife corridors, ecosystems and recreational opportunities. Your support will preserve these natural lands forever to safeguard our quality of life, including the quality of our air, water and views.

Meet the Manager

Ronald B.

Manager

Ronald Brown Executive Director

Ron was hired by Save Mount Diablo in 2000. He brings over thirty-​four years of professional non-​profit organization management and fundraising experience. He holds a Master’s Degree in Management, specializing in Non-​Profit Organizations, from the University of Redlands and a B.A. degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies from San Francisco State University. Ron has been a resident of central Contra Costa since 1974 and lives in the shadow of Shell Ridge Open Space with his wife, Sharon. They have two daughters, Jordana and Rebecca. Ron enjoys fly fishing, playing softball and the outdoors.