
The following list of articles are reproductions of past articles
published in Mountain News, the Mt. Diablo Review,and
other selected publications. If you are looking for documents on specific topics, you may
want to first check the approriate section of MDIA's website as listed in the table of
contents on the home page.
You are cautioned that the
material in these articles are reproduced essentially as written by the original author.
No attempt has been made to correct or update information presented. Trail information,
park rules, and other information may have changed significantly since originally posted.
Reproduced from
"Mount Diablo Review"
Mount Diablo Review is published
three times a year by MDIA
providing state park information for park visitors
Mount Diablo Review (various dates) Download Recent Issues |
Starthistle Research at Mount Diablo SP by Sarah
Swope Autumn 2007)
Ticks and Lyme Disease (Summer
2007)
Trash Talkin' (Trash Removal Project) by Rich McDrew (Summer 2006))
Tarantula Time by Ken Lavin (Fall
2004)
50 Uncommon Place Names of Mount Diablo (Spring
2004)
Clayton Quarry (Spring 2004)
Mt Diablo Summit Building (December
2003)
Mt Diablo - The center of our community (Fall
2001)
Happy
Birthday Mt. Diablo (Fall 2001)
Making
Man's Litter Disappear - Litter Removal Project (Fall
2001)
The
Alameda Whipsnake (Fall 2001)
Fire
Management at Mt. Diablo State Park (Spring 2001)
Western
Toad (Spring 2001)
Celebrate
Mt. Diablo 2001 (Spring 2001)
History
of Mount Diablo (Fall 2000)
Coyote and Quail - Mt.
Diablo's Other Inhabitants! (Fall 2000)
1998 - A
Very Good Year (Save Mt. Diablo land acquisitions) (Spr 99)
Rattlesnake Research at Lindsay Wildlife Museum (Spring 99)
FOCUS ON....Hiking on Mt. Diablo (Spring
99)
Blackhawk & The Mountain - A Twentieth Century History
(Fall 98)
Mitchell Canyon Creek Restoration Project Or
Something Fishy! (Spr 98)
The Mt. Diablo Initial Point: Focus on Land Surveying (Spring 1998)
A Day in the Life of Mt. Diablo - a
photographic essay (Fall 1997)
Lime Ridge Open Space: Preserve Opens to Public (Fall 1997)
Recreation and Stewardship - Los Vaqueros Watershed (Fall '97)
Formation of the Summit Gallery Art Committee (Fall 1997)
Behring Automotive Art Collection - Auto
Races on Mt. Diablo (Fall '96)
"Trek Through Time" Returns This Fall (Fall 1996)
A New Perspective on the Flora of Mt Diablo (Spring 1996)
Communication Tower on Mt Diablo Blown Over
(Spring 1996)
Pliocene Park - what our area was like
several million years ago (Spr. '94)
Mount Diablo: A Haven for East Bay Wildlife (Spring
1991)
Reproduced from
"Mountain News"
"Mountain News" is MDIA's
Newsletter for members published twice a year.
Mountain News (various dates) Download Recent Issues |
A Day to be Remembered! - Park Opens in 1931
- Spring 2001
Mitchell
Canyon Visitor Center Opens September 25 - Summer 1999
Understanding
the Trail Signs on Mount Diablo - Summer 1999
"On a dark and stormy night" -the Origins of MDIA - Spring 1999
Poison Oak - A plant to avoid - Winter
1998-99
Ladybug Time - Winter 1998-99
John Muir
Slept Nearby - Mountain House Hotel - Spring 1997
Early Spring Flowers of Mt Diablo - Spring 1997
MDIA's Trail Map - Spring 1997
Geologic Guide to Falls Trail Loop -
Fall 1996
Mitchell Canyon Information Center - Fall 1996
Watching Butterflies on Mount Diablo -
Spring/Summer 1993
2008 Mitchell Canyon
Flower List providing Family, Genera, Species, and common names by
Julan Tong 2008 (PDF download)
Barbed Wire Bonanza
in California by Rich McDrew,
MDIA

Reprinted from the Barbed Wire Collector Magazine -
March/April 2008
Mary Bowerman Trail
Interpretive Brochure PDF Download
Name change for Mount Diablo Denied by Lisa Vorderbrueggen
Reprinted in part from Contra Costa Times with permission -
2005
Off-path Hikers Risk Becoming Tick Hosts by Heidi
Ortmann
Reprinted in part from Contra Costa Times with permission - September 2001
Ken
Lavin: Mountain Naturalist by Peggy Spear
Originally appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle - April 2000
A Collection of Articles on Mount Diablo
Mining - early writings on mining activities
during the late 1800's compiled by Chris Valle-Riestra. Includes "Quicksilver
Deposits of the Mount Diablo District," by Clyde Ross excerpted from Strategic
Minerals Investigation, 1940, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 922-B.
Ten Short, Pleasant Walks in Mount Diablo State Park
by Frank Valle-Riestra
Easy but very rewarding walks (text from published MDIA brochure)
Ten Moderate Hikes in Mount Diablo State
Park
by Frank Valle-Riestra
Some of the mountain's most attractive environments (text from published MDIA
brochure)
Ten Demanding Hikes in Mount Diablo State
Park
by Frank Valle-Riestra
An introduction to the hidden beauty spots on the mountain (text from published MDIA
brochure)
You are cautioned that the material in these articles are reproduced
essentially as written by the original author. No attempt has been made to correct or
update information presented. Trail information, park rules, and other information may
have changed significantly since originally written.
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