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45YEARSof collaboration

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Save Mount DiabloPreserves natural lands through acquisition and cooperative efforts;

Defends Mount Diablo and its foothills from threats through land use planning and public education;

Restores habitat, wildlife, creeks and builds trails; So you and future generations can

Enjoy Diablo’s parks and its wildlife.

Save Mount Diablo’s area of interest is bounded by I-680 to the west, I-580 to the south, the Carquinez Strait and Suisun Bay to the north and the Delta to the east.

Save Mount Diablo continues to monitor development projects proposed in the area, focusing on connecting and expanding new and existing parks and preserves while working with our allies to preserve, protect, restore and promote enjoyment of these natural lands.

Current Board of Directors

Scott HeinPresident

Burt BasslerTreasurer

Amara Morrison Secretary

Heath BartoshJoe CanciamillaJim FeltonJohn GallagherLiz HarveyClaudia HeinBob MarxSue OhanianMalcolm SproulJeff Stone

Art BonwellMary BowermanFounders

Reassembl ing the Diablo Wi ld Lands

These maps show the expansion of protected lands on Mount Diablo from 6,788 acres in 1971—when Save Mount Diablo was founded—to over 110,000 acres in 2016.

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Dear Friend of the Mountain,

While 2016 was a year of immense transition and angst at the national level, it also marked Save Mount Diablo’s 45th Anniversary as an organization. It was a year of outstanding accomplishments in furtherance of protecting our natural, nourishing foundation, the Mount Diablo area, thanks to you, our supporters.

Your support enabled us to deliver a number of significant achievements in 2016:

• We announced the signing of a 10-year Option Agreement to protect critical wildlife habitat at North Peak Ranch on the north slope of Mount Diablo. With a $1 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and generous gifts from individual donors, we have almost completed raising all the funds necessary to purchase the 88-acre North Peak Ranch from the landowners for a total project cost of about $1.2 million;

• We earned National Accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission—something only a little over 20% of the country’s approximate 1,700 land trusts have achieved;

• We successfully designed and implemented a strategy to pay off an approximate $1.8 million debt with a deadline of June 1, 2016. This debt had been incurred so that we could purchase Curry Canyon Ranch in 2013;

• We transferred our strategic 76-acre Hanson Hills property, along Marsh Creek, to the East Bay Regional Park District in cooperation with the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy. The parcel will become part of the future Deer Valley Regional Park;

• October 12, 2016 was a historic day for us as we successfully sold our 5-acre Rideau property on Curry Canyon Road to private buyers as part of our newly

expanded Conservation Buyer Program. With this transaction, we acquired our first perpetual conservation easement on the same land. The parcel’s permanent protection expands preservation of Curry Canyon and beautiful Curry Creek to almost 85%;

• We won the 2016 California Nonprofit of the Year Award for Assembly District 16;

• We completed restoring 3 stock ponds on our Curry Canyon Ranch and Mangini Ranch properties. This is the largest pond restoration project we’ve done to date and we’re thrilled to have been able to enhance habitat for breeding California red-legged frogs and tiger salamanders;

• On April 22, 2016, Earth Day, we signed a creative Conservation Collaboration Agreement with Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School – as part of our new program to further educate and connect school children with us and nature; and

• Many other significant accomplishments such as the creation and adoption of a new Strategic Plan system, hiring of a number of talented staff members, and significant positive financial growth against budget.

In these uncertain times, we are so grateful for you, our supporters. You understand that all human systems ultimately rest and rely upon the land, that nature heals and refreshes us, and you demonstrate your leadership, long-term vision and generosity by continuing to make important investments in Save Mount Diablo.

As John Muir observed long ago, “In God’s wildness lies the hope of the world…”

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Edward Sortwell Clement, Jr.Executive Director

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Land Acquisi t ion

In a Historic Acquisition, Save Mount Diablo Acquires First Conservation Easement & Protects Fourth Curry Canyon Property.

Size: 5 acres | In a historic acquisition, Save Mount Diablo successfully sold our 5-acre Rideau property on Curry Canyon Road in Clayton to private buyers as part of our newly expanded Conservation Buyer Program—and with this transaction, we acquired our first perpetual conservation easement on the same land. The Rideau property’s oak woodland and riparian habitat along Curry Creek will be protected and strategic trail connections to other Save Mount Diablo Curry Canyon properties will be retained. Curry Canyon is the largest remaining unprotected canyon on Diablo’s main peaks, nestled between the Diablo summit and the Blackhills—4.3 miles from Curry Point within Mount Diablo State Park, spanning northeast down to Morgan Territory Road. Nearly 85% of the 4.3 mile canyon has now been protected. The top of the canyon was among the first state park acquisitions in the 1930’s. Upper Curry Canyon was acquired in 1965 and 1987. Save Mount Diablo has now protected approximately 1,200 acres in lower Curry Canyon starting with the Wright property in 2001.

(Left background) Hanson Hills property transferred to the East Bay Regional Parks District in 2016, Scott Hein.

Save Mount Diablo protected nearly 90 prime acres of critical wildlife habitat on the north slope of Mount Diablo in 2016.

Hanson Hills Transferred to East Bay Regional Park District to Become Future Addition to Deer Valley Regional Preserve

Size: 76 acres | Save Mount Diablo sold Hanson Hills to the East Bay Regional Park District, with funding and cooperation from the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy. A 76-acre former ranch along Marsh Creek, the parcel will become part of the future Deer Valley Regional Park. The property encompasses canyons and ridges covered with blue-oak forests and native grasslands, as well as a seasonal stream that drains to Marsh Creek. The ridgetops provide panoramic views of Mount Diablo, the Marsh Creek corridor, and Morgan Territory Regional Preserve. It’s home to eagles, hawks, coyotes, bobcats, deer, foxes and other species. The acquisition secures important habitat for a number of special status species. Save Mount Diablo acquired the property from the Hanson family in April 2014. The Hanson children, now all in their 80’s, remember fishing for steelhead with their grandfather in Marsh Creek and camping out on warm nights atop the tallest hill. It was important to the family that the land they love so dearly be protected forever.

Save Mount Diablo Expanded Our Conservation Buyer ProgramTo accomplish our conservation vision, we use two main land preservation tools as part of our newly expanded Conservation Buyer Program. First, as we have done for many years, we sell highly strategic land to governmental partners to become part of a public park system and utilize the revenue to protect more property. Much of the land Save Mount Diablo has purchased over the years is now incorporated into Mount Diablo State Park or the East Bay Regional Park District. Second, we began to sell some properties to private buyers subject to permanent conservation easements, which we hold, and utilize the revenue to acquire more property or conservation easements. This method allows us to protect properties with important habitat that may not be well-suited additions to a park or preserve. A conservation easement is a voluntary legal agreement between a landowner and a qualified organization, such as a land trust, to protect the natural or cultural resources on that land forever. The conservation easements will protect the resources we purchased the property to save, by having the landowner help steward the land while also allowing them to live on the land they love. The agreement limits some of the landowners’ rights on the property in order to protect habitat and wildlife.


Updates—We responded to updates of the Antioch General Plan.

Concord Naval Weapons Station Reuse Plan—We influenced the Master Developer Selection process and supported planning work for the new 2,500-acre regional park at the former CNWS.

Coalitions—We continued coalition work in response to ongoing efforts at the Concord Naval Weapons Station and began a new loose coalition in Antioch.

Urban Limit Lines—We continued to watch for threats to the Urban Limit Line (ULL), and tr ied to st rengthen the ULL county-wide through our transportation measure work.

Legal Review—We sponsored legal review of a potentially precedent-setting subdivision threat near Marsh Creek State Park.

Local Agency Formation Commission—We closely monitored LAFCO appointments and influenced the new LAFCO Agriculture and Open Space Policy.

East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy Plan—We participated in the Public Advisory Committee of the HCP/NCCP and encouraged creation of an HCP/NCCP in Antioch.

Land Use Plann ing

Volunteers—Increased numbers of volunteers helped us expand our stewardship act ivit ies. More than 650 volunteers (including 15 hike leaders and 35 property monitors) completed 5,150 hours of restoration and 75 work projects restoring and cleaning up properties.

BioBlitz—Another BioBlitz was conducted with volunteerexperts, scientists and natural ists documenting 384 species in a 24-hour period at Perkins Canyon (Mount Diablo State Park).

Planting—20 riparian trees were planted in the west flood plain on Marsh Creek 8 (“Big Bend”). This planting was supported by the Conco Companies as a mitigation measure for environmental impacts. Native bunchgrass and scrub species were expanded on Marsh Creek 6. A new bunchgrass patch was seeded out on Mangini Ranch.

Non-native Removal—Dozens of workdays were organized to eradicate non-native weeds.

Pond Restoration Projects—In partnership with Contra Costa/Alameda Resource Conservation District and the Natural Resource Conservation Service, we restored ponds on Curry Canyon Ranch and Mangini Ranch for threatened and endangered species.

Debris Removal—Cleanup efforts continued at Curry Canyon Ranch, Big Bend and Hanson Hills. Volunteers removed old ranch debris and cleaned up concrete and creosote poles from the banks of Marsh Creek.

Maps and Trails—We participated in the development of the Mount Diablo State Park Road and Trail Master Plan. We also provided guidance on the creation of General Plans for future Concord Hills and Clayton Ranch Regional Preserves.

Education & Outreach Efforts - 22 tabling and presentation opportunities were taken advantage of across 10 cities in Contra Costa County.

A view of the beautiful rural Tassajara Valley, which Save Mount Diablo has helped to defend for decades.

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"The Ranch" located south of Antioch and east of Black Diamond Mines, where the city is considering 4,000 new houses in the Sand Creek Focus Area. Save Mount Diablo is monitoring this situation.

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Students and faculty of Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School (JMIS) worked hard to help steward the land at Save Mount Diablo‘s

Curry Canyon Ranch property—Save Mount Diablo’s first conservation collaboration agreement in action.

Save Mount Diablo regularly monitors the agendas of 50 different planning committees and public agencies. This work can take time as we research, write letters, testify and collaborate on solutions. We responded to 28 land use projects in 2016.

Save Mount Diablo currently owns and/or manages 20 properties—totaling 2,036 acres.

(Right background) Illustration by Rachel Diaz-Bastin, the Livermore tarplant, protected in 2016 with help from SMD board member, Heath Bartosh, is the first plant added to the endangered species list in 10 years.

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Diablo Trails Challenge—Save Mount Diablo and Brazen Racing partnered again to host a 50K, half marathon, 10K and 5K. More than 1,100 people braved the rain and mud to enjoy the trails in our beautiful parks.

Four Days Diablo—18 participants enjoyed learning more about Mount Diablo’s treasures while hiking and camping along the Diablo Trail. Dedicated volunteers set up the campsites and restaurants—including Postino, Forbes Mill Steakhouse and Sunrise Bistro & Catering—prepared delicious meals for the adventurers. Beyond Chiropractic of Walnut Creek journeyed to campsites to relieve hikers’ weary muscles with massages.

Mount Diablo Challenge—For the 35th year, nearly 450 cyclists rode 11.2 miles, climbing 3,249 feet in elevation, to the summit of Diablo–83 reached the top in under an hour!

Hikes—More than 650 people joined us out on the trails for hikes in 2016.

Our volunteers are the heroes and heroines of land preservation.

Volunteers make our events possible, whether it be by becoming a hike leader, assisting with event registration, staffing aid stations, taking photos or setting up equipment. Their hard work and generosity are what make this organization’s efforts so successful.

Coastal Cleanup Day—Last fall, Save Mount Diablo celebrated California’s largest annual volunteer effort—Coastal Cleanup Day. SMD stewards and volunteers hosted a group of students from Pittsburg High School along a portion of Kirker Creek for the cleanup effort. REI staff also pitched in during the workday and presented a check to Save Mount Diablo to support our stewardship program. The crew cleaned up a section of Kirker Creek, which drains to the Delta, and the surrounding 10 acres of Thomas Home Ranch that Save Mount Diablo still owns. The group disposed of over 100 pounds of trash. Thanks to all who participated in the cleanup!

Conservation Collaboration Agreement—In June, Save Mount Diablo hosted a workday for the sixth grade EARTH class and ECO club from Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School as a component of our inaugural Conservation Collaboration Agreement. Forty-five students met at Curry Canyon Ranch to help create a single track trail on a section of decommissioned ranch road. After a morning of scraping gravel and seeding native bunchgrasses, students participated in a contemplative journaling exercise along Curry Creek, reflecting on the idea of nature and their respective roles in it. The future is bright for these young conservationists!

To all of those who shared their enthusiasm for the Diablo wild lands and volunteered in 2016, you help make our recreational opportunities possible. Thank you for your dedication!

Recreat ion Volunteers

PRESERVE Curry Canyon Ranch.

ENJOY Cyclists took the Mount Diablo Challenge.

RESTORE Habitat was improved by non-native plant removal.

DEFEND Antioch residents spoke out against development projects.

From stewardship projects to recreational & community events, 860 volunteers completed over 6,150 hours of service in 2016.

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We hosted numerous events on the mountain to share the area’s wildlife and cultural history with our supporters and to encourage recreation consistent

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In Memor y ofFinancia ls

Save Mount Diablo lost a faithful and generous friend in 2016—Betts Sanderson. Betts was an active volunteer for Save Mount Diablo, working in the office and on Moonlight on the Mountain, bringing warmth and encouragement to everyone around her. She attended most of our events and many of our hikes. Being outside gave her great joy and she communicated her delight and

gratitude with her famous smile and giving nature. She will be deeply missed.

Betts was a generous and frequent donor to Save Mount Diablo. When she passed away in 2016, her generosity and commitment continued: we received over $400,000 in bequests that allowed us to secure beautiful and strategic properties—especially in paying off the loan for our 1,080-acre Curry Canyon Ranch property. She also created the Elizabeth Vinton Sanderson Foundation and arranged for continuing support to causes important to her, including Save Mount Diablo. The Foundation’s first grants included $75,000 toward Save Mount Diablo’s land acquisition and preservation efforts and $60,000 for an Option fund, a land campaign, audible guides for hikes, and small grants for

research through our Dr. Mary Bowerman Research Program.

Betts’ love and appreciation for the natural world uplifted the lives of those around her and will grace the future for many generations to come.

BETTS SANDERSON

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These pie charts include f inancial information for Save Mount Diablo’s annual operating results (revenue and expenses) as well as land transactions.

Save Mount Diablo’s total revenue for 2016 was just over $3.5 million which includes a $1 million multi-year grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation towards the purchase of the North Peak Ranch property.

Expenditures for 2016 totaled approximately $2.5 million, which includes a purchase installment of $65,000 towards the acquisition of North Peak Ranch. Program expenses other than land acquisition include stewardship projects, community education and outreach, and advocacy for land conservation.

2016 fundraising expenses represent increased investment in Save Mount Diablo’s overall fundraising program and the continuation of Forever Wild, the $15 million capital campaign that started in 2013.

(Numbers are based on unaudited 2016 financials.)

Fig. 1 - 2016 Revenue Fig. 2 - 2016 Expenditures

Total Expenditures for 2016(Approx. $2.5 million)

Total Revenue Received for 2016(Approx. $3.5 million)

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Ralph & Jane AnthonyJim Armstrong & Kathe OsterSteve & Carolyn Balling*Lynn & Jason BaskettJeff & Barbara BennettPolly Boissevain & Leslie TownsendsSteve & Patty BortDavid BowlbyPhil & Nalanda BowmanJerry & Carolyn Britten*Robert & Janet Canning*Richard Carter*Jill ChristoffersonCourtney & Gary CordaRob & Gail CrawfordJohn & Charlice DanielsenMildred DayFrank G. Delfino*Patricia Derickson*David DeutscherGeorge Doddington & Elizabeth Hudson*Joan Duffield & Andy Cuellar Jr.Karen & Elias EliadisTom Fannin & Ann CarsonMartha & Richard FatemanSid & Linda FluhrerDonna Fogel**Kevin Fong*Peter & Robin Frazier*Jack & Maureen FritschiKarl & Kathleen GeierJohn Gingrich & Christine Currie-GingrichEric GreenLinda Guerra*Liz HarveyRalph & Loella HaskewJanuth Hayashi*Paula HecklerDick Heron & Sue Pitsenbarger- Heron*Eric & Debbie Hinzel*William & Sally HollidayLydia HolmesMary Hook*

INDIVIDUALS

$100,000 & AboveSandor & Faye Straus

$50,000-$99,999Larry & Joan Porter

$20,000-$49,999Anonymous (2)Bob & Cindy Brittain*Ken & Donna CoitJoseph & Lisa DownesCharla Gabert & David Frane*Charles GreshamCarol Lane*Shirley Nootbaar**Carolyn H. PayneJeanne Thomas**

$10,000-$19,999Anonymous (1)Burt BasslerMalcolm & Sylvia Boyce**Rich & Sue CarlstonRonald De Golia & Diane Longshore De GoliaRichard Falck*Allen & Kate FlickingerJerry & Kathy Hicks*Bill & Lesley HuntAmara Morrison**Sylvia Simon*Gene UnderwoodJohn F. Waggoner**

$5,000-$9,999Anonymous (2)Hanna & Gene AlgerPaul & Sandi BondersonCarolyn Butler***John & Tena Gallagher*Ann & Greg HummelChris JacuzziThe Jurkanin Cooper Family Fund of Horizons Foundation**David Lingren & Ilana Schatz*

Tom DeJongheLeslie & Sydney Dent*David & Lee Devine**Terese & Doyle DixonStephen Evans & Kathleen CorreiaJim & Bette Felton*Bruce Fogel*Donald & Neysa de Fremery***Joe GaraventaClement & Nancy L. GlynnMel & Diana HaasRobert HadenScott & Claudia Hein*Robert HerrMary P. HicksRichard & Diane HoarChris HoveyMichael Jameson & Hillary HaydenDorothy Jernstedt & Dick BecherDarryl & Beverly Johnson*Roger & Shari Johnson*John & Linda Judd**Robert Kieckhefer*John H. Kiefer***Joan Kunz*Richard & Gayla LangloisGladys LastonJim & Sharon LawrenceEdward & Carol Lee*Tom & Pam Lee*Lescure FoundationPaul Liu & Cheryl Young*Mark & Paula LoweryCarol & Bob Lowitz*Bob & Joan Marx**Kimberly & Sean McCrearyRichard McDrewKevin McGahan & Naheed AttariPat McGrath & Kyra KennedyGeoffrey & Valerie E. MeredithKaren & Thomas MulvaneyJillian NiederstadtSteve & Kim O’Brien Charitable FundSue & Steve Ohanian*Charles & Anne Olsen**

Charles & Denise OrrSteve & Melody O’SheaDonald & Georg Palmer**Lawrence & Mary Peirano*Nadine Peterson & Michael TuciaroneBrad & Trish Piatt*Nicola Place & Chris BeesonPaul Popenoe**Jonathan C. RaymondSharon & Don Ritchey***Bud & Jane Rotermund*Jeanne & William RyanEthan & Gretchen SalterJon & Mary Joan Sammann*Dylan Savidge**Daniel & Janet Schalk**James & Patricia Scofield*Donald Seaver*Mr. & Mrs. Alan Seidelmann*Joan & Lynn SeppalaJeff & Tami SmithRichard & Sandra Smith**Steve & Therese SornsinSam & Susan Sperry*Johannes & Michaela StahlJohn & Elouise SutterCurtis & Christine SwansonTom & Sue TerrillStephen & Carlene ThomasJacob Van Akkeren & Leslie Bartholic**Sandi & Jim VanderslootJerry Weintraub & Melody Howe WeintraubJoseph E. WettsteinKitty WhitesideMartha Whittaker*Shawn Willis & Micheline Keenan*Earl, Marlys & Seth Worden*Zaitlin-Nienberg Family FundGeorge & Sarah Zimmerman

$500-$999Anonymous (9)Keith & Jill Alley

Kathryn Martin & David Kurtzman*Richard & Susan MasonPhilip Matthews & Dian Heisey*Gordon & Donna Monroe**Dick & Laurie MorrisonAllen RobertsBob Ryon*Dirk Sikkema & Linda Young*Sharon SimpsonMalcolm & Casey Sproul**Tom Steyer & Kat TaylorFrank & Barbara Varenchik*Jean Vieth & Jan Diepersloot*John & Gale Vocke

$1,000-$4,999Anonymous (9)Judy AbramsCesare & Marina AlessandriniMichael Anciaux & Wendy WolfeRollin Armer*Carol Baird & Alan HarperMay & Larry BallParker BarnumMike & Bonnie BarrHeath Bartosh & Renee LopezJim BaxterStephen & Karen Beck**Inga BennettSteve & Pam Biggs*Guy & Denise BjerkeBurt Bogardus*Cynthia & David BogolubMartha H. BreedBrickyard Family FundJohn & Julie BuckleyPatrick & Shirley CampbellKristin ChambersDavid & Kelly ChavezFrances Coburn*Craig ConlonSusa Gates CooperJohn Corlett & Brooke SchwartzJohn E. DanielBradley & Carol Davis*John S. Deeming**Paula B. Deen

Don & Ann Hughes*Carolyn R. Hunt*Steven C. & Christine L. JohnsonSheldon Kahn & Sarah LironDave & Lois Kail**Jeannine Karafotas & Monica RoseberryJoyce Kelly*Patricia E. Klahn**John & Joyce KlassenBill & Cheryl Kondrat*Terrance & Anne LangleyMichael & Jane Larkin*Joan & Gary Lawrence*Anne LeBlancMarston & Anne Leigh*Duane LindnerLois B. Lippincott*Tom Logue & Heidi Bosselman*Tom & Stephanie LuChristophe & Brigitte MajewskiRobert & MaryAnn McClearyRobert & Laura McCreeryShirley McPheeters*John & Diane Meade*Alvin & Deborah MedvinJohn MerrittJim MooreKim & Mark MorucciBruce Muirhead & Denise Pare- Muirhead*Joyce H. Munson**James & Leanne NoeDan & Peggy NormanAndrew Noymer & Ndola Prata*Nigel OgilviePhil & Rachele O’LoaneMolly & Jon OttChristopher & Margaret Panton**Ruth Ann & Scott PearsonsJohn PidoliAriadne Prater & Mitchell AllenCatharine & Ron RattoJames & Gloria Redmond*Jim Richards & Bette Brockman**Martha E. Riley, Ed.D

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(Background Image) View of North Peak Ranch from Thomas Home Ranch. Kristen McCleery.

Save Mount Diablo extends its gratitude to all donors—thank you for your support. Your generosity preserves, defends, and restores Mount Diablo and its foothills for all of us to enjoy! Donations made between January 1-December 31, 2016. Asterisks denote donors who have given for 10+(*), 20+ (**), or 30+(***) consecutive years.

2016 DONORS


Tom RizzoBrad Rose & Lorraine Rose- LermanSusan & Gerd Rosenblatt*Dan & Amy SabaleskyMiquel SalmeronRoger & Jeane SamuelsenDavid & Sally SangerJohn & Jacqueline Schaefer*Bill & Kathleen SchaubMarvin & Carolyn Schick*Marla Schmalle & Frank MontoyaAdam & Nicki ScottLouis & Phyllis ScottJanine E. SeniorNicholas SharrockStacey J. Shewry*Cindy & Tom Silva*Kathy Simons & Jeff GustafikWilliam & Martha Slavin*

Bob Slyker*Marilyn & Daniel SmithRon & Judy Smith**Stephen & Helen SmithJohn & Elaine Spiecker*Henry Stauffer**Richard & Jodi SteelCary Stevens & Allen GreenBrett Stewart & Meagen LearyPatricia M. Thomas*Tina ThomasRichard H. & Kathleen C. Thompson*Tom & Jill ToffoliChristine TomacciLaura TowRobert & Ginger TraynorMark & Maria TriskaTom & Lynn Trowbridge**John & Linda Van Heertum*Paul Villani

Barbara Walters & Kathleen Arnold*Cameron & Barbara WardH. Milton Watchers*John WaterburyAustin & Laura WelbornSally & Jeffrey WelbornJames WesleyRobert & Karen Wetherell**Judy Whelan & Robert M. Simmons*Kristen Wick*Peg & Steve WilcoxPeter & Amelia Wilson**Kim Wiseman*Katherine & Bob WondolleckBernice Woodhead*Stephanie WoodsRon & Rebecca YeeBeverly Zinn

$250-$499Anonymous (13)Adele Z. Allen*Jamerson & Virginia AllenClyde & Lois AmbacherMarilyn Ayers*Donald & Susan BabbittChristine BanducciBarbara A. BaxterCaedmon & Kathryn Bear*Robert BeckerGeoffrey & Sally Bellenger*Claude & Carol Benedix***Janet A. BerckefeldtLinda & Ed BestChuck & Jeanne Bettencourt*Jim P. BlickenstaffDave BlissMargaret BloisaChip BourilLaura BowlbyGlen & Candace BradleyMike & Sue BrandyKen & Janet BrownStephen Buffi & Anne Waters*Robert & Gail BurnettRobert BuschSteven ButterfieldKevin & Joanne CastelloKathy ChamberlinVivian ClaytonCharles Clem**Ted & Boonsuay ClementJane & Bill CollettRichard & Sandra ContiSherrill CookTom & Cindy Crosby

Peter W. Dahling & Caroline DavisJohn T. DealPatty DeutscheAmi DitzelJim & Andrea DoehrmanGene & Denise Dolan*Elisa Dowd & Douglas GraverWilliam & Ellen DubenskyDuane & Linda DuchschererDave & Jeanne DyessKen DyleskiDonald & Jeanie Egan*Roger & Emily EhmLaura FaigleSusan FaircloughGennaro & Joan FilicePam Finlayson & FamilyMichael Fischer & Cheryl FarrPaul & Kathy Fitzpatrick**David & Bonnie FryGlade GaffneyGwen M. GallagherJohn GamePaul & Marilyn Gardner*Kathryn GiljeChris GladdingSabiha GokcenRobert & Polly GouldMark & Leslie GrahamRob & Barbara GrantGary & Dawn GuglielminoRichard G. Gustafson*Sue GuzmanThomas Hagler & Alice Stauffer*Greg Hahn & Wendy ColeMike & Mary Handel*The Harvey and Marcia Levine Charitable FundJohn & Christie Hastings*Ron & Ann Hendel*Kevin & Elaine HennessyDan & Carol Henry***Robert & Barbara Hill*Harlan & Gayl Hirschfeld**Joe & Darlene HorganSharon HoshinoMichael HughesDonald C. Hunt*Jeanette HurwitzAdriene IversonThomas & Karen JeffersonBarbara JenningsJay & Jane JenningsDonna Buessing-Johnson & Roger JohnsonDr. Robert Johnson & Margaret LiuIrene Jones*

Gail Jordan**Carl JuneSteve KaplanRichard Kawin*Bradford KellyBJ & Veronika Kerekes*Lauren KindorfKathy Klein & Scott Fink*Gerald & Rosette Koch**John & Diane Kopchik*John Kopchik & Kristine ChungDel & Susie KrauseAndrew & Shelley KrompierDoug Lacey & Cindy Silvani- LaceyEric & Wendy LacyAndy & Tina LaihoRay LamannoBeverly Lane**Todd LaneDavid LarwoodWayne Lawson*Kevin Lee & Janet DrakeScott LevineCatherine LewisMarc & Patti LewisPeter & Dawn LezakDavid Loeb*Larry J. LucasPaul & Julie Lundstedt*Evelyn & Larry MagasRene MaherBarbara Mahler*David Marcus & Karen FriedmanKevin & Ellen Martin*Fred Massell & Linda Maxon*Marta & Michael McClellanMark & Helene McElyeaAlisdair & Jenny McGregor*Mark McLaren & Nancy Norland**Don & Betty Medwedeff*Frank MenkelThomas MeredithBob & Carolyn MillsAlan MitchellBarbara & Michael Monsler*Hal Moore & Denise BeltJames & Sharon Moore*Michael A. MooreJames W. MorrillArt Morrissey & Biqing XuPamela Ann MurraySharon & John NasstromCraig NielsenThor & Andrea NygaardDavid Ogden & Sandy Biagi**Greg Orr

Robert & Anne-Jette OxenburghNancy & Clara PainterAurelia & Victor PalciauskasChris & Sofia PateRobert & Marlene Pearson*Mary & Ron PetersenTom Potworowski**Marjorie RandolphDorothea & Robert RayJanet ReadEric & Kathy RengerJean & Micheline RennetteJan Richardson*Charles & Linda Rickenbacher*Claudia & Leon RismillerJoe & Anne RobertsHelen & Garrett RomainKathleen & Rosalie RothHerman G. Rowland, Sr.Mary Salas

“I didn’t think Mount Diablo was getting enough attention.”

—Art Bonwell,Save Mount Diablo Co-founder

April 28, 1927 - July 14, 2012

Art co-founded Save Mount Diablo with Mary Bowerman in 1971 and was involved

until his passing. His skills advanced Save Mount Diablo as an organization and

aided in our growth to more than 8,000 supporters today. He served in many roles

over the years including President, member of the Executive and Land Committees,

and was the first webmaster. During his tenure, well-known areas of Mount Diablo such as Mitchell Canyon, North Peak, Pine

Ridge and the Blackhills were preserved.

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Scott & Claudia HeinCarol Lane

Richard & Susan MasonPhilip Matthews & Dian Heisey

Dick & Laurie MorrisonSteve & Kim O’Brien Charitable

FundSue & Steve Ohanian

Betty PaulBob Penny

Nicola Place & Chris BeesonLarry & Joan Porter

Marty ReedJan Richardson

Gary RogersBob Ryon

Gary & Pam SchroederMady Schubarth

Robert Sieben, M.D.Richard & Sandra Smith

Jeanne ThomasLaura Tow

Jacob Van Akkeren & Leslie Bartholic

Doug & Carolyn WalklingPeter & Amelia Wilson

Anonymous (14)Tracy Achelis & Vincent Sciortino

Robert AdamsBarbara J. AgenoCarol Alderdice

Hanna & Gene AlgerSusan & Robert AndrewsAlan & Helen ApplefordKenneth & Linda Back

Burt BasslerMeg Beeler & Thomas Robert von

Tersch~ Inga Bennett ~

Janet A. BerckefeldtSteve & Pam Biggs

Burt BogardusMartha H. Breed

Bob & Cindy BrittainCarolyn Butler

Suzanne & Rick CordesSally & Peter Dalton

Yanowitz Family Philanthropic Fund of The Jewish Community

Foundation of the East BayJoan Duffield & Andy Cuellar Jr.

Jim & Bette FeltonPeter & Robin Frazier

Charla Gabert & David FraneJohn & Tena Gallagher

We give special thanks to those who have included Save Mount Diablo in their estate planning. Their generosity ensures Mount Diablo, its foothills

and wildlife will be preserved for generations to come.

A tilde (~) indicates members who passed away in 2016.

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Clayton H. EnglarJoan & Joe EnloeBarbara ErhardJohn & Robbin EudyAnn EvansJanet EvansRobin EvittsMary Fairman*Maria G. FattibenePhil & Nancy FayElaine & Fortune FerreLawrence E. Ferri**Karen FerriereJosephine FikeRandy FischbackSheilah & Harry FishDavid & Sandra Fisher*Letitia FitzsimmonsBarbara FlorinRachel FlynnPhyllis G. Foster*Ken & Carol FowlerPaul, Lisa & Kelsey Francis**Richard & Jean FrankelBruce & Ellen FraserCharles & Arleen Fraser**Jack & Maribel FraserBill FreebornSusan Freitas*Charlotte French & Bob Cooper*Robert & Leslee FreyRobert & Barbara FrickAlex & Deborah FriedmanTerri FrittsThomas & Gail FrostElizabeth FuchsRobert & Vivian FujiiDavid FungRhonda & Matthew FuttermanLeslie & Virginia Gallaugher**Adrienne Galvin*Dan & Nancy GalvinBruce & Trudi GarlandMark & Barbara Geiser**Nancy GerowBill & Tess GibsonSilvia GibsonDavid & Betsy GiffordJohn Ginochio*Garrett & Cathy Girvan*Larry Goldzband & Kathy Deibert*Terry & Glenn Gonzalez*Mark GoochBarry & Nikita GordonNorwel GordonPam GordonPatrick Graney

Marielle BoortzCorwin & Margaret BoothJohn BouyeaAndrew Bowdle & Debra WechterJeanne Boyd**Shiera BradyRoland Brandel & Ellen PetersonLynn & Butch Brear**Rita BreauxBrent BriggsDouglas BrightEric BrinkDaniel & Jeanne BrownDiane C. Brown**Gary & Brynn BrownPaul & Kendra BrownRobert D. BrownRon & Sharon Brown*Barbara Brunell*Joe BuhowskyJohn & Bonnie Bunker*Ericka BurlesonMary BuscagliaPamela ButlerTerry BuxtonBruce & Mary Jo Byson**Nancy CabellJohn & Barbara Cadle*David & Janet CainFrank CaldwellMarianne CallahanJudy CanrightEdward & Karen CapozzoMichael & Deborah CarollaRobert & Kim CarrollJohn & Louise Carson*Garth & Patricia CasadayAlice CastellanosAmanda CastoKathy CatanhoJoseph CavanessBoonlert & Elizabeth ChampathongKirsten & Steve CherryEd & Kathy ChivertonJim & Margaret ClardyRosemary Clark*Arthur & Gail ClarkeFern & James ClayThe CLC GroupRobert Clear & Barbara Judd**Pam ClemmonsGregory & Meryl CloreFrancine CloutierLaurie CohnJoan ColeKristine ColemanMichael ColomboBruce Colwell

George ConstasDebi CooperMark & Elena CostaDennis & Jane CostanzaCharles & Susan Couch*Elizabeth Crane*Gayle & Marc CrockettMeg CrosbyJohn CrossonSharon A. Cummins*Randall & Jacqueline CurtisJoseph F. CussaryJim CutlerBarbara DahlSusan D’AlcamoDale & Mary Ellen DalgaardBrian DalyKatherine Dano-Luttjohann & Gary LuttjohannGary DarnsteadtBrenda & David DavisRichard Davis & Sandra Jones**Kathy Davisson & Gene CikotaVickie Dawes*Marilyn Day*Mark & Elaine DayBrenda de la Ossa*Imke De Pater & William Van Breugel*Lauren de Vore & Paul JacksonPamela Deas & Ralph RaderDavid DebaunSteve DeckelSusan & Richard DennisDave & Darlene DeRoseMary DeverelJon DicksonConnie M. Diernisse**Conrad & Shirley Diethelm*Steven & Elizabeth DietschJennell & Franklin DillStephanie & Thomas DiPalma*Scott DiSavinoRobert DociliLinda DomeierTedd J. DowdPhilip Dowling & Erilda SattiPatricia DraperJane DubitzkyThomas Dunphy**Teresa & Bradley DyerKarin EamesDana & Renee EatonHerb & Margaret EderMichael & Becky EganGraydon & Holly EliotMichael ElleryLuAnn Elliott

Trudy & Charles SalterArne & Jill SandbergElaine & Lawrence SantoneDick SchneiderSally Scholl*Jeff & Jacqueline Schubert*Michael & Ann ScottCarlo & Margareta Sequin*Dave & Teri ShikanyShutes FamilySharon ShutesRichard B. Silbert*Arlene & Matthew SirottJerry & Maren SmithMatt SmithSarah L. Smith & Morgan C. SmithNancy SpieckerCindy Spring & Charles Garfield*Joan SteigerMark Stevens*Dean Stoker*Kevin SullivanDianna SutherlandAndria TayLinda & Leighton TaylorTanner & Amy TingeyChristian TruebridgeMary M. UlrichVictor UnsinnRodney Van WinckelDr. Peter VanderslootMichael & Joyce Wahlig**Susannah & Stephen WalkerBonny WallaceSharon Walters*Pete WeisserNancy WenningerMark D. Whatley & Danuta ZarodaMona & Bob WhitleyLucinda WirthRay & Liz WitbeckStephen & Christina WolfTerry & Leslie Wyatt**Steve P. YoungBrian & Kim ZagonZimmerman FamilyMary Sue ZimmermanNieves Zimmerman

$100-$249Anonymous (34)Henry L. AbronsAnn Adams & Sam Williams*Barbara J. AgenoThomas & Annette AlborgJanine Alden

Bonita GranlundJeffrey GravelleIvy GreanerJeff & Judy Greenhouse*Sandra J. GreenwoodDan & Kathy GriffinJoan GrimesGrant GuerraCharlie & Ginger GuthrieRussell GuyRobert HahnMarilyn HalbergLynn & Jerry HaleJean Halford**Erin HallissyFrede Hammes*Jessica HanoverJohn W. Hansen*Diane HansonJohn & Esther HarrisJohn Harris & Lisa Palermo*Steven & Terri Haslam*Karl & Billi Haug*Corinne HawkinsSusan Heckly & Tom Howard*Brad & Judy Heckman*Darlene Hecomovich

Caroline & John AlexanderNorma J. AlexanderQuentin & Nancy AlexanderPeter Alley & Carolyn StrangeCarol AltwargTony & Lena AmorJoan AndersonLaurie AndersonMartin AndrewsPaul & Hanako Andrews*Carl & Sharon Anduri*Norman & Mary AnduzaJohn E. AntczakAlan & Helen Appleford*Lyndon & Joan ArscottJoe & Charlotte ArtonDennis & Linda AshlockVicky AtkinsonJean AutreyRegan AveryRose Marie & Roger AveryBabes in Boots Hiking GroupKenneth & Linda Back*David M. Baer**Reed BairdWendi & Rob BakerJames & Mary Ballard**Larry Barclay & Christine Imrie-BarclayTerese BarichMarge W. BarryJames Bartlett & Mimi FoordJo Ann Barton*Robert BartonCarol Baxter*Jeff & Beth BeadleNorma BeardJanice BedaynMeg Beeler & Thomas Robert von TerschPaola BenassiJay & Colleen BenatarJody & George BenklyJay & Susan BennettBob & Sue Benson*Joel Berger*Teresa & John BergumBennett Berke & Lorna Wallace*Jorge BernettSuzan & Robert BestPaul BettelheimRichard C. BiagiMarian BitzerDale BlodgettJacques, Jan & Mary Lou BlumerDave & Stacy BoganDavid & Devi BondNorman Bonner*

“We were very happy to be able to support Save Mount Diablo’s acquisition of North Peak Ranch with a $1 million grant. We know its sensitive habitat and highly visible location have had it on the top of Save Mount Diablo’s wish list for years and applaud their determination and creativity in closing the acquisition.”

—Dan Winterson,Program Officer

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

(Left & Right Background Images) 4 Days Diablo hikers enjoying their time out on the trail. Scott Hein.

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Patrice KingWilliam & Christine KingElizabeth King-Sloan**Ron KinoFrank KlobasGinny KnottGeorge & Edith KohutTherese KonzGregg & Anne KorbinRobert & Lynda KorsanJesse & Sharon Krider**Margaret KruseVerna F. Kruse*H. David Kwinter*Melba Lahti*Lisa & David LammShirley LangloisCarol P. LaPlantMichele LasagnaTom & Bonnie LathropBryan & Marilyn LawverJames A. LehrmanSandy & Doug LeichMary & Bud LembkeDavid J. Lenehan**Louis LeoneBettina LeongWalter LessmannTony & Amy Leung*Rebecca P. LevitskyCharles LewisCynthia LewisSita & Bob LikuskiDonna LimingManfred & Bernice Lindner*Lita Gloor-Little & David LittleCatherine Locke*Gerhard & Linda LockeBeverly & David LoderMorissa LofgrenCharlotte LongGloria LottenCynthia LovenduskyJanet & Neville Luhmann*Vladan & Margita Lunacek*Rennett MacIntyreGrace MacNeill*Scott & Beth MacyJeff & Betsy MaddoxKarli MaedaJane & Len MagnaniJustin MagudaDan & Dolores MahoneyJon Maienschein & Lisa Cline*Leslie Maienschein-ClineSally Maier & John ToddBob & Diane Malucelli*Robert & Mary B. Mandell

Richard A. ManginiMonica MarchCarol Marenger NagleCarl & Kathy Markham*Kathleen & Richard Marshall*Marie MarshallSydney MartinezCarolyn & Mark MasonFranklin & Christina MasonAnthony & Cathy MassoniDouglas MathewMargaret MathiasGary & Ann McBrideMolly McCabe & Brian GagnonJack McCowanWarren & Ginger McGuffin

Dave & Marianne McKayIrene McKeeverChristopher & Barbara McLainRobert J. McLaughlin & Theresa Rumjahn*Steven & Linda MehlmanLynn MeltzerPaul & Cynthia MenakerMeridithe MendelsohnVirginia Meserole*John Michels*Ray & Irene MilneJane Minor**Craig & Courtney MizutaniDoris MobergMelissa & Jack Moehle

Louise Moises*Ann MoldenschardtCarl MonismithLinda MontagueTim & Roberta Montgomery**Joseph & Jerilyn MooreBrett & Dana MorrisJoan C. MorrisDolores MorrisonRichard MorrisonConstance MuirEric & Kim MullerTracy Murray & Mark Williams*Gail MurrayArdell NelsonEric & Maribelle Nelson

Theron Nelson**Barry A. Nesmith*Rolf & Elise NeuweilerSusan NewcombBruce Pauly & Amy Newell-PaulyBill & Holly NewmanSusan & Thomas Newmeyer Gift FundJanice Newsted & Barry NaurothDavid & Xiuhua Nicholas*Jeffrey NicholsonLisa Nicolini*Patricia NielsenHenry Nigro & Lucinda Henderson-NigroThomas Nootbaar*

Dr. & Mrs. John S. Hege**Robert M. Hopfner & Mike HelmAnn & William HendricksMary HenriquesJulia HenshawKatherine & Alan HernAlison Hill*Roger & Elizabeth HillJohn & Joan HinesMax & Ardith HinklePhyllis & Jerry HobsonJack & Judie Hockel*Marilyn M. HollowaySpencer & Poppy Holmes*Ann HolzhueterPeggie Howell*Lisa HubbartCarol & Bert HughesLuman & Marilyn HughesMargaret & William Hughes*Frances & Gale HumesGregory Hunter*Noel & Laura HurdDiana & Pete HutchinsJeff & Elizabeth HutsonRichard Ingalls*Joel JacksonMelissa Jacobson*Shellie & Erik JacobsonChristy JamesMartin & Mary Anna Jansen*Alfred JanssenArmin & Traude Janssen*D. Lowell JensenClinton JewAlvin JohnsonArdis Jarrett & Sally JohnsonLinda & Neal JohnsonDouglas JonesJacqueline JonesMark & Cynthia JordanJudith F. Adler & Associates*Anna & Rolland JurgensJoel KaminskyBob Kattenburg & Jill McFaddenJanet Laston KatzerDick & Tina Kauffman*Dayton KeaneWilliam & Kathleen KellarWilliam & Bonnie KemererEvelyn Kennedy & Bob MacPhersonMaya Kennedy*Jerry & Lola KentDaphne & Donald KerminElaine KingJeanette KingMarian King

Richard & Carol Northing*Robert & Mary-Jo NothDon & Debbie NoyesJohn Nygard*Vickie & Matt NylandJanet O’Connell-ManghamJohn & Kathleen Odne*Cindy & Richard O’HareDale & Jean Olds*John & Dianne OllilaPatricia & Rod OrmanVerna J. Osborn**Joanne Ottone & Randy HoganJoseph Ovick & Deborah TylerElita ParkConnie PatchPaul PatonThomas E. PattersonBetty PaulAnita Pearson*Birgit & Edward PearsonVirginia & Michael PeiserJeremy PendreyBob PennyDale & Jeanne Perkins*Scott & Elizabeth PerkinsDolores PetersenLiz Piatt**Donald & Alex PierceSarah PierceGisela PitreCal PodridVadim PokotyloRoy & Carol PollockJeff & Marci PorterJohn PotockiMary Jo PotterAllan & Kit Prager**Cindy PrestonStewart & Sherry ProctorCorinne PryorWendy & Matt RaggioMariane RandallJorgen RandrupRichard & Rayna RavitzDebra ReedConnie Regalia & Marc Kiefer*Ed & Gwen RegaliaTim RichBrian & Janet RichardsRick & Allyson RickardLois Riddle*Maria RiegerBarbara & Michael RobbenJudith A. RobbinsCavett RobertBill RobertsInge Robertson

Bill & Lana Rocha*Gael Rodgers*Paul & Rachel RodriguesJim & Nita Roethe*Michael & Lisa RomeroRonald Barush & Cynthia DahlinJuanita & Terres RonnebergJan RosefieldMeredith RosenJay & June Rosenthal*Robert & Lynn RoundyAntonio & Theresa Ruscitti*Benjamin RushMary C. Russell**Joe & Susan RyanBarbara SacksMarilyn SampairKatherine SandersDon & Kay SanservinoJeff & Paula SantiDon & Terry SarverKent & Julie SasakiDiane & Walt SasserKenneth & Marjorie Sauer*Frank SaukEdward & Denise SauveEarl & Kathy Sawyer*Jerry Saylor*Anthony & Sandra D. Schilling***Marvin SchinnererGreg & Lois SchmidtRobert Schmieder, Mr.Barbara & Ron SchonfeldPaul & Nancy Schorr*Mary Ann SchottBernice SchrempEarle & Judy SchrempMarje & Stephan Schuetze- CoburnEugene & Lily SchultingStephen Schwarcz & Wendy McPhersonNancy ScottBill Sederowitz & Callie GilbertFred & Christine SeelyDeborah Seid & Thomas GreenLawrence & Leona SeidellDavid SenaLisa SernettRosalia SerratoRichard SextonRobin SextonJulie SharpKevin & Kitako SheltonJudith SherwoodSusan SherwoodRobert ShorterCheryl Sibthorp*

2016 Monthly Donor Circle cAlan & Helen ApplefordDonald & Susan BabbittSteve & Carolyn Balling

Marge W. BarryMarianne Callahan

Janet EvansLaura Faigle

Allan FranckeTerry & Glenn Gonzalez

Tom & Janeen HeathScott & Claudia HeinRobert & Barbara HillMax & Ardith HinkleJoe & Darlene Horgan

Barbara JenningsAlvin JohnsonSteve Kaplan

Bob Kattenburg & Jill McFaddenBill & Cheryl Kondrat

Margaret KruseH. David Kwinter

Ray LamannoTom & Bonnie Lathrop

Kathryn Martin & David Kurtzman

Robert & MaryAnn McClearyCraig & Courtney Mizutani

Amara MorrisonPamela Ann Murray

Joanne Ottone & Randy HoganScott & Elizabeth Perkins

Margaret S. RaceJudith A. Robbins

Inge RobertsonJoe & Susan Ryan

Donald SeaverLawrence & Leona Seidell

Richard B. SilbertAndria Tay

Deborah Toll WhiteJean Vieth & Jan Diepersloot

Janet VoltzJohn F. Waggoner

Austin & Laura WelbornSally & Jeffrey Welborn

Stephanie Woods


Neva SiemensKeith & Diana SilvaGilda SimonianRandall SimpsonSharon & Samuel SingerRon SkiltonEric SkowDana Slauson*Deborah & Steve SlotskyDavid Smith & Theresa Blair**Fred O. Smith*Jesse SmithRoger Smith**Michele & Karl SnoverRoger SnyderPeter & Kerstin SoelknerTerry & Gloria SonicoAline SoulesBarney & Nancy SpeckmanDaniel SpelceJohn & Marjorie SproulRichard Sproul**Mary Alice Stadum*Guy StarkBrian SteberTim SteeleTunette H. Steiner*Maury & Susan SternJason StinebaughStan & Marthe StokowskiRobert Stone*Liz Strauss & Mark HughesFrank & Barbara Strehlitz**Peter StuartJanice Sturgeon**Fred & Georgine Sullivan**Bob & Ann Sutherland*Laura SweetCynthia & Matthew SwinnertonWesley & Nancy TangChris TarpMargo TarverTeris TaskeyKathy TateWill & Kate TaylorJeff & Jean ThatcherDavid Theis*Herbert & Marlene ThierDianne & David ThomasEric & Naheed Thompson*Lorna & Mark ThomsonMichael Thorman & Dena SneiderMartin & Maria TiceTruitte ToddMichelle TogononDeborah Toll WhiteJohn & Rose TomYanjie Xu & Zhanye Tong

$35-$99Anonymous (43)Laurie AbbeyRobert & Constance AdelsonElise & Brett AgnewBea & Sam AgronowGunawan AgusSherla AlberolaMark & Melanie Albertin**Susan & Ralph AlcornDavid Aldous & Kathleen EdwardsAndrew AldrichGlenn Alex*Natalie & Alan AligaPatricia AllardCarole C. Allen*Joan M. Allen*Diane & Daniel AlspaughGlenn AnaiscourtMargaret AndersenRobert & Lanna AndrewsDavid & Beatrice AnnalLuz Argyriou*Joan S. Armstrong*Stephen S. ArnonGeorge & Melanie AstinJames & Rebecca AustinJohn T. Bacon*Bruce BaerDoris E. Baltzo*Doris Banfield*James BaranowskiRobert BardellFred & Flora Baumann*Richard BeaumontWalter L. BellJack & Anne BelvedereEdward L. Bennett**Sean BennettSusan BennettTobi BenzSandra BerggrenDan BerryGerry BertnickDale & Joanne BervenBarbara G. Blalock*Bette BoatmunTeresa BoatwrightJeff Boers*Peter BoffeySue Bollinger*Victoria M. BommaritoDon BonneyMary & John BossBarry & Adriane Bosworth*Sefton BoyarsLoretta Boyce

Vivian BoydMargaret BradfordLinda BradshawDoug & Kristine Brady*Richard & Christine BraunlichAlexander Brennen*Brentwood Union School DistrictKay BrezinskyGonzalo BricenoStacey BridgesTom & Cathy Brinckerhoff*Jim & Pam BrittonAllynee Brown**Ann BrownDorothy Ann Brown*Gordon Brown & June ChambersLeonard BrownSharon & John BuckhalterJerrine BuhowskyDennise BurgessDavid BurkeDennis J. Butkowski**Gary ButlerIngrid ButlerAngela CallBruce CameronJack & Sheila CampbellPatricia & John Campbell*Patty CaramagnoKristine Caratan*Lee & William CarterChristy CarusoKathryn CastleKen & Ellen CastlemanJanice CattolicaReno & Shea Cervelli***Armando & Alice ChavezGeorge & Hetty ChongCharles & Susan ChristensenJeanette CibullChris ClarkMargaret ClarkEdmund ClausenElizabeth Clemente HouseDon & Diane ClementsCarol & Barrie CoateBetty Coates**Carolyn Cogan & Diana Herold*Susan & Bruce CoganLisa & Richard CohenJohn H. ColbertWendy ColemanChristina ColeridgeJohn D. CollinsJoan M. ColvinJan Rae Cook*Kate CooperValerie Cooper

Janice Costella*Rich & Kim CrandallJennifer CrickJennifer CullenPatrick & Barbara CullinaneSteven CurtisElise Clement CutlerCoralee DaileyKT DalcamoTim DallasLawrence DammChristoph DankertBarbara DavisJim & Gail Davis*Beryl DeasSanford & Leslie DeLugachMark & Karel Detterman*Louise DibbleAnthony & Lucy DiBiancaJohn & Nina Dickerson*Margaret & Peter DolemanTom & Linda DollFrancine DonnerAlice DonovanJill DouglasSheree DrakeTim DrewRoger Duba*Dan R. DuncanKathleen DunphyTim & Dalia Durant*Rita M. Dykes*Betty Ebers*Melissa EdwardsTony & Debbie Eistetter*Barbara & Hassan El-Baroudi*Margaret & Robert ElliottStephen ElliottJohn Elmer & Sandra Curry*Chere & Paul ElsingaRuth Epstein*Karen & Michael Erickson*John ErskineAllen & Barbara EspenmillerWilliam EspeySteve & Paula Evangelou*Nancy Evans*Camilla EwingRobert & Lucia Falcone*Eileen M. FarleyHugh & Anna Fehrenbach*Thomas & Toni FessendenWillard & Ann Fine*Sylvia & David FingerDavid G. FinkPaul FinkJoseph E. FinkelBob Finkelstein

Marjorie TovaniPhillip TrappEverett TraversoRoger & Polly TroxellJill TuckerJohn & Susan Tullis**Chris Valle-RiestraFrank & Edith Valle-Riestra**Balaji & Ishwari VenkataramanKaren & Jeffrey VeselyBarbara Villareal*Carmen Violich-Goodin & Douglas Goodin*Jon WagnerRobert & Marci WaldmanJohn & Janine WalkinshawHarvey & Louise Wall*Bryan & Susanne Walley*Susan WallsPamela & Richard WalshBill & Stacy WalterDan WanketFranz Wassermann**Douglas & Ruth Waterman**David & Elaine Wegenka*Ira & Patricia Weiner**Tom & Rosamund WentlingArthur WestTom & Carolyn Westhoff**Nancy & Arthur Westman*Roger & Penny WestphalSteve WhelanBarbara WhiteShirley M. WhitePeter & Ann Whitehead**Mildred Whittam-NelsonMike & Lisa WhittingtonGail WiemannDan & Gray WileySonja Wilkin*Betsy WillcutsBonnie WilldorfElizabeth WilliamsKate WilliamsonCharles WillsDoug WilsonKathleen WimerVivian WingJudy Wobleski*Marilyn & Ed Wojcik*Bernard & Lonna Wolf*Sandra WoliverBarry Wood*James YurchencoHans ZellerDonald & Carolyn Zerby**John & Cindy ZsenaiBob & Carolynn Zuparko

Michael FlagellaJohn L. FlemingLinda FlowerJason FongMimi Foord*Alina FortsonAllan Francke*Margaret & Alan FrankJenifer FrickeMark & Barbara FridellPaul Friedlander & Margaret ChavignyJoseph FriedmanMichael FrohnenNancy B. From*Kathy & Bill GageDr. Edward Gallagher

“When you plant an acorn, you always hope it will prosper and become a gentle giant of the woodland. SMD has planted these majestic natives—valley oaks, coast live oaks, blue oaks—at several of our properties, including Mangini Ranch, Irish Canyon, and Marsh Creek IV. Why do we plant them? An article in Bay Nature Magazine quoted a UC study showing that “oak woodlands harbor more biodiversity than any other major habitat type in the state.” The study found that oaks are home to 4,000 kinds of insects, 2,000 kinds of plants, 170 different birds, 60 amphibians and reptiles, and 100 different mammals. Whew. All this in addition to the breathtaking beauty of a mature oak tree. I won’t be around to watch them grow old. But my kids will. And your kids. And their kids.

—David Ogden,Volunteer Hike Leader & Property Monitor

(Background Image) China Wall in Spring. Al Johnson.


Jeff & Heidi HastingsStephen HatchettBarbara Hauser**Mike & Marsha Haverty*Susan HawcoDonald & Claire HayesMaxine HeiligerNancy HeinschelMarlene HellmanBob & Vicki HenryKaren & John HerniklAnita HiebertBuzz HigginsLind Higgins**Jim & Bridget HinchliffeRoz HirschAnne H. Hoff*Shirley W. HoffmanKenneth HogueDonita HohensteinKarla HolmbergCatharina E. Holthuis*Dave & Marilyn HoltonElizabeth HoopleLouis HowellDimitri HrovatCarol & Joseph Huhn*Gene & Jeannine HummelPatricia HutchinsKirk Hutchison & Lydia TiradoDavid HuttonWilliam & Rosemarie JacksonLinda & Steven Jacobs*Donald JacobsonFrank & Judy JessePeter Johnson & Susan Neyer*Michele JonesJudith JordanGeraldine JudtAlbert & Marsha Juelis*Susan E. KaarPeter & Julie Kaldveer**Barbara & John KallanderFrederick KampDaniel KankaBill KarievaLisa KeenanAlan & Loretta KellerBrenda KennellyBrian Kerss

Sam & Catherine GallingerMatt GandolfoCarol GegnerJacqueline GelderHarry & Shirley GelmanAaron & Jennifer George*Barbara GeorgeBarbara S. GeorgeKenneth & Elizabeth Giannotti*Mary K. Gibbons*Nancy & Howard GillilandJeffrey Gilman & Carol ReifEllen GilmanBeth GirshmanPaul GlassnerKathy GleasonRobert P. Gledhill*Larry & Ruth GoldenbergStuart & Margie GoldwareWendy Gollop & Alan Bade*Ann D. & Paul GommelJohn & Marilyn GoodeJanet M. GrantJohn S. Gravell*Shanna & Dixon GreerLisa GreifTose GrierMartin Griffin & Virginia Alves- GriffinJoseph GrulichPaul Grunland*Richard & Faye Guarienti*Susan GuestVirginia L. GuiderCraig & Christine Hagelin*Patricia J. Hague**David Halligan & Simone Hoelck**Sydney Hammill*Carol HandelmanLisa HaneyBeth & Jeff HansenThomas & Melva HansenDan & Tracy HarrelsonGlenn & Kristi HarrisMary HarrisSharon HarrisHugh & Rosita HarveyPhillip & Helen HarveyVictoria Harvey

Joe & Jill O’CallaghanPaul & Mary Anne OchsJohn & Christine OdomYvonne O’DrainWoodruff & Mary Ogden*Iola O’Grady***Roberta O’Grady**Nora OkusuShirley OlofsonCarol OlsonWilliam & Phyllis O’Neil*Carlos OrtizJohn & Lorraine OsbornKathy O’Toole & Herb YongeCarl OuilletteCarly Clements OwensGreg & Nancy Page*Carl R. PagterRoberta Palumbo & Arlene Woehl*Eugene & Mary Lou Paschal**Steven PateSamantha Paul-Heskins & John FletcherAnne-Lise Peachee*Anne & Steven PelayoJoel Perlstein*Aida M. PetersonDonald PetersonFred & Virginia PetersonThomas & Linda PetrichLinda D. PetrieJennie PhillipsRead & George Phillips*Sherry PiattMelanie PiazzaBeatrice Pixa*Lore PolitzerJoyce Pollack**Jerry Powell & Elizabeth RandalDonna PreeceVirginia Preston*Andrea E. ProctorJudith A. Pueringer*Luther PughPhilip & Judy Quinlan*Timothy QuinnMargaret S. RaceRuss RackowDan Rademacher

Anne MatthewNelson & Mika MaxKathleen MayerCarmen M. MaysCharles & Lee McCaffreeStuart & Barbara McCulloughEdith & Robert McDougaldDaniel McGrathShirley & Bill McGrathMarghertia McIntoshMolly McIntyreCindy McKennaKay McKeownRay & Robin McLarenMike McLivelyJack & Cindy McMurryMartin & Janis McNairNancy McNeilAnthony & Diana Meadow*Kathleen MeagherDan & Chris Meda-WeingartenLucile Meinhardt & David ZumwaltPaul & Roni Melmed*Edgar Mendelsohn*John & Jill MercurioLeland & Margaret MewWalter MeyersLudlow MillerMary Ann MillerRobert Miller & Janice LeimertCarrol MillsDavid MillsLeigh & Carol Mintz*Aiko & Robert MitchelFred Mitlitsky & Susan BothwellRex MoarWayne & Silvia MontoyaLeslie & Randall Morelli*Margaret E. MoweryCaroline & David MoyerScott & Michelle MoyerJay & Jasmin Mumford*Catherine MurphySylvia Nachlinger*Janet & Elvoid NelsonTheresa Nelson & Barney SmitsAnthony & Marcia Newey**Tom Nichelson & Patricia YuenJean Nobbe

Wilhelm & Edith Locher*Stephen & Carol LombardiRichard & Anne Long**Robert & Beverly LoomisDimitra LoomosViola LovenduskyBarbara LoweDavid LowenkopfWencke Lubbock*Margaret Luna*David & Juanita LutherNathan & Suzanne LutzBarbara Lynch*Alice LynnJennifer MacDonoughDerek MackayBeverly MaganRobert & Valerie MahoneyMark Maienschein-ClineJoan MancusoJoan E. Mancuso-AdairBryant ManglessWilliam MarchRichard & Gloria MarchickJohn MarfiaAudrey & Edward MarlovitsKathleen MartinBarbara & Jacques MartinetJohn & Margaret Masek*Joan MasseyMatt Masters**

Brad KilgerTiffany KimSandra & Frederick KingSelma King*Marjorie KirkPhyllis KleinChris & Margaret KnausNorman & Lupe KnutsonLena KolleMichael & Anita KorensteinWayne KorsinenPaul & Martha KozonaskyKenneth & Marilyn Kratz**Steve & Amy KrochmalMaureen LahiffMike LanducciTerry & Danny LaneJeri & Steven LarsenTheodore & Janice Lassagne*Sandy & Gary LealVirginia A. LeavittKathryn LeonardHilary Lerner & Yuriria LobatoPatricia LesterRod & Barbara LevanderJohn & Florence Lewis*Molly LewisScott Lewis*Charlotte LinigerDeborah & Sam LiPetriMary Lloret

45th Anniversary.Protected Land has expanded from

6,788 acres in 1971 to 110,000 acres in 2016.

Won California Non-Profit of the Year Award, Assembly District 16.

Implemented new Conservation Collaboration

Agreement Program.

Created and adopted new Rolling Three-Year Strategic Plan.

Achieved National Accreditationfrom Land Trust Accreditation Commission.

Protected 76-acre Hanson Hills property

with EBRPD & HCP.

Designed and successfully implemented strategy to pay off loan for historic acquisition of Curry Canyon Ranch.

Marsh Creek Trail proposed.

Optioned 88-acreNorth Peak Ranch.

Expanded Conservation Buyer Program, including use of conservation easements..2016

Won 11 out of the last 11 ballot

measures since 2005.

2017

& Beyond... 45YEARSof collaboration

Mount Diablo Buckwheat rediscovered by botanist Heath Bartosh (SMD Board

member) and his colleague, Brian Peterson of Nomad Ecology.

SMD acquired our first perpetual Conservation Easement!

Young Friends c

Isabelle BennetteJustin ChanOlivia Curtis

Kyle DietderichZachary Dietderich

Grace DoaneConnor Fritch

Elissa GoldmanMaddie HouseOlivia House

Samantha HuebnerSamantha Kolin

Erin KozielAlyssa Lewis-Smith

Andrew LogueNauder Maghsoodnia

Caitlin MurphyMorgan Phipps

Abby RogersEvy Rogers

Kipling SchnurrAva Sparacio

Sarah TallaricoChelsea TatemSophia TaylorSheila Teker

Brian ThomasAlexandra Yokomizo

Natalie Zinman

Our thanks to 2016's Young Friends of the Mountain. We’re so grateful for these young people (ages 21 & under) who care about our mountain and

want to be part of protecting it for future generations.


Steven RaymondMargaret ReadyVirginia & Blake ReamesHubert & Joan Reber*Judy ReensPaul & Kay Regan*Jennifer & Darin ReinwaldJoan RemmertDavid & Frances ReneauJoan RenkenJohn RettigPamela ReulingLinda RhineJason & Amy RibandoKen & Claire RiceMargorie RiegerShannon RiggsLilia RileySandra & John RitchieJan & Ted RobertsonDavid A RocheNancy & Garry RodrigueJacob RodriguezJames & Sandra RogersStephen & Emma RootMelitta Rorty*William & Beverly RoseAlan RosenbergLeslie RosenfeldSteve RossClaire Roth*Ray RubinJennifer RussellMarilyn RussellJudy RyanStuart Sampson**Ralph SamuelMegan SandriGlendoris R. Sargent*Katherine SasekLeslie & Kenneth SatinJoan & Wilhelm SchaefflerRobert & Marla SchleicherMarc-Thomas SchmidtCharles & Florence SchretzmannJeanette SchulzTed Sciacqua & Jackie GoodJane & Mark Sedley*Leslie ServinAnne SharkeyDeborah & Steven ShawRuth SheaPaul ShimotakeJames D. ShortRobert & Carol Shuey**Connie & Jerry SickafooseBarbara Sickenberger

Doug SidenPaula SilverJohn & Sue SimmondsNina SimoneJosh SimpsonMichael & Catherine SimpsonFrances SingerMolly SingerDavid & Andrea Smethurst*Barbara J. SmithBeth & Mathew SmithClayton E. Smith*Doris S. SmithVernon & Doreen SmithElizabeth SmylieFranz SnyderJoel Sokolsky & Michelle GersonBob SolotarMichael & Cynthia SpeltzPaul D. SpiegelGary & Sandra SpinellaAnne StackhouseShelley StaffordJames StantonPatty & Jeff SteckerJenifer SteeleSheldon SteereRichard & Diane SteinTerry & Annette StinnettGiovanna StockmanJeff & Lauren StoneLaurie StrauchJeffrey & Eileen StrausCynthia & Lawrence StrileyBen StrumwasserSusan StuartNanette D. SullivanWilliam & Pamela SullivanJeffrey & Sue SupranPaul Swatek**Cathi & Ed SweeneyDeborah TallynMark TanakaKim TarmanStephanie TaylorDavid & Judith Tedesco*Babak TehraniJoan & Gerald TemplemanMary F. Terjeson*Michael ThomasLee & Sandra ThompsonRonald ThompsonBill & Betty Todd*Michael & Connie TomcikRonald R. ToombsRonald Topping**Terry J. Toranto

Theo TowerTed Trambley*Patricia & Simon TrapaniMarie-Claire TrownPaul & Susan Turney*Michael & Noeleen TyrrellBrad UrbanRalph & Veronica VacaJeanine VandaveerClark VandellMary VeikosFrederika VillacarlosWilliam VillaniCarlene & Gilbert VisperasTracy VoglerRichard & Paula VolbergEleanor D. WagnorElizabeth WaidtlowBarbara WaldenMilford & Linda WaldroupBeverley G. Walker*Doug & Carolyn WalklingJulian & Elsa Waller*Catherine WaltonJosephine Ward*Margaret Warnke*John & Nancy Watkins*Charles R. WatsonSandra J. WatsonLaura & John WeeksHelen Wehmeyer*Peter Weiler**William WelchBill & Mary Well*Vincent & Rosemary WeltzPhyllis WestonMike WhelanLou Anne WhitleyClaudia Whitnah

Stephen & Marjory WilcoxBarbara & Leo WileyGaynel WilhoyteDonald & Alex WilloughbyChris & Teri Wills*Elisabeth WillsJoyce & Russell WillsonJean WindellMary Anne & Hugh WinigPhillip & Beverly WinslowBonnie & David WixsonBarbara J. WoodFred & Marge Wood*Ingrid WoodMichael K. Wood & Birgit Hueglin- WoodMary Woollett*Jerry & Inez Wright**Tom & Cora WrightElizabeth WyrickLiz & Michael YbarraStephen YeeElizabeth ZimmermanBob & Marcella Zorn

$1-$34Anonymous (28)Jenifer AgpaoaJohn & Fran AlcornFred & Connie AllenBurt AndersonLeslie C. Anderson*Nancy ArkwrightRoger & Jan ArtleyElaine BaldwinTerry & Carolyn BaranouskasBarger Family Fund*David BelliIsabelle Bennette

Lewis A. BielanowskiDuan Bjerke**Michele BoothStuart & Katharine Boren*Walter BremCarroll BrentanoKen BruntMary Ann & Howard BuchananBruce & Alice BurnsEdward & Marilyn Caires*Bill & Nancy CampanaTeresa A. CastleDavid & Linda CervantesKerrie ChabotJustin ChanRobert Chance FamilyRosemarie ChiaviniZoher & Constance ChibaWilliam & Laura ClarkKim CoadyRuth Cocherell-BeaneChristopher CoelhoMike ColemanRichard ConnettMonika CooperDan CoyneDena CraigOlivia CurtisLisa & Mo DadgarMike DarabianGeoffrey DavisJerome DeanGlen & Georgene DeardorffEdward & Carol DeweyGrace DoaneKaroline Doberenz*Sharon & Dick DohertySteve & Annette DohertyKevin DunnBetty EgbertDouglas EisnerCattleya EntrolezoMike ErgoJoan ErnstGail FaberMarian & C J FaberKeith & Susi FarmerGervaise Fenty-SturmCarol FisherPamela FisherJim & Debbie FlemingVicki & Tom FlickingerConnie ForslindKris FortnerJamie FoxMargaret FoxRuthann Frank*

Francis H. Frederick, Jr.**Lon Freeman & Justine OwenConnor FritchChihping FuKatherine GalvinNaomi GatonMartin & Barbara GerberRichard & Suzanne GersonMelvin & Sylvia GertonAdam & Wendy GilberdElissa GoldmanRon Golman & Victoria Burruel**Mary Jane GormanBarry & Susan GrossMaia GrunertJeffrey HabeebJaness & Dave HansonJanet & Pete HaroRuss & Cyndie HarrisonJoyce HayesMatthew & Anna HernandezJean Hetherington & Michael ConnerLinda HiattBetty HinzShirley HollowayFrances & Walter HolmesTony HomesMaddie HouseOlivia HouseCarol & Brad HoySamantha HuebnerElaine & Phred Jackson*Annie JacobsenChristine JarvisDonald & Carole JohnsonEric JohnsonMichele JohnsonStephen & Carol JohnsonErrol JonesOlin JonesRochelle N. JorgensonAkshay JoshiAlan KanczesGary & Ilene Katz*Joe KelsoBarbara KendallHelen C. Kimball***Nola KinastonElizabeth KirbySamantha KolinErin KozielDavid & Carol KratkyGail KyonoNicholas LaytonGary LewisAlyssa Lewis-Smith

(Background Image) Location of Moonlight on the Mountain gala at China Wall. Stephen Joseph.

Company Matching cAmeriprise Financial, Inc.

Apple, Inc.Arch MI

Bank of AmericaBank of the WestBoston Scientific

ChevronThe Clorox Company

GoogleHewlett-PackardIBM Corporation

JP Morgan Chase & Co.Kaiser Permanente

Lam Research Corporation

Matson Navigation Company, Inc.The Morrison & Foerster

FoundationNews Corp Giving

Pacific Life FoundationPG&E

Prudential Financial, Inc.Shell Martinez Refinery

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Tesoro Petroleum CorporationVeeva Systems

YourCause Corporate Employee Giving Programs


Current Staff Ted Clement

Executive DirectorSeth Adams

Land Conservation DirectorMeredith Hendricks

Land Programs DirectorMonica Oei

Finance & Administration DirectorDeborah Toll White

Development DirectorJim Cartan

Stewardship & Outreach Coordinator

Caleb CastleCommunications Manager

Hidemi CrosseBookkeeper

Karen FerriereAssistant Development Director

Juan Pablo Galván Land Use ManagerShannon Grover

Development Administrative Assistant

Dana HalpinGeneral Office Manager

Katie LopezAccounting &

Administration Assistant Joanne McCluhanExecutive Assistant

Kristen NoeDevelopment Associate

George PhillipsLand Conservation Manager

Evy RogersMarion RoodMolly RoseRoslyn & Myron RottersmanRobert J. SandovalPatricia & Philip SapunorAnna SaundersRoberta SchaneBarbara ScharfClaus-Joerg ScharnofskeEd ScheetzChelsea SchneiderKipling SchnurrAllen ScottJames W. ScottLouise Shalit*Balita SheppersonAva SparacioErnest & Marlene SponzilliMillard & Linda StanleyAmy StarkMary Jo StarsiakAmy & Brock StechmanMark StefanSusan Steinberg***Sue & D. StewartWilliam & Annabel SwensonSarah TallaricoChelsea TatemSophia TaylorSheila TekerBrian ThomasJuli ToddDouglas Tracey*Chiahsuan TsaiMaureen VadnaisMike VierowLorna VierraKatrina VolgamoreJanet VoltzNorine Vouri**Stephen P. WalkerGeraldine WallaceMatthew WareJoan & Charles WatsonRobert & Shirley WelchSheila WestphalD. Wayne & Rosie WhiteKeith WhiteRuchira WijayaratneJustin WilliamsMary Louise & Bruce Wilson*Howard & Linda WittDanielle Woermann & Bob SchoenfieldAlexandra YokomizoNatalie ZinmanRomanas Zontovicius

$250-$499Audio Production Group, Inc.Conflo Services, Inc.Far West Sanitation & StorageWalnut Creek Vacuum / Tom & Janeen HeathWestern States Petroleum Assn.

$100-$249Arydith Obedience SchoolGeneral Plumbing Supply CompanyLafayette Physical Therapy Inc.Morgan StanleySummit Financial Group, LLC

$1-$99California PedalerEldercare ServicesFarley Technical ServicesNorth Bay Vinyl RepairPets Eternal Rest, Inc.

FOUNDATIONS

$100,000 & AboveGordon and Betty Moore Foundation

$50,000-$99,999William H. Donner Foundation

$10,000-$19,999AnonymousUnion Bank*The Watershed Project

$5,000-$9,999B.T. Rocca, Jr. Foundation**Nathan M. Ohrbach Foundation

$1,000-$4,999The Barth Foundation*Clif Bar & CompanyEast Bay Community FoundationHelen and Allan Ridley Charitable TrustMarin Community FoundationPatagonia, Inc.William A. Kerr Foundation

Under $1,000AmazonSmile Foundation

PARTNERS$20,000 & AboveNatural Resources Conservation Service

$5,000-$9,999East Bay Regional Park District*

$1,000-$4,999Central Labor Council of Contra Costa CountyDiablo Multisport ConnectionGrizzly Peak CyclistsPlumbers & Steamfitters UA Local 159*

$500-$999Mount Diablo Audubon SocietyMonte Vista High School

$100-$250Contra Costa Hills ClubDiablo Foothills District California Garden ClubsDiablo Valley Democratic ClubThe Gardens at Heather FarmJoaquin Moraga Intermediate SchoolMoraga Garden Club*Orinda Garden Club***Orinda Hiking ClubPleasant Hill Garden Study Club

$1-$99Brentwood Teachers AssociationGuild of Quilters of Contra Costa CountyRon Nunn SchoolSierra Club - Delta Regional Group

IN-KIND GIFTSAnonymousMark & Silvia BelotzCalicraft Brewing CompanyCrooked VineDiablo PublicationsFastFrameGo Beyond ChiropracticJAKROOJim & Bette FeltonFenestraForbes Mill SteakhouseMt. Diablo Resource RecoveryScott & Claudia HeinKKDV Coast RadioLarabarOccasio WineryPostinoShute, Mihaly & WeinbergerSierra Nevada Brewing Co.Slow Hand BBQSunrise Catering

Naomi LidickerIdelle S. LipmanAndrew LogueDewayne & Jen LongRobert & Erica LozanoSeth LuedersJim MackanessNelson MacyMarieka MaesenTheo MaesenNauder MaghsoodniaCarolyn MahoneyNicole MalnickJanet A. ManginiSharon MarocchiBlythe MarshmanJessica MartinezMiles & Inga Maynard*Clark McBrideNicole McClureJames & Carol McFeelyBob McNuttJudy MeeganMalcom MendelsohnStacy MenigozAdam MillerElizabeth MillerJill MillerLinda M. Miller*John P. MilliganKelly MogilefskyKathryn MorimotoLindsay E. MugglestoneCaitlin MurphyHelen E. NewmanEdna NugentKendall & Monica Oei*Celia OlsonTim Ory & Diana MinnickJane ParrishTim & Michelle PetersenMorgan PhippsMichael & Connie PierceMichele PitekMaureen PolacciLucille PolachekK.W. PuettMyvan QuocTom & Carol RaneySally RathbunKathy & Keith ReaMarie ReaKen ReicherLisa & Todd ReynoldsChristine RodriguesAbby RogersElinor Rogers

ESTATES & TRUSTSStephen S. BallNicholas & Hendrika BylElizabeth Vinton Sanderson FoundationIvan Girgich

CORPORATIONS

$20,000 & AboveBlackhawk-NunnCA TechnologiesChevron*ENGEO, Inc.Lennar Communities - Bay Area UrbanPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLPShell Martinez Refinery*Sunset Development Company

$10,000-$19,999Beets Hospitality GroupConcord Feed & Pet Supply / Tina & Tony AkinsMt. Diablo Resource Recovery*SummerHill Homes

$5,000-$9,999Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, LLCCSAA Insurance Group, an AAA InsurerDiamond Construction Inc.Dow Chemical CompanyKB HomePacific Coast Carpet, Inc.Recreational Equipment, Inc.*Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean, LLP

$1,000-$4,999AssetMark, Inc.ConcoDiablo Analytical, Inc.*Expert Tree Service / Brian GatesLSA Associates, Inc.*McCorduck Properties*New Leaf Community Markets, Inc.Recycle SmartRedwood Painting CompanyRepublic ServicesSummit RanchValent

$500-$999Biagio Artisan Meats, LLCBlack Tie Transportation

We have made every effort to spell names

accurately. If your name or donation has not been recorded correctly or was mistakenly

omitted, we offer our apologies and ask that you please contact us so that we can

amend our records. Please email Kristen Noe at [email protected] with any

requests to update your records.

1901 Olympic Blvd., Suite 320, Walnut Creek, California, 94596Office Telephone: (925) 947.3535

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Permit No. 525

To preserve Mount Diablo’s peaks, surrounding foothills, and watersheds th rough l and acqu i s i t i on 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 the protection of natural resources.

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e Do Preserve natural lands through

acquisition and cooperative efforts.Defend Mount Diablo and its foothills from threats of development through land use planning.Restore habitat prior to transfer to a public agency for permanent preservation and public use.Enjoy Diablo’s parks through events and recreational opportunities.

Why

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are This is our home. More than half of

Mount Diablo has been preserved. However, over 70,000 acres are privately owned and still threatened by development. That means risking the loss of wildlife corridors, ecosystems and recreat ional oppor tuni t ies. Preserving natural land forever means safeguarding our quality of life, including our air, water, and views.

A new location of the rare Mount Diablo Buckwheat was discovered in 2016. The species was long thought to be extinct until 2005, when a small population was identified. In May of 2016, SMD board member and botanist, Heath Bartosh, along with colleague Brian Patterson, both of Nomad Ecology, discovered another significant population of the elusive buckwheat in Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve.

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