Fire, Drought, Rain, and Hope: Episode One

Audible Mount Diablo

Three Wild Years in the Diablo Range

With the help of ranchers, naturalists, scientists, and land managers, this 9-part series showcases the mysterious, little-known 200-mile long Diablo Range after the massive fires of 2020. It ventures into places off the beaten track for most Bay Area residents, yet deeply connected to places they already love, vital to providing a refuge for plants, animals, and people in a time of climate change. With conservation efforts accelerating, this part of the inland Coast Range is fast becoming California's next big conservation story.

Photos by Scott Hein and others. Music by Phil Heywood. Writing, production, and narration by Joan Hamilton.