Who We Are
Launched in October 2023, we are building a sustainable Shared Stewardship model with California State Parks to provide volunteer-based service and support at meaningful scale. We recruit and educate volunteers for trails stewardship-based Dig Days at Mount Diablo State Park.
These important projects are approved, organized and managed by California State Parks. Given that official status, Dig Day volunteers can work with their associated programs or race organizers, such as NICA Teen Trail Corps or Western States Endurance Run, to earn community service points or credits.
To recruit and educate the trail user community to volunteer in Dig Day projects, which maintain, repair and enhance trails using proven techniques with a steadfast focus on safety, ecological and cultural resource preservation, and equitable access. Dig Day projects enable volunteers and related park stakeholders to work together to support the mission of California State Parks: Protect biodiversity and natural resources while providing high-quality outdoor recreational opportunities for park visitors.
Our Mission
Help Us Become a Trusted Partner
We aim to become a long-term, trusted partner of California State Parks and related stakeholders at Mount Diablo State Park, helping bridge gaps in preservation and recreation goals and staffing and resource constraints.
Our Shared Stewardship model with California State Parks is facilitating the multi-year implementation of the 2016 Road and Trail Management Plan (RTMP) for Mount Diablo State Park. This work adheres to policy-based recommendations for equitable access gains, including change-in-use to Multi Use Bike Friendly on important connector trails on the upper mountain.
Many 2016 RTMP recommendations focus on ecological and cultural resource preservation, trail user safety and equitable access, and more connector (loop) options in the backcountry trails system. Over time, the implementation of trail-related enhancements prescribed in the 2016 RTMP stand to establish Mount Diablo State Park as a beacon for balancing conservation and recreational interests.
Select the hyperlink to learn more about the RTMP: 2016 RTMP Hyperlink