Katherine Conrad has a good profile of Save Mount Diablo’s Executive Director Ron Brown in last week’s East Bay Business Times. I learned several things I didn’t know nor fully appreciate about Ron by reading it. [Disclaimer: I am mentioned in it – although Katherine never called me for a quote.] I also think Ron is an effective advocate for the mountain. We don’t always agree but I have never been given any reason to question his motives or integrity.
One thing I learned from the end of the article – Save Mount Diablo thinks they’re about half done in saving the mountain. They have about 86,000 acres now. And conventional wisdom – ask a man on the street – is the mountain has been largely saved. One reason they "need" more is to create safe habitat/range for large animals like the mountain lion. Understandable – but a little scary as my family lives adjacent to open space on Lime Ridge. I thought the biggest problem I’d have is the red-headed woodpeckers that are currently attacking the soffits on the eaves of my house. Mountain lions…hmm…
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