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Links to References and Resources
Bay Nature article on the Diablo Range
https://baynature.org/article/the-spine-of-california/
Save Mt. Diablo’s website about the Diablo Range
https://www.savemountdiablo.org/learn/diablo-range/
Tom Stienstra’s Mines Rd. article from the SF Chronicle
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/GetOut-Mines-Road-in-Livermore-3309785.php
Wildflowers. Blog post with a comprehensive wildflower list and some nice photos
https://naturalhistorywanderings.com/2010/05/01/mines-road-wildflowers/
Watershed Maps. Mines Rd. traverses two tributaries of the Alameda Creek watershed. It mainly follows Arroyo Mocho.
Then, near the Junction, it crosses a divide and follows Arroyo Valle, the creek that feeds Lake Del Valle.
https://acfloodcontrol.org/the-work-we-do/resources/#explore-watersheds
SCU Lightning Complex Fire Map. The 2020 SCU Lightning Complex Fire burned a large portion of the Mines Rd. area.
https://sccgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=c2807e0cad7048a5bb8fffd2b453bece
Golden Eagle Abundance Map from eBird
https://ebird.org/science/status-and-trends/goleag/abundance-map-weekly