Volunteer naturalist Karen Kalumuck, Ph.D. has identified over 100 species of the herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, ferns, horsetails, mosses, lichens, and algae that can be found on the 35 acres of Fitzgerald Marine Reserve land. She’s compiled her discoveries in “The Terrestrial Vegetation of Fitzgerald Marine Reserve.”

Fitzgerald Marine Reserve and its tidepools are located in Moss Beach, CA, about 40 minutes south of San Francisco, and are some of the most beautiful and accessible natural wonders of the Northern California coast. 

 A message from President Ron Olson

The San Mateo Collaborative has successfully brought together MPA experts to work on projects that raise awareness of their local marine protected areas.

“Safe harbors” like Fitzgerald Marine Reserve allow harbor seals to haul out of the water, rest and warm up any time of year. Harbor seals may also use these rocks as nurseries, giving birth and nursing their pups in the spring.