2024-2025 TOUR RESERVATIONS INFORMATION 

Information is now available for groups of 15 or more wishing to schedule an educational tour of
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. Click here to learn more. 


Join us on Saturday, October 19 from 11AM to 1PM at the
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Visitor Center to learn more about plankton and its role in the health of marine ecosystems.
Click here for more information.


Volunteer as a SEAL SITTER at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve!
Click here to learn more (PDF)


Fitzgerald Marine Reserve information in English, Spanish and Mandarin is available on the SMC Parks website.

Creature Feature
Creature Feature
This month’s featured creature is the Corethron.
The Terrestrial Vegetation of Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
The Terrestrial Vegetation of Fitzgerald Marine Reserve

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.”

New to the Reserve?
New to the 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. 

50 Years of Training Volunteer Naturalists
50 Years of Training Volunteer Naturalists

 A message from President Ron Olson

Marine Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas

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

Harbor seals
Harbor seals

“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.

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