Gregg Langlois

Gregg joined FFMR in 2022 and the Board in 2024. His academic and career paths crisscrossed FMR over the decades. There were visits for high school independent study to a master’s in marine ecology involving field trips to various intertidal areas along the San Mateo coast. He managed the state health department’s Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program for 28 years, creating the first statewide volunteer-based phytoplankton monitoring program for early detection of toxin-producing species. His work provided the opportunity to travel the entire California coast, collecting samples and meeting and training volunteers. The latter instilled a great appreciation for the power of volunteer effort, and he hopes to repay some of that with his involvement in FMR tours, anemone surveys, special events and displays at the visitor center, engaging with fellow volunteer naturalists in learning more about the marine algae in FMR, and other, as yet unknown, fascinations.