Leading tidepool tour at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, San Mateo County, California
Saturday February 12th, 2022

Weather & Tide

+0.0 at 2:46 pm; Sunny; very warm. Could just get to urchin beds. Very busy --- lots of people.

Duties & Visitors

Lead a tour of adults. Meetup group from all over Bay Area. None had been here before. Very respectful and fun. Saw moderate amount of things. Lots of sea stars. 30 dollars in tips!

Observations

Lots of stars, gumboot, no nudibranchs, no abalone

Leading tidepool tour at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, San Mateo County, California
Sunday February 13th, 2022

Weather & Tide

-0.3 at 3:57 pm; Foggy; cooler. Could get to urchin beds ok. Very busy --- lots of people.

Duties & Visitors

Lead a tour of Brownies. I was Lead. Was shadowed by Christine Taucher. Very respectful and fun. Saw moderate amount of things. Sea Lemon, and Spotted Dorid very high in the high tide zone

Observations

Lots of stars, gumboot, Sea Lemon, and Spotted Dorid

Leading tidepool tour at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, San Mateo County, California
Friday February 25th, 2022

Weather & Tide

-0.3 at 12:45 pm; Sunny. Could get to urchin beds ok.

Duties & Visitors

Lead a tour , private school from Walnut Creek. Very respectful and fun. Saw good amount of things. Sea Lemon, lined chiton, many stars

Observations

Sea Lemon, lined chitons (got photos), many stars (bat, leather, ochre, six-rayed)

Tidepool survey at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, San Mateo County, California
Monday February 28th, 2022

Weather & Tide

-1.0 at 3:25 pm; Sunny, very warm.

Sector 1B -- southern end of the large rectangle. Took some photos of the corner points. Chris is Sector 2.