About

 Welcome to the San Mateo Collaborative!

Our aim is to gather people and organizations who care about the San Mateo Coastline to connect and work together on local issues and projects. We welcome project and topic ideas from all of our members and also lead our own gatherings and workshops. Our current focus is building inclusivity and representation in our collaborative meetings. We want to shape our collaborative into a space where fishers, harvesters, tribal members, conservationists, families, nonprofits, government organizations and more are empowered to share experiences, concerns and hopes for the future of our shared coast and ocean. 

This year we are hosting gatherings centered around caring for and interacting with marine life, creating space for different ideological and cultural ways of connecting with our coastline. We will also be launching a series of roundtables for creating a community-based urchin and mussel management plan for the pillar point / maverick’s beach tidepools. 

Upcoming Events:

Getting to Know Seaweeds

Sunday June 7th 9am-12pm

We will learn about responsible/sustainable seaweed harvesting practices, followed by a Seaweed ID walk at Pillar Point Tidepools and a workshop to process our seaweed samples for a future art/science exhibit. We’re hoping to bring together members of the public and local families to learn about and share ways to care for and interact with seaweeds, and create opportunities for teamwork and connections among existing San Mateo MPA Collaborative members.

Drafting a community-based Urchin and Mussel Management plan for Pillar Point Tidepools

Upcoming – Join our mailing list for updates!

We are bringing together community members, state and non-profit groups to draft a management plan for urchins and mussels at the Pillar Point Tidepools. 

Collaborative members will have the chance to learn about the available science and history of the ecosystem and share their values and future hopes for the area so that together we can create solutions for managing these important species. We aim to build trust and partnership among collaborative members, navigating alternative viewpoints, bringing underrepresented voices into the planning process and valuing diverse individual and cultural connections with these species.