BEACON Links

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California Coastal Coalition

3110 Hataca Road
Carlsbad, CA 92009
calcoast.org/

Surfrider Foundation

PO Box 73550
San Clemente, CA 92673
(949) 492-8170
info@surfrider.org
surfrider.org

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California Shore & Beach Preservation Association

State Chapter of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association.
asbpa.org/california

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Clean Oceans – Project Clean Water

County of Santa Barbara Public Works Department program
countyofsb.org/sbpcw

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography

9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
(858) 246-5511
Wave Forecast Resource

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Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

University of California Santa Barbara
Ocean Science Education Bldg 514, MC 6155
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6155
(805) 893-6437
channelislands.noaa.gov

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Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan

University of California Santa Barbara
Ocean Science Education Bldg 514, MC 6155
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6155
(805) 893-6437
Management Plan

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Ventura County Ocean Water Quality Monitoring Program

Hotline: (805) 662-6555
Staff Specialist, Paolo Quinto: (805) 654-5040
Monitoring Program

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Weather Underground

Weather related news stories, historical weather, mobile apps and more.
Weather Underground

BEACON recent posts

Kelp Project

For the past decade BEACON has been the Lead Agency in delivering an innovative project to demonstrate a method to re-establish kelp in Goleta Bay. The method was developed by Mr. Bob Kiel of the Seattle Aquarium and requires the insertion of three-foot long (2-inch...

Surfers Point Project

In June 2023, the City of Ventura was awarded a $16.2 million dollar grant to implement Phase 2 of the Surfers Point Project. Phase 2 of the project is planned to be completed by 2025, complementing construction of Phase 1, completed in 2012. BEACON has been a strong...

Mondos Cove

The Mondo’s Beach Access Stairway Project has been in active development and project planning for the past four years. Starting in 2019 Beacon staff initiated efforts to develop final planning, design, and engineering for a stairway at Mondo’s Cove. Since that time...