BEACON Links
California Coastal Coalition
3110 Hataca Road
Carlsbad, CA 92009
calcoast.org/
Surfrider Foundation
PO Box 73550
San Clemente, CA 92673
(949) 492-8170
[email protected]
surfrider.org
California Shore & Beach Preservation Association
State Chapter of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association.
asbpa.org/california
Clean Oceans – Project Clean Water
County of Santa Barbara Public Works Department program
countyofsb.org/sbpcw
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
(858) 246-5511
Wave Forecast Resource
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
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
Ventura County Ocean Water Quality Monitoring Program
Hotline: (805) 662-6555
Staff Specialist, Paolo Quinto: (805) 654-5040
Monitoring Program
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BEACON recent posts
BEACON Overview 2020
Coastal Engineering Workshop
With Dr. David Revell Sponsored by Ventura County Watershed Protection District and BEACONPart 1 Sources of Sand & Sediment Part 2 Flood Mapping & Departmental Cooperation Part 3 Tidal & Wind Effects on Waves & Swells Part 4 Sand Retention vs. Erosion...
Beach Nourishment Response at Carpinteria Beach & Goleta Beach
Sequence of Events Thomas Fire – December 2017 Montecito Debris Flows – January 9, 2018 Immediate Aftermath – January thru March 2018 Channel & street sediments taken to Carpinteria & Goleta Beaches Debris basin sediments taken to Buellton & Santa Paula...
Goleta Bay Kelp Restoration Project
Kelp Restoration Project Update Reportwith Bob KielReport given during BEACON Board Meeting March 15, 2019
Building the Beach – Carpinteria
Building the Beach: Sediment & Cobble Management from Debris Basin to Shoreline Carpinteria, CA
Santa Barbara Flood Control Presentation
SB County Flood Control presentation from the March 15 BEACON Board Meeting. Agenda Item # 9.
Goleta Bay Kelp Study
This presentation was given at the BEACON Board Meeting on Friday, March 15, 2019. The Powerpoint has been converted into a video:
King Tides 2019
King Tides are predictable, larger than normal high tide events that occur a few times a year when the moon is closest to the earth. A more scientific name is perigean spring tides. King Tides are interesting because they help to illustrate what more normal high tide...
BEACON Board Meeting – 7/20/2018
Dan Hoover with USGS, Glen Shepard with Ventura County Wathershed Protection District, and Matt Roberts from City of CarpinteriaPart IMaureen Spencer from Santa Barbara Flood ControlPart II
Sand Movement
Sandshed: The Sand Is on the Move! There is a constant flow of sand from the land into the ocean. Watershed run-off and bluff and hillside erosion bring sand to the beach. Sand grains travel southward down the coast, while finer particles of sediment are carried and...