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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...
Montecito Debris Flows
A Beach Nourishment Opportunity Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment Sequence of Events Thomas Fire – December 2017 Montecito Debris Flows – january 9, 2018 Perhaps 500,000 cy made it to the beach About 70,000 cy deposited on public streets &...