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...

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 I Maureen Spencer from Santa Barbara Flood ControlPart...

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 &...