Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Plan

At the November 20, 2020 BEACON Board meeting the County of Ventura presented the accompanying Power Point slide show on the County’s Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Plan....

Mondo’s Cove Beach Stairway Project

BEACON is coordinating the planning, design and engineering of a beach access stairway at Mondo’s Cove beach, adjacent to the community of Faria Beach. Below are draft concept illustrations and engineering drawings depicting the stairway which were presented at a...

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...

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...

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 &...