BEACON Connections
American Shore & Beach Preservation Association
State Chapter of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association.
asbpa.org/california
Social Media Link
BeachSmart
Beach Sediment Management and Resilience Tactics for southern Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara Link for BeachSmart
California Coastkeeper Alliance
Statewide waterkeeper programs
https://cacoastkeeper.org/
Social Media
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (NOAA – National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration)
University of California Santa Barbara
Ocean Science Education Bldg 514, MC 6155
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6155
(805) 893-6437
channelislands.noaa.gov
Social Media Link
Management Plan
Clean Oceans – Project Clean Water
County of Santa Barbara Public Works Department program
countyofsb.org/sbpcw
Coastal Keepers
Oxnard Chapter
Focus: Ormond Beach and Oxnard
Instagram
Environmental Defense Center
Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary
906 Garden Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 963-1622
Environmentaldefensecenter.org/
EDC@Environmentaldefensecenter.org
Heal the Ocean
1430 Chapala Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 965-7570
https://www.healtheocean.org/
info@healtheocean.org
Merito Foundation
3775 Market St. Suite 200
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 620-8510
https://www.meritofoundation.org/
info@meritofoundation.org
Santa Barbara Channelkeepers
714 Bond Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
(805) 563-3377
Social Media
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
(858) 246-5511
Wave Forecast Resource
Surfrider Foundation
PO Box 73550
San Clemente, CA 92673
(949) 492-8170
info@surfrider.org
surfrider.org
Surfrider Foundation
PO Box 1028
Ventura, CA 93002
(805) 856-3137
info@ventura.surfrider.org
https://ventura.surfrider.org/
Ventura Audubon
PO Box 24198
Ventura, CA 93992
www.venturaaudubon.org/
Ventura County Ocean Water Quality Monitoring Program
Hotline: (805) 662-6555
Staff Specialist, Paolo Quinto: (805) 654-5040
Monitoring Program
BEACON recent posts
Santa Barbara County Coastal Resiliency Project
Santa Barbara SLR Adaptation presentation from March 2021 Board Meeting. Click for PDF
Mondo’s Cove Beach Access Stairway
Mondo’s Cove Beach access stairway revised design drawing and description is included below. Based on the input from neighboring residents, stakeholders and interested members of the public, the consultants to BEACON, Jensen Design and Survey, Inc., have produced a...
Recap: Ventura Sand Summit 2/18/2021
On February 18, 2021, a regional meeting sand summit was held to address continuing erosion problems affecting the southern Ventura coastline. Zoom meeting video below:Click on images below for Powerpoint presentation/PDF for information shared during summit
NOTICE: Amendment to BEACON Bylaws Request
BEACON staff is recommending the BEACON Board of Directors amend the BEACON Bylaws expressly incorporating into the purposes, objectives and authorities of BEACON, regional coastal beach access, and regional-level climate, sea-level rise adaptation, and coastal...
NOTICE: Regional Meeting Sand Summit – February 18, 2021
BEACON, working with the City of Port Hueneme, and local harbor and port partners is hosting a regional meeting to address continuing erosion problems affecting the southern Ventura coastline. The meeting will include presentations on regional sediment science, recent...
Special Meeting Announcement
NOTICE: BEACON Special meeting this Friday, February 12, 2021, Legislative program priorities. Click for Agenda
BEACON Science Advisory Committee Annual Meeting Sessions
BEACON Science Advisory Committee Annual Meeting Session will be Friday, January 15, and Friday, January 29 at 9 am via Zoom. See agenda for meeting details and Zoom invite. Click for Agenda
BEACON Strategic Planning Goals
At the November BEACON Board meeting, the Board heard a presentation on the proposed BEACON Strategic Planning Goals and Objectives. BEACON is interested to hear comments, suggestions for changes, corrections, additions, etc. to the draft document from the public and...
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...