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
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...
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...