BEACON Links

California Coastal Coalition
3110 Hataca Road
Carlsbad, CA 92009
calcoast.org/

Surfrider Foundation
PO Box 73550
San Clemente, CA 92673
(949) 492-8170
info@surfrider.org
surfrider.org

California Shore & Beach Preservation Association
State Chapter of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association.
asbpa.org/california

Clean Oceans – Project Clean Water
County of Santa Barbara Public Works Department program
countyofsb.org/sbpcw
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
(858) 246-5511
Wave Forecast Resource
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
University of California Santa Barbara
Ocean Science Education Bldg 514, MC 6155
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6155
(805) 893-6437
channelislands.noaa.gov
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan
University of California Santa Barbara
Ocean Science Education Bldg 514, MC 6155
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6155
(805) 893-6437
Management Plan
Ventura County Ocean Water Quality Monitoring Program
Hotline: (805) 662-6555
Staff Specialist, Paolo Quinto: (805) 654-5040
Monitoring Program
Weather Underground
Weather related news stories, historical weather, mobile apps and more.
Weather Underground
BEACON recent posts
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 &...
U.S. Geological Survey Erosion Report – May 19, 2017
USGS Coastal Erosion Report May 19, 2017 by Dan Hoover, Lead Researcher.Report given during BEACON Board of Directors Meeting, Carpinteria, CA.