Surfrider Foundation’s Beach Preservation campaign is focused on protecting beaches, which are unique coastal environments with ecological, recreational and economic value. Since 2005, the Surfrider Foundation’s West LA/Malibu Chapter has been following and commenting on past actions and proposed solutions to protect homes threatened by increased erosion at Broad Beach in Malibu, CA and advocates actions that promote long term beach preservation.
Promoting Long Term Beach Preservation
March 19th, 2010NBC’s “The Fleecing of America” on Beach Fill
March 18th, 2010Here’s a great piece on the waste associated with beach fill that ran on NBC’s nightly segment “The Fleecing of American” on March 18, 2010. Be sure to let the second video load, as it contains some extra raw video from the interviews.
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Surfrider Foundation – Seawall Photo Gallery
March 5th, 2010Seawall photo gallery – http://www.surfrider.org/seawall/photo.asp
Example of Rock Revetment in Scotland
February 27th, 2010Rock revetment in Scotland – “Major rock armour revetment in front of dune system. Though offering long-term security, the landscape impact and damage to habitat are
considerable.”
http://www.snh.org.uk/publications/online/heritagemanagement/erosion/appendix_1.14.shtml
Seawalls Mean Death To The Beach
February 27th, 2010Feb 25, 2010 photo tour of Broad Beach
February 25th, 2010View the photo album on Flickr here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=147325&id=319960986658
Your Help Is Needed
February 25th, 2010The West LA/Malibu Chapter is seeking YOUR HELP in documenting the existing sand bag walls, the development of the new rock revetment, and expected erosion to follow. Please contact us if you would like to help us collect this important information.
CA Coastal Commission Public Access Map
February 24th, 2010Confused about public access at Broad Beach? You can actually download this incredibly complex map of horizontal and lateral easements from the CA Coastal Commission, to make sure you’re actually sitting on PUBLIC beach
http://www.coastal.ca.gov/access/BroadBeachCoastalAccess.pdf
Managed retreate vs. rock revetment at Goleta Beach.
February 16th, 2010Read the full article here on Noozhawk.com – http://www.noozhawk.com/local_news/article/021610_goleta_beach_2.0/
Goleta Beach Park is Santa Barbara County’s most popular park, with 1.5 million visitors every year, but it also has endured severe erosion. (Giana Magnoli / Noozhawk photo)
