When I took pictures of Miramar Beach, it was with the intent to show an example of the close proximity in which structures are built to the ocean and to discuss environmental concerns of the coastal armoring that is put in place to protect such structures. I decided to go a different route for this Read More
In order to touch on coastal erosion, inland migration of the shoreline, coastal armoring, and managed retreat I decided to choose Goleta Beach in Santa Barbara County to discuss these significant problems. I also chose Goleta Beach because I grew up in Goleta and I have been visiting that beach on and off for a Read More
John Sofer Professor Steele The Beach Blog Post #3 For my third beach trip, I visited Emma Wood State Beach in Ventura off the 101 on the way to Santa Barbara. Emma Wood State beach is seemingly very popular for locals with great opportunities for surf, sand, relaxation, and even various events like marathons! When Read More
The beach that I visited was Will Rogers State Beach. I chose this particular placed because I wanted to visit a beach that was different from what I typically considered a beach. Will Rogers State Beach is about 5 minutes from the extremely popular and tourist packed Santa Monica Pier. This area along the coast Read More
Broad Beach Reflection Broad Beach is a relatively small length of beach located just north of Zuma Beach. It has a completely different feel and look compared to the well-groomed sandy beach of Zuma just south of this. I felt like an outsider and not very welcome. Access was sparse with only a handful of Read More
Broad Beach is the epitome of Southern California’s wealthy and powerful. A once beautiful coastline that has been damaged by beach erosion caused by coastal armoring. The name itself implies that it used to be a wide beach, yet nowadays at hightide, there is virtually no beach. Wealthy home owners that live on Broad Beach Read More
On September 11th I visited Broad Beach with some fellow Environmental Science students and our professor. As we gathered to learn the day’s lessons, I observed the beach–or lack thereof. We gathered originally on Zuma beach and here we saw expanses of typical California sandy beach; a good stretch of warm, dry sand and clear Read More
