It may be close to Halloween but, the weather is still driving many Ventura locals, like myself, to the beaches to relax and have fun in the sun. This past weekend, I decided to do some walking and exploring along the southern portion of San Buenaventura State Beach. This exploration was done with the environment Read More
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McGrath State Beach
On International Coastal Cleanup Day, I went to McGrath State Beach in Ventura, CA. Because I was there to pick up trash and improve the quality of the beach, I decided to look at the beach through a restoration lens. The International Union for Conservation of Nature defines ecological restoration as the “process of assisting Read More
Dunes as a Storm Buffer
Pierpont Beach and San Buenaventura Beach in Ventura are fascinating and rare beaches for southern California beach – there is too much sand on the beaches. This is not a problem for most of the beaches we have in California as most of them are relatively small. On both the neighboring, Pierpont and San Buenaventura, Read More
Ormond Beach
Ormond Beach is a beach fifteen minutes away from the CSUCI campus. It holds ecological importance, and the species that inhabit the beach are threatened by many anthropogenic influences. The beach is a two-mile stretch, contained by Port Hueneme Beach and the Naval Base Ventura County at Point Mugu. The beach is home to important Read More