After a 16 year long campaign to ensure that seawalls along Solana Beach were properly mitigated, the Coastal Commission approved the City of Solana Beach's Land Use Plan that includes a 20-year review of seawall permits and also set an 18 month timeline for the City to finalize their study to determine land lease and mitigation fees that ensure the public is properly compensated for the loss of public sandy beach.
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Dude, Where’s My Beach?
We need you at the California Coastal Commission Meeting in Chula Vista on Wednesday, March 7th for a precedent setting decision on mitigation for seawalls.
Breaking Waves on Developed Shores – Expect Change
Every day the waves break on the shore in San Diego. The swell direction conditions and size change. Sea level and tides change as well.
Solana Beach proposal could remove sea walls in coming decades – SignOnSanDiego.com
Solana Beach proposal could remove sea walls in coming decades – SignOnSanDiego.com By Jonathan Horn UNION-TRIBUNE Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 6 a.m. SOLANA BEACH
Reefs, Seawalls, Sand and Solana Beach
I am very lucky to live in Solana Beach. Fletcher Cove shown below is the widest beach in Solana Beach. It is where the cliff
Beach Loss Behind Seawalls – Losing the Public Beach
Shifting_Shorelines_Beach_Preservation_Blog This video illustrates the lost beach area when a seawall stops cliff retreat. Acres of beach have and will be lost in California. In
Seawalls and Oil Spills
It is interesting to examine the parallels that exist between the environmental nightmare of the Deepwater Horizon and the Seawalls Built in Solana Beach. The
COASTAL PRESERVATION
Our chapter maintains two volunteer-led committees dedicated to issues related to the preservation of our coast. You can learn more about them by clicking below, or start HERE to get some background on Surfrider’s Coastal Preservation Initiative
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