Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California. Photo source: ©© Wally Gobetz
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The operation — at the north end of Ocean Beach near the O’Shaughnessy Seawall and the south end near Sloat Boulevard — isn’t kids’ play. It’s part of an effort by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, working with the National Park Service, to move 42,000 tons of sand — 30,000 cubic yards — from the north end of the wide beach to the south, which is where it came from in the first place…
Read Full Article, San Francisco Gate
Ocean Beach Erosion: New Plan Crafted, San Francisco Chronicle (04-15-2012)
The silver tide that surges through Ocean Beach from dawn to dusk is a surfer’s delight. For San Francisco, however, it is an unrelenting test of nature…
San Franciscans in the Dark About Flood Hazards?, Climate Central (06-20-2014)
Ocean Beach, on the western edge of the city, has been offering San Franciscans a place to enjoy nature and water activities, but the shoreline is facing greater erosion due to sea level rise that threatens public safety and vital infrastructure.
San Francisco Bay Sand Mining Alarms Conservationists, San Francisco Gate (12-16-2012)
Dredge mining of shoals near Angel and Alcatraz islands and throughout Suisun Bay is robbing the bay of sand that keeps San Francisco’s Ocean Beach from eroding, according to new research by the U.S. Geological Survey…
San Francisco Rising to Threat of Swelling Seas, Climate Central (10-23-2014)
Ocean Beach’s Sand Supply Dries Up, Leaving Plovers Squeezed, Bay Nature
