Coastal Sediment Management Draft Plan Available for Review

Coastal Regional Sediment (sand) Management Plans (CRSMP) are being developed for specific portions of the coast (littoral cells).  The program seeks to present ways to restore and preserve beaches, reduce the proliferation of protective shoreline structures, sustain recreation and tourism, enhance public safety and access, restore coastal sandy habitats, and identify cost-effective solutions for restoration of areas impacted by excess sediment.  

Santa Cruz Littoral Cell CRSMP includes the coastline from Pillar Point to Moss Landing (including Pillar Point Harbor). The draft plan has been released for public review April 15 - May 15, 2015. There is an Executive Summary here. More info on MCC ocean/shoreline page

Comments, suggested edits, general feedback, etc. may be sent to Brad.Damitz@noaa.gov.

MCC Meeting April 8

Location: GCSD meeting room, 504 Ave Alhambra, 3rd floor, El Granada

UPDATE:  4/8/15 meeting VIDEO & MINUTES

POST Buys Last Private Land on Pillar Point Bluff

Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) has completed purchase of the last private land on Pillar Point Bluff, with funding from the Coastal Conservancy, and plans to transfer the property to County Parks by year-end.   The 21-acre parcel lies between the Pillar Ridge Manufactured Home Community and the ocean.  This addition to the County’s Pillar Point Bluff preserve will connect a gap in the California Coastal Trail, though there is no timeline yet for actual trail improvements.