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Sloat Erosion Campaign A Vimeo, from Sivin Morgan, Published April, 12, 2012.
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Due to coastal erosion, the Sloat shoreline is in a state of blight. Surfrider SF is working to restore the beach at Sloat Blvd., and advocating a plan of managed retreat and relocation of infrastructure away from the ocean.
Beach Preservation Through Managed Retreat at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, Surf Riders Foundation
Sloat Blvd. is the main public access point for San Francisco’s southern end of Ocean Beach. Since the 1990’s, the shoreline at Sloat has been littered with concrete debris and boulders…
Why S.F. is Moving 42,000 Tons of Sand Down Ocean Beach, San Francisco Gate (12-06-2014)
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.
We Need to Retreat From the Beach, An Op Ed by Orrin H. Pilkey
Severe coastal erosion, Ocean Beach at Sloat, San Francisco, California. Photo source: ©© Shields
