During my spring break i went to Carlsbad Beach. I had a great time visiting here and it was great because the house i was staying at was only about a ten minute walk to the beach. This beach does not offer much in the realm of ecology but is a great beach to recreate […]
Carpinteria is a beautiful a varied beach. It has tides pools, wetlands, tar banks, a seal rookery, sea cliffs, and kelp beds. They have managed to strike a remarkable balance between people and wildlife here. The main section of the beach is overtaken by people however they have area’s fenced of for vegetation, the wetlands […]
Health and wellbeing Cstreet When thinking of health and wellbeing, for me it is perceived as a method or strategy to clears one’s mind and to find a place of relaxation and meditation by ones definitions. When going to Ventura and going to California Street down to the beach near the fairgrounds is a […]
I’m graduating this May! And I wanted to take graduation photos. Being a broke college kid I knew I didn’t want to hire some super professional to take billions of photos of me. So I asked a close friend of mine who makes YouTube videos and asked her to take my photos for me. She […]
I visited the Santa Rosa Islands this previous weekend for a research trip revolving birds. I am approaching this blog post from a scientific/research lens. The boat ride to the islands was nerve racking, but breath taking. Dolphins swam with the boat and made a spectacle of their aerial acrobatics. Upon arriving at the island, […]
It is going on 31 years of Emma Wood beach visits for me, my first visit there occurring at just six weeks old. We always set up in the same spot: down at the end where the houses begin and the rip rap meets the second seawall. In my mind, I can’t picture Emma Wood […]
Though I had been to this beach many of times, I decided that Point Mugu State Beach would be the best place to focus on for my final blog. I have been visiting Point Mugu Beach since I was young and now bring my young nieces when we are in need for a day of […]
This April I had the amazing opportunity to join Dr. Rodriguez and his ESRM200 class on their trip to Santa Rosa Island. As these trips have become my favorite part of being a student at CI, I didn’t want to let this chance to pass by. Dr. Rodriguez let me join his class and I was […]
Growing up in Santa Barbara county, I was always fortunate to have a great choice of surf spots in the area. My favorite which I’m sharing today is one that’s different than all the others. Something that created a perfectional wave from something man made. This man made structure is is actually an oil island […]
Tucked between the base of the Santa Monica Mountains and the broad sandy beaches of Oxnard, lays the Point Mugu Naval Base. Established at the start of the second world war, this naval base sit on a sandy beach dune eco system and wetland, which has been threatened due to continued military activity. In response […]
