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Erosion Control Forum – Information on erosion control devices and resources Skip to content   I n 1967 when I was 12 years young we (my family) moved- from Connecticut to Carpinteria CA aka "The World's Safest Beach"- a small town south of Santa Barbara, Ca. W e lived in Carpinteria as the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill occurred in the waters off the California: coast: the largest oil spill in United States waters at the time. I saw (an oxymoron?) the vanishing sand peter-out as the beach's pristine beauty was denuded to one of rock and gravel.   Later that year the sand mysteriously returned to re-nourish the beach. I n 2008 my family went on a summer outing to The Finger Lakes region in western-central New York . A gain. environmental mayhem has threatened the waterway...

Erosion Control Forum – Information on erosion control devices and resources Skip to content The following was written and images captured by a college chum from OSU  They truly show the other side of erosion. OK, where do I start.  This may be more info than you want, but I'll try to give you a feeling for my experience. This was my 4th trip to the Grand Canyon.  The 3 previous trips were to the South Rim & North Rim Visitor Centers,... what the typical Canyon visitor sees.  Each of those times was great in it's own way.  I saw sights that were amazing and learned about the Canyons on each visit, BUT, you really can't say you've seen the Grand Canyon until you go down the river.  The size, scale and beauty can't be appreciated from the...