Media Alert January 14, 2019

The King Tides Project invites you to take photos of local shorelines to help visualize future sea level rise

WHEN: January 20 and 21 TIME: High Tide WHERE: California Shorelines WHAT: Californian Citizen Scientists take photos of local shorelines to visualize future sea level rise

Californians have one more chance to participate in the California King Tides project this season, Sunday January 20 and Monday January 21. How? By downloading an app, finding a shoreline, and taking a few photos. The photos from December are up on the story map available to the a public, and the photos collected this season will be used by government, researchers, and climate experts to help better understand the impacts of sea level rise, and how to make a plan forward.

There are some great community events taking place this month - Visit California.KingTides.Net to learn more.

On January 21 from 10:30-11:30am, join California State Parks on facebook for a King Tides live stream as they visit six state parks from Laguna Beach to Humboldt. Please share with friends and family, and take a break to help expand our understanding of sea level rise.

Suggested locations for taking King Tides photos: - North Coast: Woodley Island, Indian Island, Del Norte St. Pier, Halvorsen Park/The Adorni Center, Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, King Salmon Beach, Jackson Ranch Road near Liscom Slough in the Arcata Bottom, Bay Trail North along the Highway 101 corridor, and New Navy Base Road between Manila and Samoa. - : Ocean Beach; Pacifica: Beach Blvd and Sea Wall near the municipal pier; Laguna Salada; Proposed Treasure Island development site; South Bay: Redwood Creek, proposed Redwood City development site, and Dumbarton Bridge; Marin: Corte Madera, , Gallinas Creek (north of China Camp), Bolinas, and Stinson Beach. Veterans Ct, (at the end of that little road, between the Harbor Bay Club and the Bay Farm Island Bridge), Toll Plaza beach area at westbound toll plaza on Bay Bridge in Oakland/Emeryville. The bay water comes within inches of spilling onto lanes of I-80 during King Tides. - Central Coast: Santa Cruz: Scotts Creek, 4-mile Beach, San Lorenzo River mouth, / Schwan Lagoon at East Cliff, Concoran Lagoon at East Cliff, Moran Lake, Pleasure Point, The Hook, Soquel Creek/ Capitola Beach, New Brighton State Beach, Seacliff (at Cement Ship). Rio Del Mar Beach, Monterey: , , and Cannery Row; Carmel: Carmel Beach; Big Sur: Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Beach, and Pfeiffer Beach, San Luis Obispo: Morro Bay, Piedras Blancas, Santa Barbara: Coal Oil Point Beach, Sands Beach, Leadbetter Beach, Hendry’s Beach, Butterfly Beach, Miramar Beach, Salt Marsh, Hobson State Beach, and , Goleta Beach, , Rincon - Ventura: Faria Beach Park, Solimar Beach, Ventura promenade, Port Hueneme Beach Park at the up coast end of Surfside Drive, Sycamore Canyon - Los Angeles: Broad Beach, Malibu shoreline homes, Marina del Rey, Port of Long Beach, and Port of Los Angeles. - Orange County: Seal Beach/Sunset Beach, Huntington Harbor, and Newport Beach islands and peninsula. - San Diego: San Diego Bay, Oceanside Beach, San Elijo Lagoon, Del Mar Dog Beach/San Dieguito Lagoon Entrance, Torrey Pines, La Jolla Shores, Mission Beach, Imperial Beach, and the Tijuana Estuary.

As always, respect the ocean's power and be safe, and please don't disturb shore birds taking refuge in areas above the tide line.

For more information, contact Marina Psaros at (857) 523-0703 / [email protected]

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