Glass Beach (Fort Bragg)
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Glass Beach
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 Glass Beach |
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| location | Fort Bragg , Mendocino County , California | |
| surface | 15.4 ha | |
| Geographical location | 39 ° 27 ' N , 123 ° 49' W | |
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| Setup date | 1949 | |
| administration | California Department of Parks and Recreation | |
| particularities | Glass beach | |
Glass Beach is a beach in MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg in the US state of California , covered with a large amount of sea glass , which was created through years of landfilling of garbage . It is located on the coast in the northern part of the village.
history
In 1906, Fort Bragg residents set up a waterfront landfill behind the Union Lumber Company , now known as Site 1. At that time, most of the communities on the banks of the river owned landfills that were located on the water and were used to dispose of glass , various equipment and vehicles. Residents called the area "The Dumps" (in German roughly: "The landfills") . A reduction in the size of the garbage heap could often be achieved by incinerating the garbage.
After the original landfill was completely filled in 1943, a new landfill was opened at what is now known as "Site 2". This landfill was in use between 1943 and 1949.
When Site 2 was completely filled in 1949, another expansion took place in the north. This landfill is now called "Glass Beach" and was in use until 1967.
The California State Water Resources Control Board and the community closed the area in 1967. To minimize the existing damage, various cleanups have been started over the years. Over the next few decades, the biological waste rotted away, the metallic and various other waste was removed and either scrapped or made into works of art. The waves hitting the land broke the glass and ceramic waste still stored there and ground these shards into small, colorful pieces. These pieces of glass are now often processed into jewelry and cover both Glass Beach and two other beaches (former landfills) in Fort Bragg.
There are three Glass Beach locations in Fort Bragg where garbage was dumped into the ocean between 1906 and 1967. Site Two (1943-1949) and Site Three (1949-1967 - "Glass Beach") are at the end of a path that begins at the corner of Elm Street and Glass Beach Drive. These locations are accessible on foot and after a short descent over rocks that surround the local cliffs. Site One (1906–43) is located approximately 400 meters south of Site Two and became accessible to pedestrians in January 2015 with the opening of the northern section of the Coastal Trail in Fort Bragg.
In 1998, the private owner of the property entered into a five year partnership with the California Coastal Conservancy and the California Integrated Waste Management Board to clean up and sell the property to the state. After the cleaning work was completed, the California Department of Parks and Recreation bought the 15.4-acre Glass Beach property and incorporated it into MacKerricher State Park in October 2002 .
Most of the actual "Glass Beach", Site 3, is next to MacKerricher State Park. According to Article 10 of the state constitution, all jurisdiction in California ends at the mean high water mark (MHW). At Fort Bragg, the high water mark is 159 centimeters (5.2 feet) and most of Glass Beach is below that line.
Site 1 and Site 2 are located south of "Glass Beach" and do not border the state park area, but they border the new city park area, which also ends at the high water mark.
tourism
The beach is visited by tens of thousands of tourists every year. We do not recommend collecting glass on Glass Beach and in the neighboring state park. Most of the sea glass is now on the other Glass Beaches outside of the state park area.
Fort Bragg's Glass Beaches are visited daily by 1,000 to 1,200 tourists during the summer, most of whom take some glass with them. As a result and due to natural influences (the waves hitting the beach lead to erosion of the broken glass), the amount of glass gradually disappears. In 2015, an initiative was formed around Captain JH (Cass) Forrington to refill the beaches with discarded glass. On December 10, 2012, Fort Bragg City Council addressed the loss and declined efforts to replenish it due to the expected cost and the probable likelihood of not obtaining the necessary permits.
Similar beaches can be found in Benicia , California , Eleele in Hawaii, Port Townsend, Washington , and Ussuri Bay in eastern Russia, which the locals call Stekljashka .
Flora and fauna
Various endangered and protected native plants are found on Glass Beach, including the Schöterich hybrid Erysimum menziesii , also known as Menzies' wallflower.
Broadcast reports
- Johanna Hutt: Der Glasstrand , ProSieben - Galileo , Series: What the Fakt , episode 334, Season 2017 from December 8, 2017 (YouTube from January 11, 2018)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Andrei Mihai: Glass beach, California. ZME Science, October 9, 2011, accessed February 11, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c Glass Beach. In: Explore. Mendocino County, 2012, accessed December 22, 2012 .
- ↑ a b c d e Susan C. Kim: From trash to treasure. In: CNN Travel. CNN, February 16, 2006, archived from the original ; Retrieved December 22, 2012 .
- ↑ a b Glass Beach. The Mendocino Land Trust, 2011, accessed December 22, 2012 .
- ↑ The Fort Bragg City Council has Voted to Let Our Magnificent Glass Beaches Just Disappear! Retrieved November 6, 2015 .
- ^ Fort Bragg Glass Beach. (No longer available online.) Odysseyseaglass.com, archived from the original on February 5, 2015 ; accessed on February 24, 2015 .
- ^ City Council of the City of Fort Bragg 12-10-2012 City Council Minutes. Retrieved November 6, 2015 .
- ↑ Tim Blair: Olympic Peninsula - Glass Beach - Port Townsend, WA. In: pnwbeachcombing.com. February 2, 2016, accessed December 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Olga Gertcyk: Glass Beach: where nature has turned pollution into beauty. In: The Sibrian Times. The Sibrian Times, January 30, 2017, accessed September 14, 2017 .