Comments on: Lesser-Known Stories of the Long Marine Lab Neighborhood

By: Ranger Gaudinski

Ranger Gaudinski — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 22:40:39 +0000

In reply to David. Thanks for that David! Gary Griggs was pretty much correct.

By: David

David — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 04:16:02 +0000

Before the approval of Long Marine Lab, the coastal commission wanted evidence to show why they wouldn’t need to build a seawall 20-30 years later. Dr. Gary Griggs assured them that the still-standing mast is a testament to how those resistant mudstone platforms mark a change in erosion susceptibility from the less resistant rock types just to the south.

You can read about the story here:
http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/OOB/092_Our%20Coastline%20will%20Change-%20Thats%20for%20certain.pdf

By: Mike Angell

Mike Angell — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 02:42:11 +0000

In reply to Mobile Ranger. The mast proved the cliff was not eroding. The powers that be that grant the building permits wanted the lab built much further away from cliff.

By: Gary Niblock

Gary Niblock — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 22:17:30 +0000

Yeah Mike, I’d like to know that too. Sounds like a good story.

By: Mobile Ranger

Mobile Ranger — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:32:57 +0000

Thanks for commenting Mike Angell. Can you elaborate? Not sure I understand why that might be – are you referring to lack of erosion or that it is such a great story the mast helped rally support for the lab to be built there?

By: Mike Angell

Mike Angell — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 17:24:10 +0000

Long Marine Lab wouldn’t be located where it is if it wasn’t for that mast.