20 February 2012

Glass Beach

Check out Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, California it is the incredible result of human wastefulness and the resilience of nature.These days, Glass Beach is a protected part of MacKerricher State Park, but in 1949, it was the site of an unrestricted dump. Over the years it has become to look like this. 

Even though this is a beautiful sight, I still feel strongly about recycling and judge anyone who can yet does not recycle. 





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1 comment:

  1. Nice blog; it's worthwhile to mention the glass is no longer allowed to be taken from the beach. Some more history from Wikipedia:
    In 2002, the California State Park system purchased the 38-acre (150,000 m2) Glass Beach property, and after cleanup it was incorporated into MacKerricher State Park. Though not officially permitted, many still scour the beach for interesting curios to take home as souvenirs. The glass is no longer allowed to be taken from the beach. When the beach was cleaned up people were quickly attracted to the beautiful glass so they took it. Before the beach could be destroyed the California Parks & Recreation Dept. took over the beach.

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