Friends of the Harbor Group (www.FOHG.org)
Images to accompany March 11th Press Release (Press Release available HERE in PDF format).
For copies of high resolution images, email to info@fohg.org.

CCA treated wood found in fire rings at Twin Lakes State Beach.
Test results indicate 680 ppm of arsenic in beach sand adjacent to fire ring.

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Twin Lakes State Beach, Santa Cruz, CA - 4/28/2004
Red circles indicate concrete fire ring locations.

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Twin Lakes State Beach, Santa Cruz, CA - 4/28/2004
Near corner of E. Cliff Drive and 7th Avenue.
Typical scene of beachgoers burning construction wood scraps near residences.

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Twin Lakes State Beach, Santa Cruz, CA - 4/28/2004
Fire ring with charred wood and ashes. Red circle indicates location of charred CCA wood found.

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Twin Lakes State Beach, Santa Cruz, CA - 4/28/2004
Closeup of charred CCA wood at same fire ring in previous picture.

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Twin Lakes State Beach, Santa Cruz, CA - 4/28/2004
Extreme closeup of CCA wood. Note pale green color and 'piercings' in wood
which is typical of CCA 'pressure-treated' wood.

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Twin Lakes State Beach, Santa Cruz, CA - 4/28/2004
Windsock indicating direction of typical evening/nightime easterly winds.
Residences on E. Cliff Drive lie directly downwind of fire rings when
blows from this direction.

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Twin Lakes State Beach, Santa Cruz, CA - 4/28/2004
Piles of scrap wood left behind by beach goers.

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Twin Lakes State Beach, Santa Cruz, CA - 5/21/2004 11:54 am*
Piles of construction wood scraps waiting to be burned.
It could not be determined if this is CCA treated wood.

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Twin Lakes State Beach, Santa Cruz, CA - 5/21/2004 11:56 am*
Piles of construction wood scraps waiting to be burned.
It could not be determined if this is CCA treated wood.

*Note: Camera image timestamp is offset by +12 hrs from actual time when photos were taken.
Future photos will have accurate timestamp