Glass beach a beach of gems

In people minds the image of a beach is accompanied with the big waves , the water of the sea that has a light blue color , the vast areas of sand along the beach and some birds are flying like the gull but The Glass beach which is located in the area of state park near Fort Bragg , California , U.S has another view . When you are picnicking on this beach you will find beneath your feet a wonderful colors of  a shining glass that looks like gems and the beach is covered by this shining glass but the question is : where did all this glass came from ?

The answer of this question is that in the early 20th century after second world war Fort Bragg residents threw their household garbage over cliffs owned by the Union Lumber Company onto what is now called Glass Beach, discarding glass, appliances, and even vehicles Locals referred to it as ( The Dumps ). Fires were lit to reduce the size of the trash pile.
The California State Water Resources Control Board and city leaders closed the area in 1967 .Various cleanup programs were undertaken through  years to correct the damage. Over the next several decades the pounding waves cleaned the beach, by breaking down everything but glass , pottery and tumbling those into the small, smooth, and colored pieces that cover the Beach.
In 1998, the private owner of the property determined that Glass Beach should belong to the public and began a  process of working with the California Coastal Conservancy and  California Integrated Waste Management Board for the cleanup and sale of the property to the state. Following completion of the clean up, the California Department of Parks and Recreation purchased the  (15 ha) Glass Beach property, and it was incorporated into MacKerricher state park  
The beach has many endangered plants like 
hybrid Menzies Wallflower

hybrid Menzies Wallflower

 Some pictures for the beach