Thank you to Quiksilver Foundation for providing t-shirts to the first 150 volunteers to help us cleanup Huntington Beach on Saturday March 27, 2010. Thank you Surfrider volunteers Seth and Jennifer Matson for organizing! More than 250 volunteers showed up Saturday to help cleanup the beach!
If you would like to help at our next beach cleanup check out our schedule here: http://hsbsurfrider.org/beach-cleanups/
SURFRIDER HUNTINGTON/SEAL BEACH TO HOST OHANA “FAMILY” DAY
Friends and Families Invited to Join in Celebrating
Cleaner Beaches in Time for Earth Day’s 40th Anniversary
SEAL BEACH, Calif., March 29, 2010 – The Surfrider Foundation Huntington/Seal Beach Chapter to host Ohana “family” Day on Sunday, April 18th in Seal Beach from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ohana Day will be a free & fun-filled family beach day hosted by the Huntington/Seal Beach Chapter(H/SB) of Surfrider Foundation to bring friends and families out to the beaches for relaxation, fun and environmental education, just in time for Earth Day.
Ohana Day is a great opportunity for families to come out for an enjoyable and educational day at the beach. Surfrider Foundation H/SB will have plenty of volunteers on hand to talk about simple things we can all do in our own homes to improve water quality at our beaches. In addition, families can take advantage of free surf lessons courtesy of M&M Surf School, interactive information on ocean pollution courtesy of Science 2 U, a recycling demonstration turning milk cartons into treasures, a bodyboarding clinic courtesy of Alternative Surf Bodyboards, skateboard lessons courtesy of Skatedogs, a rescue demonstration by the Seal Beach Lifeguards, live music from Kevin Shima, and a raffle featuring merchandise from a variety of supporting vendors in the beach communities. Friends and families are encouraged to bring their boards, beach chairs and a picnic lunch to enjoy a fun day at the beach! Kids ages 6-12 years are welcomed to participate in the Skatedogs skateboard lesson needing only a skateboard, helmet and knee/elbow pads along with their parent to sign a release waiver for one of the two sessions (9:30 & 10:15).
H/SB Surfrider is looking forward to gathering local beach friends and families to share the environmental programs the chapter has developed. These programs include: monthly beach cleanups, Rise Above Plastics (RAP); a campaign focused on reducing single-use plastics consumption, Blue Water Task Force; which monitors water quality testing, Ocean Friendly Gardens; elementary education opportunities and “Butts Out”- a campaign to reduce the number of cigarette butt litter on our streets and beaches. All of these programs will be featured at Ohana Day – a great opportunity to get involved.
The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world’s oceans, waves and beaches. Founded in 1984 by a handful of visionary surfers in Malibu, California, the Surfrider Foundation now maintains over 50,000 members and 80 chapters worldwide.
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Dave Robinson from Sealife Conservation spoke to our members about the dangers of plastic in our environment.
Plastic is filling up our landfill and oceans. Land is precious and should not be wasted.
The ocean filling up with plastic affects the world community in a different way. Experts call swirling mass of plastic and other marine debris “The North Pacific Plastic Gyre”. The problem is that Plastic will not bio degrade. Therefore, all plastic manufactured is still here on this earth in some format. In the ocean, the fish are eating the plastic which is either killing them by a full belly of plastic and then starvation or filling their bodies with plastic that leaches toxin into their bodies. Humans or larger fish eat the toxic fish. This is how the toxicity is entering into the human food chain.
When will this become an emergency? We feel it is now. The North Pacific Plastic Gyre will not be solved easily, nor will it be solved tomorrow, and certainly will not be solved by us alone. Everyone needs to do their part by stopping the use of single use plastics.
Chris Rochfort from Star Water Solutions discussed their solution for filtering water. They specialize in the filtration of oil and other chemicals from the gutter water entering the storm drains. If you have any questions, call our rise above plastic chair, Jeff Coffman.
We had nearly 300 participants cleaning Bolsa Chica State Beach on Saturday, March 13! Special thanks to the following groups and all the individuals helping to make the beach a cleaner place!
Bolsa Grande High School – Interact
Cal State University Fullerton – Theta Delta Beta
Cal State University Long Beach – Alpha Pi & Sigma Pi
Cerritos College – Kabarkada Club
Cypress High School – Interact
Foothill High School – CSF
Fountain Valley High School – OSEA
Gap
Marina High School Cheerleaders
Orange Coast College
UCI – Alpha Phi Omega
UCI – Jumpstart
Westminster Baptist Church
Marina High School Cheerleaders
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