International Surfing Day: Day to celebrate the sport of surfing while giving back and raising awareness for our oceans, waves and beaches
Join Surfrider Foundation Huntington/Seal Beach for a celebration of International Surfing Day. It is the longest day of the year and happens to be Father’s Day this year.
We will be at the Huntington Pier with Project Save Our Surf on Saturday June 19th and Sunday June 20th.
Who: Surfrider Foundation Huntington / Seal Beach Chapter, Project Save Our Surf & International Surfing Day What: Beach Cleanup and 24-hour Surf-a-thon Where: Huntington Beach Pier – Huntington Beach, Activities: Join Surfrider Foundation,Vitamin Water, Surfing Magazine and Project Save Our Surf for a Beach Cleanup When: Beach cleanup @ HB Pier June 20th 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM / June 19th and June 20th24-hour Surf-a-thon (ongoing until 12:00 PM) Bags and Gloves will be provided as well as other give-aways and prizes.
Surfrider Foundation Beach Cleanup 8AM-Noon Saturday May 29th– 11th St. (Memorial Day Weekend), Huntington Beach (Sponsored by VOLCOM)
Parking is free on all numbered streets but bring lots of quarters to park on PCH/11th St.
Check in at the Blue Surfrider Tent with Seth. Bags, gloves & hand cleaner are provided. Gardening gloves from your own home seem to be a crowd favorite if you have them. Certificates of completion provided, if needed. Large groups welcome!
Volcom is sponsoring 200 or so Goodie bags to the first volunteers that show up in the morning.
Surfrider Foundation Huntington/Seal Beach had a busy day celebrating the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with two events. One at Orangewood Children’s Home and the other at the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station.
Orangewood Children’s Home – is an Emergency Shelter Home for abused, abandoned, and neglected children operated and owned by the County of Orange Social Services Agency with Juvenile Court authority. Orangewood Children’s Home uses a 21st century cognitive behavioral model to assist youth with social skills.
Tony Soriano presented to two groups; K-6th grade first and then 7th-12th grade in their gym. Surfrider showed an interactive presentation “Sea to Summit” with Q&A.
The Surfrider Foundation of Huntington /Seal Beach, Ocean Friendly Gardens Program, would like to welcome members and anyone interested to a presentation on May 20th by Sage Landscape Designs. The presentation will discuss Ocean Friendly Gardens and how to create beautiful residential landscapes that add value and pleasure to your home while helping to improve our coast and ocean environment.
Ocean Friendly Gardens is a new Surfrider Foundation program we are launching in our local chapter. An Ocean Friendly Garden includes the three principles of: Conservation, Permeability and Retention – what we like to call “CPR for Our Coast and Ocean.”
* Conservation is a garden design and plant selection that eliminates the need for chemical fertilizers, pesticides and other unnecessary pollutants that can run off your garden and foul our coastal waterways and ocean;
* Permeability is the principle of replacing “hardscape” like walkways, patios and other surfaces, with safe alternatives that allow rainwater to soak into the ground before it “sheets” off your landscape and into the stormdrain – carrying pollutants along the way;
* Retention devices are included in the garden design to capture excess rainwater – again, eliminating polluted runoff from exiting our properties — while creating an attractive natural look to the garden.
Through these three simple principles, homeowners can create beautiful landscapes that thrive in the southern California climate, provide micro-habitats to make your garden a more pleasurable place to visit, and dramatically eliminate pollution – even in the wet season and years like this one.
Sage Landscape Designs learned their trade on the job and have created numerous beautiful gardens in Huntington Beach and the surrounding area.
Surfrider Foundation’s Ocean Friendly Gardens program includes not only education for homeowners to design and transform their own landscape – but we are coordinating volunteers to help others in need to create these unique gardens throughout our chapter’s area.
