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Surfrider March General Meeting Recap

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

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.

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March 2010 Beach Cleanup – 300 Participate!

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

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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Special Thanks to Wahoo’s Fish Taco

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

February Beach Cleanup pulls through after a rain delay, tsunami watch and high tide!

Special thanks to Wahoo’s Fish Taco for sponsoring our February beach cleanup at Huntington Street by giving free taco coupons to the everyone who helped us cleanup the beach! Even though the cleanup was delayed due to rain and a tsunami warning – plenty of people came out! Thank you Wahoo’s and our beach cleanup volunteers.

Would you like to participate in a beach cleanup? Check out our schedule for 2010 here: http://hsbsurfrider.org/beach-cleanups/

March 2010
Saturday March 13th – Tower 21 @ Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach
Saturday March 27th – Golden West St., Huntington Beach

April 2010
Saturday April 10th – Tower 21 @ Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach
Saturday Apr 24th – 17th St., Huntington Beach

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Huntington Beach Cleanup Dates & Locations

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

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2010 Beach Cleanup Schedule for H/SB Surfrider

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

In addition to the Huntington/Seal Beach Surfrider’s already scheduled beach cleanups on the second Saturday of every month, we have added an additional 10 beach cleanups for a total of 23 scheduled for 2010. More details soon, below is the current schedule. For more information or to contact with questions, please visit: http://hsbsurfrider.org/beach-cleanups/.

2010 Huntington/Seal Beach Surfrider Beach Cleanup Schedule

All Beach Cleanups are 8:00 AM – 12 Noon unless stated otherwise.

February
Saturday Feb. 13th – Tower 21 @ Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach
Saturday Feb. 27th – Seal Beach River Jetty (FULL – Disney Give a Day, Get a Day - Pre-Registration Required)
Saturday Feb. 27th – Huntington Street, Huntington Beach
(click the event calendar on the right column for full details of these cleanups)

March
Saturday March 13th – Tower 21 @ Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach
Saturday March 27th – Golden West St., Huntington Beach
(click the event calendar on the right column for full details of these cleanups)

April
Saturday April 10th – Tower 21 @ Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach
Saturday Apr 24th – 17th St., Huntington Beach
(click the event calendar on the right column for full details of these cleanups)

May
Saturday May 8th – Tower 21 @ Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach
Saturday May 29th –  11th St. (Memorial Day Weekend), Huntington Beach
(click the event calendar on the right column for full details of these cleanups)

June
Saturday June 12th – Tower 21 @ Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach
Saturday June 26th – Huntington Street., Huntington Beach
(click the event calendar on the right column for full details of these cleanups)

July
Saturday July 10th – Tower 21 @ Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach
Saturday July 31 –  Goldenwest St., Huntington Beach
(click the event calendar on the right column for full details of these cleanups)

August
Saturday Aug. 14th – Tower 21 @ Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach
Saturday Aug. 28th –  17th St., Huntington Beach
(click the event calendar on the right column for full details of these cleanups)

September
Saturday Sept.  11th – Tower 21 @ Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach
Saturday Sept. 25th – 9th St., Huntington Beach
(click the event calendar on the right column for full details of these cleanups)

October
Saturday Oct. 9th – Tower 21 @ Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach
Saturday Oct. 30 –  Huntington Street, Huntington Beach
(click the event calendar on the right column for full details of these cleanups)

November
Saturday Nov. 13th – Tower 21 @ Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach
Saturday Nov. 27th – 6th St. North side HB Pier, Huntington Beach
(click the event calendar on the right column for full details of these cleanups)

December
Saturday Dec. 11th – Tower 21 @ Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach
(click the event calendar on the right column for full details of these cleanups)

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