Oceans, Waves and Beaches

I love this idea. A film made, via crowd-sourced funds, to help open up coastal access up in the state of Maine. Plug in, give $10… give $100.

Surfrider’s stance on beach access is crystal clear. We believe all should be able to access the beach.
Our chapters engage when beach access is questioned and when there is an attempt to have it taken away.
When Paradise Ranch tried to fence in a property that would block access to an area called Larsen’s Beach, the [...]

N.J. Governor Chris Christie has proposed changing beach access rules to make it easier for towns with inaccessible beaches to get public beach fill (aka beach replenishment) funds.
Surfrider Foundation believes ALL coasts, all beaches should be accessible. The idea of taking access to the coast away from the public and then asking the public to [...]

Upon arriving in Lake Tahoe I was instantly reminded of the success of the Keep Tahoe Blue campaign.
In some ways it represents the ultimate achievement for an environmental campaign in that it has moved beyond an insiders-only club to become a wide-scale movement. For an environmental campaign to be accepted by the masses it has [...]

Surfrider’s been fighting for beach access all over the world. I had a blog up a few days ago about a beach access win in Maine. For a quick look at some of the beach access cases we’ve championed go here.
The following lays out the details on a recent, high-profile case we were involved in [...]

The cold, hard truth is that the state of Maine is in the running for having the worst coastal access of all 50 states. “Of the more than 1,500 coastal access points from Kittery to Eastport, 66 percent are privately owned.” Statements like this paint the picture that you cannot easily access the coast.
Surfrider fights [...]

This series explores the the question “what does it mean to protect a wave?”
My last post looked at the relationship between two elements of wave protection, two legs of the stool so to speak.
The more I thought about this the more I saw the need to talk about how critical the distinct components of [...]

The following are a few of the campaigns under way in Hawai’i. As always, the best way to plug in is via our chapter network. Local Hawaiian chapters: Maui, Oahu, Kauai and Kona
Keep the Country Country!(Preserving special places)
Because tourism is the largest industry in Hawaii, developers are constantly looking for new places to build resorts, [...]

At Surfrider we’re crisp on the question of beach access. We believe that ALL people should be able to access the beach. To put this another way, we don’t believe in private beaches. This belief is captured in our mission statement.
Our mission is “… protection and enjoyment of oceans, waves and beaches for all people…”
Here [...]

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