Let’s start by establishing the value of the coastlines we’re talking about in the United States.
Coastal tourism in CA, FL, NY, NJ, TX and WA alone account for $175 billion dollars in leisure and hospiutality companies, services and jobs.
Fishing from both coasts accounts for $11.8 billion and $1.9 billion in recreational and commercial fishing respectively.
If [...]
I’m sharing this post in it’s entirety because… I love the idea of bringing the true muscle of Surfrider forward. The true muscle of Surfrider Foundation is the volunteer. I’m also sharing this because I love the photo to the left. It’s… perfect.
Here is the volunteer of the month from the Suncoast chapter in sunny [...]
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 [...]
A new poll reports more than two thirds of Floridians want the opportunity to vote on whether to ban net new offshore drilling in State waters.
As more and more oil hits Florida’s beaches this issue is becoming very real.
Check out the Spilltracker wiki where locals are sharing what they are seeing on their local beaches.
You may not have heard of Michael Sturdivant but in my book he is a rock star.
When I first watched the video below it stopped me in my tracks. Michael is the Chair of the Emerald Coast chapter of Surfrider Foundation. The Emerald Coast is located in the panhandle region of Florida (near Pensacola) and [...]
After close to 3 years worth of effort, Palm Beach County withdrew its application to build a 1.5 mile series of 11 emergent breakwaters approximately 200 feet offshore of Singer Island.
Singer Island is an important high-density nesting beach for marine turtles, including the loggerhead turtle, green turtle and the leatherback turtle.
The Nat’l Marine Fisheries Service [...]
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The downside of seawalls: Surfrider Foundation activist campaigns in Florida from Surfrider Foundation on Vimeo.
This video illustrates
why seawalls are a bad solution and cause damage
the relationship between private and public property
the high cost of sand replenishment to taxpayers
violations of septic tank / sanitation laws
the misuse of money and influence
how property development disturbs [...]
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Note: Fighting for coastal environmental victories is one single element of what Surfrider Foundation does around the world. I’d venture to say it represents approximately 50% of what we do. Also, while I am confident of the domestic figures accuracy I’m equally confident that there are many victories that have [...]
In a landmark decision, Florida Judge Robert E. Meale recently ruled against the town of Palm Beach in denying the town a permit to dredge and fill 1.8 miles of beach surrounding the Lake Worth Pier with 700,000 cubic yards of poor-quality sediment. In early 2008, the Palm Beach County Chapter, The Snook Foundation, and [...]
This is a pretty solid indicator how much mainstream support these bag bans are.
Although perhaps that was obvious when the entire country of China pushed a similar bag ban almost two years ago.
So… what about the rest of the states in the United States? What about the rest of the countries on the planet?
More on [...]