Oceans, Waves and Beaches

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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 [...]

Two pocket beaches with high-quality surf spots, at La Paloma and La Parena, were threatened with construction of massive seawalls in an attempt to protect a regional road.
Surfrider Argentina partnered with local coastal scientists to demonstrate that construction of the seawalls was unnecessary and would have serious negative impacts on the beach and adjacent waves.
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I used to think environmentalism was abstract. I came from a world where everything was measured and managed with a perspective on…creating. If you work in a for-profit environment, you probably create something (product, service, etc) and you can go home on a Friday night and look back at the week and have a very [...]

Santa Barbara County CA Apr 2009Judge Invalidates Water District Annexation of Gaviota Coast LotsA lawsuit filed by the Gaviota Coast Conservancy and Surfrider Foundation resulted today in a decision invalidating a 2008 action by the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) annexing prime Gaviota Coast parcels into the Goleta Water District. Without water service, development of [...]

Back in September of last year I blogged on a beach fill project going to court. In this case when I say “court” I mean it was going to a trial.
Well, that all wrapped up a few days ago.
Cutting to the chase, we won.
This was a substantial win as this case involved the town of [...]

We rewrote our strategic plan a few years ago and wanted to push a crisp, understandable metric to the top. We did. It’s 150 coastal victories by 2010. Here’s the update on our progress. The strategic plan is here. The other 106 victories here. We expect to achieve this portion of the plan between six [...]

I haven’t posted about victories in a month or so I thought I’d give an update. One thing is clear, our grassroots network sure is an effective work force.
Loc. San Mateo, California, United StatesIncreased Protection for the Monterey Bay National Marine
After 7 years of planning and extensive public input, three marine sanctuaries off Central California [...]

We’ve just passed 100 coastal victories since 1/06. Check out why we’re focusing on these here. And how we define “coastal victory” here. Read below for details on our last two and check the link at the bottom to access the other 99.
San Diego CountyCASep 2008
Encinitas Plastic Bag Ban OrdinanceAfter several months of collaborative work [...]

We wanted people to easily and quickly see that we’re accomplishing real, understanable wins. This post is an update to the list of global victories since 1/06.

AustraliaStopped Overdevelopment of Nobbys Headland in NewcastleThe Hunter Branch, working in collaboration with a number of community organizations (e.g. Newcastle Parks and Playgrounds Association) and a former resident (Ms [...]