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Make that NEXT Sunday Sunday Sunday!

Minor change to inform our readers about .. Our beach clean up is NOT on this Sunday as we have been claiming but it will actually be held on Sunday the 27th. We will still be at Monterey Beach. Thanks everyone and we hope to see you there at 10:00!  Enjoy your day.. and if you can.. catch some waves!

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday

Just a quick reminder beach lovers! This Sunday at 10 Surfrider will be hosting our monthly Beach Clean Up. This month we will be at Monterey State Beach (North of Beach Resort Hotel). Join us! Thanks!Questions? Comments? Give Alison a ring at 831-238-3356.

Adopt a Highway Cleanup!

Saturday May 12, 2012
11 am to 2 pm
Road Warriors get ready for our May 12th Highway 1 cleanup!
We will meet at the Haute Enchilada located right behind
the Whole Enchilada and just before Phil's Fish Market.
We will provide you with gloves and trash bags.
All you need to bring is closed toed shoes
and your warrior spirit!  

Directions The Haute Enchilada is located right of Highway 1 behind The Whole Enchilada.	Meeting Point! We will all meet at the Haute Enchilada at 11 am to begin the cleanup.

Surfriders Earth Day Beach Clean Up was a Great Success!

Lots of mucky yucky trash was cleaned up this past weekend at Delmonte Beach with the . Our Chapter wants to send a great big shout out to all the Girl Scouts and Brownies and other youngsters that made such a difference this weekend. 

Just look at all that this group of girl scouts managed to collect in only 10 minutes! 

Thank you all for showing your love for the ocean and earth and being part of a successful beach clean up! 

Hello Ocean Lovers! The chapter has a few quick announcements:

1. Adopt A Highway is cancelled this weekend but our Road Warriors will be back on the job May 12th. 

2. Our Earth Day Beach Clean Up on April 22 is being relocated to Del Monte Beach at the end of Casa Verde St (in Monterey) 10:00 am to noon. This beach is super icky and in need of some love. Come out and give us a hand while celebrating nature in all her glory.

Surfhound: A Hound's Heaven Is Not That Far Away.

In the Name of Science

Our Chapter was recently contacted by a couple of graduate students at Hopkins Marine Station. These students are each working on different research projects in conservation biology and they thought our chapter members and friends might be interested in hearing about what they are doing and possibly sponsoring their work. The links below will take you to their projects  which are listed on Petridish.com. This site was designed to allow scientists a personal way to connect with interested supporters. Check them out and feel free to share their work with anyone you think may be interested.

The Mystery of Tiny Algal Spores:
http://www.petridish.org/projects/the-mystery-of-tiny-algal-spores

Tracing the Route of the Green Sea Turtle in Peru:http://www.petridish.org/projects/tracing-the-route-of-the-green-sea-turtle-in-peru

Please Note

We have added a link in the sidebar under Local Water Quality Info for the California Water Quality Monitoring Council. This site is a web portal and is supported by a wide variety of public and private organizations. It presents California water quality monitoring data and assessment information. Check them out!

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/mywaterquality/ 

5th Annual Ocean Day

Today is the 5th Annual Ocean Day lobbying event in Sacramento.  Even if you weren't able to go, it's worthwhile to go to the websitehttp://www.environmentcalifornia.org/page/cae/welcome-5th-annual-ocean-day and take a look.  Download the materials, and read through them.  It's a quick read, and has good background info on various California legislative bills of interest and gives a good overview of the main ocean issues.