Friday, January 27, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Rain or Shine
Marina State Beach
Tomorrow!
Saturday, Jan. 21
10 am to Noon
Beach Clean Up
Don't let the weather
(or anything else.. Surfhound!)
get you down.
If you dream of clean beaches and clean breaks...
MAKE IT HAPPEN! JOIN US!
Friday, January 13, 2012
A Challenge!
We challenge you to take four minutes and watch the movie clip that comes with the link below. Then think twice the next time you look at a plastic bottle lid, a plastic spoon, a plastic fork, straw, a disposable lighter or a plastic baggie. Please consider refusing at least ONE plastic item from your day to day activities in 2012. Plastic is forever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnoEClnz1b8&feature=colike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnoEClnz1b8&feature=colike
Turning Trash Into Slash
Surfrider has been hard at work to get a recycling program up and running that takes Styrofoam packaging and turns it into surfboard blanks. How awesome is that? Right now this program is only available in California but it is sure to grow. Check it! http://wastetowaves.org/
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Beach Clean Up Schedule
We have compiled a list of our upcoming Beach Cleanups for 2010. They are slated to run from 10 am to noon. Please mark your calendar! 2012 is going to be a great year and we look forward to seeing you on the sand with a trash bag in your hand!
January 21 - Marina State Beach
Feb 26 - Moss Landing
March 25 - Carmel (Ocean) Beach
Earth Day (April 14 or 21) Sand City (Bay Street)
June 24 - Del Monte Beach Wharf 2
July 4 - Show your country some love
and go clean your favorite beach
July 22 - Pfeiffer, Big Sur
August 26 - Monterey State Beach
South of Beach Resort Hotel
September 15 - California Coastal Day (Location tbd)
October 28 - Ft. Ord Dunes State Beach
November 25 - Asilomar State Beach
December - No event Planned.. Happy Holidays!
Are you a Photographer looking for a Project?
California King Tides has put out a Call for Photographers. In part it reads:
The California King Tides Initiative is looking for Photographers to participate in documenting the effects of “King Tides”. “King tides” is an extreme high tide event that occurs when the sun and moon’s gravitational forces reinforce one another. King tides tend to be more dramatic in the winter when storms cause increased wind and wave activity along the coast. These high water events allow us to visualize now how flooding from rising sea levels will impact our beaches, coastal areas and shoreline communities in the future.
(an example of King Tide erosion in Australia)
How can you participate?
1. Mark your calendars for January 20 -22, and February 7 – 9. This is when king tides are expected to occur.
2. Go to http://californiakingtides.org/when/ and view the tide schedule and find out when the highest tides will occur in your area. Take images of areas that are known to flood and erode and/or areas where the high water levels can be gauged against sea walls, jetties, bridge supports, dikes, buildings or other coastal infrastructure around the state. If possible, take comparison photos the same area at low tide or during a normal high tide. Remember to be safe! High tides can cause hazardous waves and flooding so please keep your distance from the shoreline as you snap your photos.
3. Questions?: Email CaKingTides@gmail.com or check them out at http://californiakingtides.org/
Fired up about regulation of discharges from irrigated agriculture?
Get Involved!
Central Coast Water Board: Feb. 1 Workshop (Salinas) - Draft Agricultural Order
On Wednesday, February 1, 2012, the Central Coast Water Board will hold a public workshop at 3:30 PM in Salinas, CA regarding the proposed Draft Agricultural Order. The Central Coast Water Board scheduled the workshop at the request of interested persons to provide the opportunity for Board members, particularly the recently appointed Board members, to become more familiar with the record and to hear comments by the public on the proposed Draft Agricultural Order. In an Order issued on January 9, 2012 (see attachment), the Chair of the Water Board granted the request by the interested persons for the Board to hold an additional workshop. The agenda for the February 1-2, 2012 meeting in Salinas will be posted on the Central Coast Water Board website by January 18, 2012 at the link below:
Additional information on the Agricultural Order Renewal is available on the link below:
Moss Landing.. Prepare for the Invasion!
Saturday, January 14
11:00 AM
at the Haute Enchilada
(Directions: http://www.hauteenchilada.com/maps.html)
From there we will transform into Road Warriors (hard hat included!) and take our mighty dedication to the waves inland just a bit.
Garbage collects on Highway One and eventually finds itself in the Surf.. unless we intervene.
Join Us!
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