The Surfrider Foundation
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The Surfrider Foundation USA is a U.S. 501(3)(c) non-profit environmental organization working to preserve oceans, waves, and beaches. Through local chapters all over the USA and in many European countries, Surfrider organizes demonstrations and activism for the ocean environment.
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Mission statement
The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's oceans, waves and beaches for all people, through conservation, activism, research and education.History
The Foundation was started in 1984 when a group of surfers joined together to combat beach pollution. The organization was recognized as a 501(3)(c) organization in 1991.Programs
- Respect the Beach - a coastal education program to educate students
- Blue Water Task Force - a collection of 25 chapters that, on a weekly basis, monitor the ocean water and report on its quality
- Rashguard.org - Reports beach water quality to the public
- Beachscape - A citizen-based coastal mapping project to create coastline
- Snowrider Project - educate people about the hydrological cycle
Current Chapters
There are currently 60 chapters across the United States and 5 international chapters. The chapters are:West Coast
- Wild Coast, AK
- Seattle
- Northwest Straits, WA
- Olympic Peninsula, WA
- Westport, WA
- Oregon
- Central Coast, OR
- Portland, OR
- Crescent City, CA
- Humboldt
- Sonoma Coast, CA
- Marin, CA
- San Francisco
- San Mateo
- Santa Cruz
- San Luis Bay
- Santa Barbara
- Isla Vista, CA
- Ventura
- Malibu
- (M. del Ray, Venice, S. Monica, & Pac. Palisades)
- South Bay (LA)
- Long Beach
- Huntington/Seal Beach
- Mendocino
- Newport Beach
- Laguna Beach
- South Orange County
- (San Clemente & Dana Point)
- San Diego
Gulf Coast
Great Lakes
- Chicago
East Coast
- Northern New England
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- Eastern Long Island
- Central Long Island
- New York City
- Jersey Shore
- South Jersey
- Delaware
- Ocean City, MD
- Washington, DC
- Virginia Beach
- Outer Banks
- Cape Fear, NC
- Topsail, NC
- Myrtle Beach, SC
- Charleston
- First Coast
- Gainesville, FL
- Orlando, FL
- Treasure Coast, FL
- Sebastian Inlet
- Palm Beach County
- South Florida
Islands
- Rincón, PR
- Maui, HI
- Oahu, HI
Australia
- Gold Coast, Qld
- Tweed Heads, NSW
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