Protect & Enjoy – California

What We Did About the Storms of January 2023

We cleaned the beach, tested water quality, activated on the problem of emergency permitting at the California Coastal Commission and advocated to restore the state's coastal resilience budget (you can still sign onto our letter)!

Hello Summer! Reef Friendly Sun Protection, Plastic Free July, Clean Water Report and more!

• Blog: This Summer Opt for Reef Friendly Sun Protection
• Beachapedia: Reef Friendly Sunscreens
• 5 TIPS FOR YOUR 1ST PLASTIC-FREE JULY
• Plastic Pollution in Ocean May Harbor Novel Antibiotics, Study Shows
• Surfrider's 2021 Clean Water Report 
• Keep in touch with Delia! deliabensekang@gmail.com 

Interview with Dr. Lesley Ewing, Staff Engineer at the Coastal Commission

Dr. Ewing's podcast, Shorewords! is featured on the American Shoreline Podcast Network.

Article - "Stanford researchers reveal add-on benefits of natural defenses against sea-level rise"

We Stopped Poseidon! Plus, water saving tips and undersea cables!

• We Stopped Poseidon's Unnecessary, Expensive, Destructive Desalination Plant in Huntington Beach!
• Surfrider Santa Cruz Fundraiser - Save Our Surf!
• 50 WAYS TO SAVE WATER
• Undersea Cables Are Carrying Scientific Secrets

Bluff Collapse at Beacons and Hands Across the Sand

Come to a Hands Across the Sand event near you!

Check out Olivia for the Ocean's website and Instagram

Red Tide plumes across Southern CA! Plus, Mothers Day the plastic free way

• Surfrider Coastal Blog: Survey Tracks Health Issues From Red Tide Exposure in Souther CA
• Red Tide Respiratory Questionnaire Spring 2022
• Ocean Friendly Gardens
• 6 TIPS FOR A PLASTIC-FREE MOTHER’S DAY GIFT

SB 1078 Interview with Tina Andolina, Senator Ben Allen’s Office

Sign up for California News & Alerts

Olivia for the Ocean's Simple Swap

North Shore Home Falls in Ocean

STOP Poseidon on May 12, or Sign Our Action Alert

The Cigarette Surfboard + Many ways to celebrate Earth Day!

• The Cigarette Surfboard
• 50 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day 

Clean Border Water Now Litigation Reaches Settlement!

Laura interviews our Angela Howe (surfrider legal director), and Bethany Case (CBWN lead) on this amazing milestone in the campaign for clean water near the border.

 

Read more on the settelement here

Reducing Waste in National Parks + The Easter Bunny goes plastic free

• #PlasticFreeParks Social Media Week of Action Toolkit 

• Overwhelming Support for Plastic-Free National Parks

• 5 TIPS FOR A PLASTIC-FREE EASTER