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Programs:
The Surfrider Foundation has developed and implemented community-level programs to educate students, the public, and coastal management agencies about local, regional, nation and even global coastal environmental issues and problems, while giving them lessons and tools they can apply in their own "backyards."
Respect the Beach - is a coastal educational program, brought into classrooms by Surfrider members, that includes field trips, classroom lectures, handouts, video, interactive computer applications and hands-on projects designed to teach ocean safety, marine ecology and coastal areas stewardship to K-12 students and community groups. Teaching oceanography and environmental protection from a surfer's perspective captivates students of all ages and makes learning about the ocean exciting, fun and very cool.
For more information, please contact Sue Abatemarco at Sa23nike@hotmail.com.
Blue Water Task Force (BWTF) - is the Surfrider Foundation's most visible and successful program to date. Based at Monmouth University, the Jersey Shore Chapter uses this water quality monitoring, education and advocacy program to alert citizens and officials in our communities about water quality problems and to work toward solutions. BWTF has demonstrated success by raising public awareness of coastal water pollution levels and precipitating the establishment of state and local government water quality monitoring programs in many communities where the program has been implemented.
For more information, please contact Professor John Tiedemann at jtiedema@monmouth.edu.
BeachScape - is a flagship Surfrider program that will move Surfrider to the cutting edge of citizen-based coastal mapping and create a detailed dataset of the coast. The Beachscape program will utilize one of the Surfrider Foundation's greatest strengths - a dedicated and knowledgeable membership - to characterize coastal areas on a local level. Tapping this community resource will enable the BeachScape program to establish an accurate and credible baseline of coastal conditions that is widely available to local citizens, community activists, state and federal agencies, and to empower local citizens with the information and skills they need to be effective advocates for coastal resource protection in their communities.
For more information, please contact Dr. Kristen Milligan at (732) 681-7657 or Kristen.milligan@verizon.net.
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