Jim's Blog — Stories
April 10, 2013
Rowing 500 days on the open ocean by yourself, the Roz Savage podcast
Topics: Water Podcasts Stories Communications DIY Activism
I wanted to know what pushed Roz to do the things she does, so I pressed record and asked her.
February 15, 2013
Taking coastal conservation to Main Street
Topics: Joy Stories Campaigns Activism Culture Shifting Modern Activism
Helping main street audiences find a way to engage in coastal conservation.
November 28, 2012
Twenty men fighting for twenty years to save twenty miles of Southern California coast
Topics: Beach access Coastal development Chapters Economics Stories Culture Shifting DIY Activism Modern Activism Surfing
Can a small group of people really make a difference? Yes, they can.
August 30, 2012
They can’t protect themselves
Topics: Kids Water Stories Fish Art Communications Modern Activism Water Quality
What if animals had to wear... armor?
July 30, 2012
Video update on Chicago’s “Surfing is not a crime” campaign
Topics: Beach access Victories Chapters Beaches Waves Stories Campaigns Activism Surfing
Mitch McNeil and Rex Flodstrom bring us up to speed on what's going on with Surfrider Chicago.
June 21, 2012
... Because WE love our beaches
Topics: Events Joy Stories Surfing
We love our beaches... and so we come together and protect them.
March 29, 2012
The man who took the baton from our founders; The Jake Grubb Podcast
Topics: Podcasts Stories Water Quality
Jake Grubb led Surfrider through a key phase in our history. I caught up with him a few days ago and recorded this podcast.
March 09, 2012
IM interview with activist Rob Nixon
Topics: Beach access Coastal development Chapters Stories Activism
I've wanted to hear Rob's story for a while but he's thousands of miles away. So... I interviewed him on Skype via instant message.
March 08, 2012
Investing 16 years into a campaign
Topics: Victories Coastal development Coastal armoring Stories Campaigns Activism
Jim Jaffe encapsulates the idea of "constant pressure, endlessly applied." He and a few others in this category deserve massive credit for their ongoing, multi-decade investment in single campaigns with large precedent setting value.
March 05, 2012
Stiv Wilson >>> Surfrider activist profile
Topics: Podcasts Stories Activism DIY Activism Modern Activism Water Quality
Stiv Wilson's story of how he became a leading coastal conservation activist.
March 01, 2012
Malibu Surfing Assoc and beyond: The Michael Blum podcast
Michael Blum was the head of Malibu Surfing Assn. until recently. I sat down with him to hear his story, here it is.
February 14, 2012
私たちの水の循環が壊れている (our water cycle is broken)
Topics: Coastal development Water Chapters Ocean friendly garden Coastal armoring Stories Communications DIY Activism Modern Activism Water Quality
Surfrider's mission spans the globe, so it makes sense that The Cycle of Insanity, a video about our broken water cycle and how to fix it, is now available in different languages.
February 07, 2012
Peter Douglas: Patron saint of the California coast (podcast)
Topics: Beach access Policy Victories Coastal development Beaches Podcasts Coastal armoring Stories Activism Communications DIY Activism Modern Activism Water Quality Surfing
It is challenging to point to an individual who has done more to preserve the California Coast than Peter Douglas. This is Peter Douglas' story told in his own voice.
December 15, 2011
I am Surfrider because…
Topics: Stories Communications
Surfrider, around the world.
November 15, 2011
Sarah’s aha moment
Topics: Stories Activism Culture Shifting
San Diego Surfrider maven shares her aha moment.
September 30, 2011
Surfrider in the deep south… of Argentina
Topics: Chapters Podcasts Stories Plastics
Gaston Caminata has taken the Surfrider mission and embraced it wholeheartedly. In doing so he's transforming a town in Southern Argentina.
September 01, 2011
An engine pushing Oregon ahead: The Charlie Plybon story
Topics: Victories Podcasts Stories Activism Plastics
This is the story of a kid who grew up in the Southeast. He fell in love with our coasts and ended up leading the charge to preserve the coasts in the opposite corner of the United States.
August 31, 2011
Making the complex understandable
Topics: Stories Communications
We, all of us, seek to communicate and be understood. The truth is that most of us fail at it every day and don't even know it.
