Jim's Blog
February 07, 2013
This is what innovation looks like
Design a high-performance, low-footprint board from scratch... and you might come up with this.
February 05, 2013
Plastic invasion
Topics: Plastics Water Quality
Check out fresh advertising creative from Surfrider Europe,
February 04, 2013
Activist profile: Sandy Lejeune and Save Gaviota
Topics: Beach access Victories Coastal development Chapters Campaigns Activism Surfing
A group of dedicated people are fighting to preserve the last, large open space in Southern California.
January 28, 2013
Surfers Against Sewage
Topics: Modern Activism Plastics Water Quality Surfing
Protecting waves every day. Love this crew.
January 23, 2013
This surfboard was made from trash
Topics: Joy Culture Shifting Water Quality Surfing
Another board made from recycled TV packaging foam.
January 15, 2013
Ryan Tatar captures the essence of surfing
Topics: Beaches Joy Waves Art Communications Surfing
5 questions with a photographer who captures surfing very, very well.
January 09, 2013
This is what our ocean trash looks like
Our plastic trash is in every ocean and on every beach, here are a few samples.
December 20, 2012
What did Surfrider do in 2012 and what we’ll do in 2013
Topics: Victories
This 10 minute video looks at 2012 accomplishments and 2013 plans.
December 19, 2012
Nothing worthwhile is easy, California preserves waters for future generations
Massive win of a coastal fight that has lasted more than a decade.
December 17, 2012
Tres Palmas, Puerto Rico - Discovery and stewardship of waves
Topics: Water Chapters Waves Water Quality Surfing
A father discovers a natural wonder and in the years that follow... his son works to preserve it. All the while they both surf it.
December 06, 2012
Please dispose of the massive dead whale on your private beach
Topics: Beach access Beaches
Dead whale on beach. Is that a public beach or a private beach?
December 04, 2012
Fantasy and reality
Topics: Water Beaches Plastics Water Quality Surfing
We've turned our fantasy into something nasty.
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.
November 20, 2012
The ocean and the artist
Beautiful video capturing Chris Gentile's love of the ocean.
November 19, 2012
Surfrider Argentina launches Yo Amo Mi Playa (I Love My Beach) campaign
Topics: Ads Chapters Beaches Joy
Loving beaches is a universal thing. Protecting them is becoming universal as well.
November 13, 2012
Seismic testing, louder than Motörhead, to happen at Central California surf breaks
Topics: Coastal development Waves Surfing
Think of the loudest thing you know. Now multiply that. That is what is is about to happen in the nearshore zone in Central Ca.
November 13, 2012
Sandy and dirty water in NY
Topics: Coastal development Water Blue Water Task Force Water Quality
Mara Dias, Surfrider's clean water expert, weighs in on issues facing NY after hurricane Sandy.
November 09, 2012
Glassing a surfboard in the middle of a party to drive home an important message
Topics: Culture Shifting Water Quality Surfing
Have you ever been to a party where a surfboard was glassed (without fumes)?
