Surfrider Foundation, Making Waves, Feb. 2000

MAKING WAVES, Feb. 2000, page 2
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MAKING WAVES, Dec./Jan. 2000, Page 2
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Environmental Issues Team Members

Donald C. Barber

Rick Bennett

Ivan P. Colburn

Mark Cousineau

Don Ehrenbeck, PP

Dave Francis

Marco Gonzalez

Jay Griffin

Peter Howd

Tim Hunter

Lydia Ladah

John Leslie

Tim Maddux

John Marra

D.L. Marrin

Kristin Milligan

Kalon Morris

Chad Nelson

Veronica Nicholas

Micheal Paquet

Robin Park

Orrin Pilkey

Gary Sargent

Don Schulz

David Skelly, PE

Michael Walther, PE

Helge Weissig

Bill Wilson

Rick Wilson, PE

Emiko Kobayashi

Seamus Ian Innes

David Jaffe

James Jaffee

Paul Jenkin

Christopher Jones

Shawn Kelly

Chris Kinner

Eve Kliszewski

Gordon Labedz, MD

2000 ADVISORY BOARD

Advisory Board Chairman

Pierce J. Flynn, Ph. D.

Lisa Anderson

Michael Bloom

Bruce Brown

Aaron Checkwood

Yvon Chouinard

Sean Collins

Russ Cogdill

Susan Crank

Tom Curren

Alan Gibby

Brad Gerlach

Karen Mackay Griffiths

Jake Grubb

Woody Harrelson

Noel Hillman

Paul Holmes

Bob Hurley

Pearl Jam

Bruce Johnston/

Beach Boys

Drew Kampion

Dave Kaplan

Josh Karliner

Jim Kempton

Mike Kingsbury

Kevin Kinnear

Tom Loctefeld

Gerry Lopez

Terry McCann

Rob Machado

Don Meek

Shelly Merrick

Dick Messerol

Doug McPherson

Bob Mignogna

Guy Motil

Sakiusa Nadruku

Doug Palladini

Tony Pallagrosi

Debbee Pezman

Steve Pezman

Jericho Poppler

Mark Price

Gary Propper

Randy Rarrick

Fran Richards

Gary L. Sirota

Kelly Slater

C.R. Stecyck III

John Stouffer

Shaun Tomson

Peter Townend

John Von Passenheim

Mati Waiya/

Chumash People

D. Dwight Worden

Robert Nat Young

Gregory Harrison

The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's waves, oceans and beaches for all people, through conservation, activism, research, and education.

Publication of The Surfrider Foundation

A Non-Profit Environmental Organization

122 S. El Camino Real PMB #67

San Clemente, CA 92672

(949) 492-8170
(800) 743-surf
fax (949) 492-8142

e-mail info@surfrider.org

Web Site: http://www.surfrider.org

Executive Director

Christopher J. Evans, Esq.

Deputy Executive Director/

Legal Director

Michelle C. Kremer, Esq.

Chapter Operations Director

Edward J. Mazzarella

Environmental Director

Eve J. Kliszewski

Development Director

Lori A. Booth

Environmental Programs Manager

Chad Nelsen

Membership Manager

Josh Wright

Membership Services

Carrie Heavey

Mail Order & Office Services

Sylvia Cantu

Communications Coordinator

John Hoskinson

Controller

Toni Craw

Web Master

Mark Babski

Chief Financial Officer

Christopher W. Keys, CPA

Making Waves Staff

Editor: Michelle Kremer

Contributors: Michelle Kremer, Ed Mazzarella, Chad Nelsen

Making Waves Designer

Patty Roberts

VOLUNTEERS/INTERNS

Jill Tierney
Chapin Tierney
Joey Cabana
Johnny Picante
Bonnie Cha

2000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President

Elizabeth Sturcken

Chairman

Michael Walther

Vice-Chair

Dan Orange

Secretary
Nancy Gardner

Other Board Members

Mark Cousineau

Tom Davis

Jeff Duclos

John Earhart

Al Ferguson

Gregory Pollack

Kevin Ranker

Leon Richter

Mark Spalding

Helge Weissig

A Portion of the Proceeds Benefit the Surfrider Foundation

The bad news is, there were over 7,000 beach closures or postings in the United States due to polluted water in 1998. The good news is, there were over 7,000 beach closures or postings in the United States due to polluted water in 1998. How could this be both bad and good news at once?
     It is "bad" for obvious reasons but "good" because we have the ability to know the water is polluted. We owe this knowledge, to water testing and the posting of results. Ocean water testing has been a Surfrider Foundation mantra for many years now. It is not time to stop, not yet.
    These tests give the public the information to make healthy personal and family choices before they get wet, and maybe sick. They continue to educate the public and decision-makers about the breadth of this critical problem. It's not time to stop because stronger legislation is still needed and existing regulations still need to be watchdogged and enforced.
    Surfrider will continue to make CLEAN OCEAN WATER a priority in 2000. From the updating of our Blue Water Task Force Program to the release of our new Annual State of the Beaches Report, we will continue to keep this reality in front of the public. Besides testing, we will continue to foster eco-coalitions to help solve the problem and increase our educational force in over 500 schools, releasing fresh new curriculum all year long. We will continue our efforts to seek passage of federal legislation that unifies and standardizes ocean water testing.

You can help-Please take a minute to write to your United States Senator.
                Senator
                United States Senate
                Washington, D.C. 20510

Tell your Senator that you care about clean ocean water and that you want stronger legislation such as the B.E.A.C.H. Bill (Beaches Environmental and Clean-up Act) enacted. Tell them that over 7,000 beach closures or postings in a year are a reality that we can change in the future.

Christopher J. Evans Esq.

Executive Director