Film strip photos from top to bottom: Sal Masakela, Tara Dakides, Donavan Frankenreiter, Brad Gerlach, Tony Hawk, Tony Hawk reviewing script, watershed animation still.
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Surfrider Releases
Sea to Summit Video
Last October,
the Surfrider Foundation released its long awaited video From Sea to Summit: A Journey
Through the Watershed. Developed as a component of Surfrider's ongoing Respect The Beach
educational program, the video enlists a virtual who's who of action sports stars to help
educate elementary and middle school aged students on the hydrological cycle and related
issues such as urban runoff and non-point source pollution.
The video traces the entire hydrological cycle, using a mix of computer generated graphics
and filmed footage to illustrate the process as water falls to earth in the form of precipitation,
filters down through watersheds into urban and agricultural areas, and finally flows out
to sea, where it is eventually evaporated into the atmosphere to start the process over
again. In addition to appearances by skateboarding legend Tony Hawk and top women's snowboarder
Tara Dakides, the video features professional surfers Donavon Frankenreiter, Brad Gerlach
and Jodie Nelson. Renowned ESPN and X-Games commentator Sal Masakela also narrates the
video.
"Our goal was to have the material presented to kids by those athletes and individuals
they respected and who figured prominently in their lives," says Karin Moran, Program
Manager for the Surfrider Foundation's National Headquarters. "We were thrilled by
everyone's willingness to donate his or her time and make a commitment to the project."
The video will be distributed to classrooms throughout the country as part of Surfrider
Foundation's Respect The Beach (RTB) program. The video is designed to be used as both
a companion piece to RTB's multi-workbook Watershed Works unit and a stand-alone educational
piece. Individual copies of the video are available for sale through the Surfrider Foundation.
Surfrider Releases New Respect The Beach Units
Sand Travels
and Paths of Pollution are the latest additions to Respect the Beach's catalog.
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The Surfrider
Foundation recently introduced two new units in its Respect The Beach series.
Sand Travels traces a sand grain's journey from the mountains, down through rivers
and streams, and eventually out to the beach. Paths of Pollution discusses pollution
sources and solutions. The unit follows the path of water as it flows through
the watershed, collecting pollutants, until it reaches the ocean. Both units are
available through the Surfrider website or by calling 800-743-SURF
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