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Dear Editors:
I object to the use of Surfrider Foundation funds
to sponsor the Snowrider Project, if that is the
case. Why expand activities when much remains to
be done about existing issues, such as water quality,
beach armoring, beach access, etc. I certainly do
not want my membership fees, meager as they are,
to be devoted to anything other than Surfrider's
original mission. Let snowriders organize themselves
to promote issues important to them.
T. Anderson
Gleneden Beach, OR
Matt McClain, Director of Marketing and Project Manager
for the Snowrider Project, responds:
In order to effectively protect our coastal habitats,
we need to address many of the problems at their
source. While the Snowrider Project may outwardly
appear to support a different set of goals from our
traditional programs, it does, in fact, work to address
some of our most relevant issues concerning our coastal
environments, including urban run-off and non-point
source pollution, as well as sedimentation and beach
fill.
As an initiative of Surfrider Foundation's Respect
The Beach program, the Snowrider Project has proven
itself to be an effective tool for our activists
to educate off-coastal communities on the intricate
relationship between their local watersheds and our
oceans.
By fostering a sense of stewardship for mountain
and downstream watersheds, the Snowrider Project
works to alleviate some of the problems facing our
coastal environments before they reach the beach.
To find out more about the Surfrider Foundation's
Snowrider Project, including how to order the popular
Sea To Summit: A Journey Through the Watershed video,
go to http://www.surfrider.org.
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