Monday, July 31, 2006
Volunteer Training Sat. Aug. 19
All interested individuals are welcome to attend the August volunteer training. We'll be discussing Event Planning 101, volunteer opportunity creation and delegation practices.
Location will be
We'll begin at
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Newport Chapter Meeting Tuesday Aug. 1
Surfrider Newport Chapter Meeting
Where: South Beach State Park Day Use Area
When: Tuesday 8/01/06 @ 7:00 PM
Discussion items posted soon...
If you're in the area, please attend to find out what's happening in your area and how you can
help your ocean.
Discussion items posted soon...
If you're in the area, please attend to find out what's happening in your area and how you can
help your ocean.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Georgia Pacific: New Permit
On July 14, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued an NPDES permit for the Georgia Pacific Pulp and Paper Mill in Toledo, OR. This updated permit contains substantive changes from the permit previously proposed by DEQ in the fall of 2006. These changes address (among other things) the size of the mixing zone for the outfall off Nye Beach and monitoring requirements for GP, and were based on public comments received by the agency. Surfrider's Oregon Environmental Issues Team (EIT) is currently reviewing to determine a) extent to which Surfrider recommendations were incorporated b) elements that may not comply with Clean Water Act c) recommendations to Newport Chapter for further action (if any). This assessment will be posted on Oregon Surfrider website as soon as its available.
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Port Orford Forum: Big Success!
On June 30th, over 175 people packed the historic Savoy Theater to attend the first community forum of the Port Orford Ocean Resource Team (POORT). Co-sponsored by Surfrider Foundation and our partner organizations, the event highlighted research and stewardship efforts of Port Orford's commercial fishing fleet, as well as ongoing efforts of POORT's project partners. Leesa Cobb, Director of POORT (and Surfrider member) served as emcee for the evening and introduced a diverse panel of speakers. Markus Mead, Surfrider Field Coordinator, presented information on Surfrider's ongoing water quality testing in the community and plans to establish a water quality lab at Pacific High School. Other highlights of the evening included project updates from fishermen, a short film by Greenfire Productions, and presentations by Pacific Marine Conservation Council, Ecotrust, ODFW and Moore Foundation staff. In addition to water quality work, Surfrider staff have been working with the fishing fleet to formalize POORT's community-based structure, as well as secure state-level recognition of the POORT process.
