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CHAPTER GENERAL INTEREST MEETING
Thursday August 3, 2006
Watershed Resource Center
Arroyo Burro County Beach Park
Special Guest: Mike Mcginnis and Matt Scott
Surfrider Foundation Santa Barbara Chapter
is excited to host guest speakers, Mike Mcginnis and Matt Scott,
at our Chapter General Meeting August 3 at 7:00 PM at the Watershed
Resource Center at Arroyo Burro County Park. They will give a presentation
on the Naples coast and marine ecosystems, and the development
alternatives that are proposed. The presentation will include
footage on a documentary currently under production, covering this
issue.
With plans recently submitted to develop 54 mega mansions just west of Goleta,
our meeting will focus on this major development and what the future holds for
development on our coast. There are limited opportunities for the pubic to weigh
in on the development, specifically at Naples, and our meeting will help prepare
a comment leter to decision makers on the project and/or deliver public testimony.
Michael McGinnis has surfed for over 30 years, and received his Ph.D. in Political
Science in 1993. He is currently Acting Director of the UCSB’s Ocean and
Coastal Policy Center, and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in policy,
politics and ethics. He is editor of Bioregionalism (Routledge 1999) and has
published over 60 essays & government reports that focus on ecosystem management
and coastal marine policy. He serves as advisor to several government and non-government
organizations, including the Naples Coalition. His new webpage on the region
can be found at: http://www.bioregionalism.org/index.htm
Matt Scott graduated from UCSB in Aquatic Biology and has recently contributed
to various surf films, shot in locations around the world. He
is currently working on a documentary film that highlights the debate surrounding
development on the Gaviota Coast, specifically at the Naples Township. The
documentary is an interview intensive piece, collecting voices on both sides
of the argument, and all in between.
Our general meetings are a place to hear from remarkable speakers on interesting
or hot topics in a comfortable setting. Please join us to find out what other
issues and challenges face our coast and ocean and what Surfrider is doing to
help. Meet like-minded individuals, contribute to the discussion, or just listen
and learn. Refreshments provided.
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