tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303229901631281134Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:57:17 +0000http://www.surfrider.org/siuslaw/oregon@surfrider.org (Oregon Surfrider)Blogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303229901631281134.post-5341967026007727938Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:40:00 +00002009-07-20T03:57:17.761-07:00Just a snippet from one of the sites on the lower river. Thank you so much to all who were able to participate in Saturday's First Annual Siuslaw Adopt-a-River Cleanup. Under the spectacular leadership of Melisa Buckwald, the Siuslaw Chapter of Surfrider Foundation was able to pull off a great effort for making stewardhsip of land-sea connections within the Siuslaw watershed. Boats, kayaks, http://www.surfrider.org/siuslaw/2009/07/siuslaw-river-cleanup-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Surfrider)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303229901631281134.post-7784047660274760375Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:03:00 +00002009-07-01T00:43:54.399-07:00This past weekend the Siuslaw Chapter held their first Pint-Night fundraiser under the title of the "Foam Fest". The event was an effort to highlight the chapters on-going campaigns including the Blue Water Task Force, as well as increasing membership, and signing up volunteers for the Siuslaw River Cleanup on July 18th. Due in large part to the generous support of the Bay Street Grille, local http://www.surfrider.org/siuslaw/2009/06/building-momentum-for-siuslaw-river.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gus Gates)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303229901631281134.post-2209634041590948050Fri, 08 May 2009 00:12:00 +00002009-05-07T17:35:39.841-07:00Local brews, hoola contest, live band and dance off, raffle prizes will bring the best in fun and humiliation out in all of us for the first annual Siuslaw Chapter Foam Fest. The event is scheduled for June 27th at the Bay Street Grille in Old Town Florence from 8:30 pm til midnight. The event is to help raise funds for the chapter's Blue Water Task Force and first ever Siuslaw River Cleanup, to http://www.surfrider.org/siuslaw/2009/05/mark-your-calendars-for-foam-fest-june.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Surfrider)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303229901631281134.post-6220823222233903193Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:05:00 +00002009-04-09T09:28:47.275-07:00 Last week the Lane County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to pass a resolution supporting the Heceta Head-Cape Perpetua area to move forward for further evaluation and consideration as a potential marine reserve. This evaluation would occur over the next two years and would consist of further collection of biological information, socio-economic analysis, and on-going community http://www.surfrider.org/siuslaw/2009/04/protecting-special-places.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gus Gates)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303229901631281134.post-6742693685616468643Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:10:00 +00002009-03-26T18:30:52.361-07:00Siuslaw Chapter and Florence citizens, its time to get your cleanup groove on! Your beach doesn't clean itself, so show a little respect and have a little fun with the Siuslaw chapter volunteers at the South Jetty, starting at Parking lot #1, this Saturday, March 28th from 10:00am-1:00pm. SOLV's specatacular statewide beach cleanup event only happens twice a year, so carpe diem my beach loving http://www.surfrider.org/siuslaw/2009/03/clean-your-beach-and-feel-positive.htmloregon@surfrider.org (Oregon Surfrider)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303229901631281134.post-5805966492382270323Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:08:00 +00002009-03-17T14:17:47.964-07:00The Siuslaw Chapter has started collecting water samples for testing at the South jetty, North jetty, the Siuslaw river and, the Heceta beach drainage near Driftwood shores. Larry Brammer designed and built the device that attaches to a fishing pole to hold the water sample bottles when collecting water from the ocean, good job Larry. We have the samples tested at the Siuslaw Watershed Council http://www.surfrider.org/siuslaw/2009/03/water-testing-is-underway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ripalmer1)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303229901631281134.post-1994383805589403536Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:18:00 +00002009-03-16T17:40:08.829-07:00March 13th 2009, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) installed our Adopt a Hwy, Siuslaw Chapter Surfrider Foundation signs @ mp. 176 Washburn State Park entrance and mp. 174 Ocean Beach Wayside Park on Hwy 101 between Florence and Yachats. This marks the beginning of our partnership with ODOT to keep this 2-mile stretch of the Oregon Coast State Hwy clean, and to help raise people's http://www.surfrider.org/siuslaw/2009/03/adopt-hwy-siuslaw-chapter-surfrider.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ripalmer1)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303229901631281134.post-5104307637724585595Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:38:00 +00002009-03-16T11:55:44.291-07:00 The Siuslaw Watershed Council will be holding a Community Forum on Ocean Issues Wednesday, March 25th at 6pm in the Florence Events Center. This informational event will include an update on the Oregon Marine Reserve process, overview of the West Coast Governors Agreement on Ocean Health, and presentations of various perspectives on Alternative Ocean Energy. Following the presentations there http://www.surfrider.org/siuslaw/2009/03/ocean-issues-community-forum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gus Gates)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303229901631281134.post-9174732165817799254Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:24:00 +00002009-01-04T12:48:41.962-08:00The Siuslaw Chapter has officially adopted a 2 mile stretch of scenic coastal Highway 101 along one of the most beautiful stretches in Oregon from Washburn State Park to Ocean Beach Wayside between the communities of Florence and Yachats. This adoption is part of the Chapters efforts to foster the spirit of stewardship, raise awareness, and educate the general public about the problems that http://www.surfrider.org/siuslaw/2009/01/protecting-special-placeskeeping-ocean.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gus Gates)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303229901631281134.post-8984929687178171936Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:12:00 +00002008-12-22T21:15:14.761-08:00Stay tuned for more.http://www.surfrider.org/siuslaw/2008/12/test-post.htmloregon@surfrider.org (Oregon Surfrider)0