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Beach Water Quality: Down the Tubes!
The Florida Department of Health has identified 15 locations along the coast in Miami-Dade that are being regularly tested for fecal coliform and enterococcus bacteria. Use this resource to easily follow the results.


Welcome to Surfrider Foundation South Florida
The Surfrider Foundation is a grassroots, non-profit, environmental organization that works to protect our oceans, waves, and beaches.

Surfrider Foundation has over 50,000 members in the USA; in addition, International Surfrider Foundation chapters and affiliates have been established in many foreign countries including the Surfrider Foundation Europe (with ongoing programs and Chapters in France, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Italy) as well as Japan, Brazil and Australia. Visit the Surfrider National Web site for more news and membership information.

New Surfrider Officers Announced!

Welcome new executive commitee members:
Chair – Shane Close
Vice Chair – Becky Blake
Secretary – Karen Monteguado
Treasurer – Wyatt Porter Brown
Volunteer Coordinator – Robert Yunk
At-Large – Cassandra Marichal, Robert Lyon
Special Events Coordinators - Pete Ferrer & Mario Perdomo
Media Relations Coordinator - Christian De la Iglesia



Some South Florida Chapter Initiatives

Bal Harbour Beach Access Initiative > To learn more, click here.
Blue Water Task Force > To learn more, click here.
Dune Restoration > To see pics, click here.
Federal Beach Protection Act > To learn more, click here.
Florida Open Beaches Legislation > To learn more, click here.
Pledge to Stop Global Warming > To learn more, click here.
Surf Flick Screenings > To see pics, click here.
Waste Disposal and Water Management To learn more, click here.
Vote Solar Initiative > To learn more, click here.
Browse more programs...

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Beach Clean-Up
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WE ROCKED THAT BRIDGE!!! KEEP UP THE MOMENTUM!
That is right! In case you were lost in space... In case you didn't hear... Our BEACH ACCESS PROTEST in Bal Harbour was a HUGE success! We were covered by 4 local news channels (Chan. 7, 6, 10 and Telemundo) rebroadcast the next morning on some, and the Miami Herald printed a fantastic piece on the event.

While a follow-up party is in the works, the fight is still on and we still need you to act!
We need people to sign the following petition that helps us get Bal Harbour Village Manager Alfred Treppeda pushed out-the-door for unethical conduct regarding failure to protect public beach access. Click here and help us STOP! unethical conduct to block beach access in Florida!

THE BACKGROUND:

Over a year and a half ago, the South Florida chapter embarked on a mission to regain access to a public beach which had been closed indefinitely by developers and allowed to persist by the negligence of Bal Harbour Village and Miami-Dade County.  Developers paid Bal Harbour Village over $300,000 to close a public parking lot and an accessway to the beach. The developers used the space to store materials and equipment and provided no real alternative for public access to the public beach.

There was also one small problem: Bal Harbour didn't have the legal authority to close the public area since it was owned by the Florida Department of Transportation. They also didn't have a legal right to accept $300,000 from developers.

What’s happened in Bal Harbour is not fair.  It is not right.  It is time for action! Learn how you can get involved. It's gonna be big!

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