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Surfrider Foundation
Ventura County Chapter
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Box 1028
Ventura CA
93002-1028
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General Chapter Meetings
1st
Tuesday of the month
6-8PM
E.P. Foster Library
Topping Meeting Room:
651 East Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001
(between Chestnut and Fir in Downtown Ventura)
Next
meeting May 5th: Chapter
business meeting
All are
welcome
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Volunteers Needed!
Would you like to get
more involved? Take your desire to help the environment a step
further. We need lots of help! Volunteer for as little as a
couple hours, a day or take on a larger role.
Opportunities: Stream Team, beach cleanups, or booth
"meet and greet" at local events and lots more!
We are specifically looking for a
Beach Cleanup Coordinator
Contact
our
volunteer
coordinator to find out more, or come to one of our monthly meetings.
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MISSION
STATEMENT
The
Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit environmental organization
dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's
oceans, waves, and beaches for all people, through conservation,
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 The Ventura Chapter recognizes that all things are connected and everything we do impacts our coastline.
To this end, the past decade we have been working on integrated solutions to the problems that face our ocean, waves, and beaches. These include Surfer's Point Managed Retreat, Matilija Dam Ecosystem Restoration Project, Urban Renewal, and Watershed Restoration.
Visit our Chapter Campaigns page to learn more about this effort.
Ventura Ecosystem Blog - http://venturaecosystem.blogspot.com
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Next Chapter Meeting:
Executive Committee business
meeting
Tuesday
May 6th, 2008: 6-8PM
All are welcome |
Ventura Surfrider Earth Day Events April 19, 2008
 Thanks
to everyone who stopped by the Surfrider booth at the Ventura Earth
Day Expo, visited our Environmental Director's Ocean Friendly Garden
on the Midtown Green Home Tour and participated in our Beach Cleanup
(400 volunteer beach cleaners!) We are excited and encouraged
by how many of you want to do something about reducing urban runoff.
To help you learn more about our urban watershed initiatives and
ideas, check out our poster "Solving
the Urban Runoff Problem"(7MB) or the more detailed watershed
document (3MB). We also have a new poster illustrating
some possible solutions for rehabilitating the
Sanjon urban watershed (6MB). Watch for a new Ocean
Friendly Garden page soon to be launched on this site. We love
seeing you at these events and draw inspiration from your comments
and concerns about the environment. Thanks
for your support!
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Chapter Social : Biofoam
Surfboard Presentation
Tuesday April 1, 2008: 6-8PM
Event flier
Ned McMahon was the featured speaker at our April 1, 2008 meeting.
Ned is the director of
HomeBlown US, the
manufacturer of Biofoam. Ned shared with us his passion for greening the
surfboard industry. It is well known that the
manufacture of surfboards is environmentally damaging, but even
“green” surfboards aren’t all that green. Next time you get that magic stick, you need to know what you’re getting. Where did it
come from, how was it made, and most importantly who made it? Ned
stressed the importance of looking for sustainable materials like
Biofoam cores, bamboo & silk deck cloth, low VOC resins and plywood
stringers in making surfboards. He also discussed the
popularization of surfing which has led to an influx of boards made
overseas…. mass produced and shipped thousands of miles by container
ship. He asked that we all look at purchasing from local
shapers who make boards with a heart and soul craftsmanship you
can’t buy from mass marketers. When you purchase your next
board,
make a difference. This event was covered by SoCal News.
Both Ned and our chapter chair John Wingate were
interviewed following the presentation. Watch this location
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Ventura River Watershed Reception, Feb. 28 2008
( more photos....)
 Guests of honor
of the Ventura River Watershed reception were the members of the
California Ocean
Protection Council (COPC), who were in Ventura for their
February meeting and a
tour of local watershed projects. The reception was a huge success bringing
together more than 60 people representing roughly 10 government
agencies and the same number on non-profit groups, all unified in
their objective of healing the watershed and repairing decades of
damage done to the ocean. We would like to thank each
and every attendee. In order to effectively solve the
problems we face in reaching our environmental objectives, we need
to work together and share ideas and
solutions. Thanks also
to
J’s Tapas for the outstanding food, drink and hospitality
more...
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Pierpoint Sand
Management Plan
The Sand Management Plan project is at the
City's website:
http://cityofventura.net/depts/pub_works/engineering/resources/pierpoint_smp.pdf |
Solving the Urban Runoff Problem - (Posted online - Feb 2008)
A Vision for the Urban Watershed - Ventura, California
This document outlines an integrated watershed approach to solving the urban runoff problem in a small coastal drainage within the City of Ventura. The city faces increased regulatory pressure for
municipal stormwater, as well as increased water supply concerns as the city grows in the drought-prone
southern California climate. The integrated approach described is intended to address these
issues as well as provide a vision for implementing the city’s priority on protecting the beaches and
natural surroundings as emphasized in the 2005 General Plan.
Download the document here >>>
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Endangered Steelhead Swim Up Casitas’ Fish Ladder
Ojai Valley News - February 1, 2008
Recent rains have enticed endangered steelhead trout to make a spawning run up the Ventura River. On Thursday January 31, 2008 the first adult steelhead of the year was detected by new camera’s installed at Casitas’ Robles Fish Passage Facility, a fish ladder completed in December of 2004 to allow steelhead to swim upstream on the Ventura River.
Read more on our Ventura River Ecosystem Blog>>> |
CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION VOTES TO SAVE TRESTLES
Del Mar, CA (February 7, 2008) – After a marathon 14 hour session, the California Coastal Commission voted 8-2 to oppose a planned toll road in Orange County after finding it was inconsistent with California coastal law. The ruling was a pivotal decision for both proponents and opponents of the project, and will likely play a significant role in the final outcome of whether or not the road is allowed to be built through the San Mateo Creek Watershed and San Onofre State Beach Park.
Read more on the Save Trestles Blog>>> |
SURFRIDER OPPOSES GOVERNOR’S PLAN TO CLOSE CA STATE BEACHES
The Surfrider Foundation announced today that it is formally opposing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s recent proposal to close 48 California State Parks, including several popular State Beach Parks. The Governor also plans on cutting the number of lifeguards at beaches throughout the state.
Read more>>> |
"Tales of the Ventura River" video now online
Visit with the old-timers at Phil's Barber Shop as they reminisce
about the "good old days" when the Ventura River ran free.
This video is long, but contains some interesting insight into the history of the watershed, and how water supply and flood control
altered the historic runs of steelhead and the natural public trust
assets that today, sadly, balance on the brink of extinction.
The video was produced by Robin Chilton several years ago, and has
been playing in local cable Channel 6 in Ventura.
http://venturaecosystem.blogspot.com/2007/12/tales-of-ventura-river.html |
Surfrider Foundation - 64 Victories Since January 2006
The global network of the Surfrider Foundation has had 64 victories
since January 2006. Here is a list of all 64, a map of the victories
and here is a definition of "victory". Let me share background and
logic behind this number....
Surfrider Foundation's CEO, Jim Moriarty, has his very own Blog to share his updates, comments, and thoughts about who we are and what we do here:
Oceans Waves Beaches - http://oceanswavesbeaches.blogspot.com/
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more about the Ventura Chapters Campaigns or Programs>>> |
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Join the Surfrider
Foundation Ventura Chapter Yahoo! Group for news and announcements
For
a listing of all events - please visit the Ventura Chapter Calendar>>> |
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New Ventura Surfrider Ocean Friendly Gardens
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Stream
Team:
Stream
Team recruits and trains community members to take
part in monthly water quality monitoring sessions.
The obvious action is to go up-stream, and test
the water at every major reach and junction to locate
the 'trouble' spots. To get involved, follow this
link to the Stream Team website
. . . Learn More |
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Beachscape:
The
Ventura Chapter has done extensive coastal mapping
with a goal of creating a detailed dataset of the
Chapter's coastline. Volunteers were assigned blocks
of shoreline areas and filled out a Beach Characterization
Form for each area, filling out details such as beach
access, outfalls, surf areas, erosion hotspots, natural
areas, etc.
The Chapter
covered Rincon to Port Hueneme.
...Ventura
Chapter Beachscape Maps
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