Demand that elected officials protect our coasts from climate change. 📝
Fighting Climate Change with Nature
Demand that elected officials protect our coasts from climate change. 📝
Fighting Climate Change with Nature
Demand that elected officials protect our coasts from climate change. 📝
Nature’s solutions have been around longer than ours…
As friends of the ocean, we are the canaries in the coal mine, uniquely experiencing how climate change is affecting our local shorelines. Sandy beaches turning into rocky ones, infrastructure breaking near the coast, and the quality of cherished surf spots slowly fading away aren’t some distant concern – they’re things we witness everyday.
These signs are the effects of coastal erosion, rising seas and other climate change impacts. However, much like waves shaping our coastline, nature offers powerful solutions that can offer a new path forward. That’s why Surfrider keeps showing up to plant mangroves in Puerto Rico, protect everglades in Florida, restore wetlands in Southern California and conserve kelp and eelgrass meadows off Washington’s coast.
Help us advocate to our local, state and federal governments to use these nature based solutions to save our beaches and fight climate change.
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Surfrider’s chapters and staff are implementing nature-based solutions across the nation to fight climate change and protect our coasts.
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Since 2014, Surfrider has been a leader in the restoration of coastal dunes in Miami Beach.
Hurricanes are showing how important mangroves, native vegetation, and natural coastlines are for coastal resilience.
Washington is committed to conserve and restore at least 10,000 acres of its kelp forests and eelgrass by 2040.
Over 125 coastal trees and bushes planted around dunes in Rockaway Beach.
Adapting our coasts through nature-based solutions is Surfrider's first line of defense against climate change
Since 2014, Surfrider has been a leader in the restoration of coastal dunes in Miami Beach.
Hurricanes are showing how important mangroves, native vegetation, and natural coastlines are for coastal resilience.
Washington is committed to conserve and restore at least 10,000 acres of its kelp forests and eelgrass by 2040.
Over 125 coastal trees and bushes planted around dunes in Rockaway Beach.
Adapting our coasts through nature-based solutions is Surfrider's first line of defense against climate change.
Protected everglade and wetland restoration policies from 2022 funding cuts in Florida.
Damaged, But Not Gone Forever
Restoring coastal dunes is a pillar of Surfriders Climate Action. Why?
Coastal dunes provide a natural defense against the effects of climate change, such as sea-level rise and increased storm intensity. They act as a buffer, absorbing wave energy and protecting coastal areas from erosion, flooding, and coastal inundation. Surfrider supports ongoing dune restoration projects across the country, from California to Milwaukee, Miami to NYC.
Damaged, But Not Gone Forever
Dune restoration has been a pillar of Surfriders Climate action program for many years. Why?
Coastal dunes provide a natural defense against the effects of climate change, such as sea-level rise and increased storm intensity. They act as a buffer, absorbing wave energy and protecting coastal areas from erosion, flooding, and coastal inundation. Surfrider supports ongoing dune restoration projects across the country, from California to Milwaukee, Miami to NYC.
10x Better Than Tropical Rainforests
Mangroves and coastal wetlands sequester ten times more carbon per year than mature tropical rain forests. They can store 50x more carbon than most other ecosystems on Earth.
Naturally awesome, these carbon sinks store carbon in the soil while also acting as a tide buffer, absorbing wave energy and protecting coastal areas from erosion, flooding, and coastal inundation. That’s why our chapters keep showing up to plant mangroves in Puerto Rico, protect everglades in Florida, and restore kelp and eelgrass meadows off the Washington coast.
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Demand that elected officials protect our coasts from climate change. 📝
Take Action
Sign on now and we’ll send you a list of petitions that will help protect our beaches for generations to come. Take ten seconds to help us advocate for policymakers to use nature’s solutions to fight climate change.
Demand that elected officials protect our coasts from climate change. 📝
