The Isla Vista Chapter wrapped up a very busy semester on the UCSB campus with their annual Concert For the Coast in May, successfully raising funds for the Naples Coalition while educating the community about the myriad development threats to the Gaviota Coastline.
Ventura City Councilman Brian Brennan and Ventura Chapter’s Paul Jenkin accepted the "Friend of the Coast" award on behalf of the Surfers Point Working Group. The California Coastal Coalition gives the award at their annual 'Headwaters to the Ocean' Conference. The conference included a panel on 'Managed Shoreline Retreat', and Paul also presented Towards Ecosystem-based Management, describing the efforts to protect and restore the Ventura River watershed.
The idea of constructing an artificial surfing reef at Oil Piers (now a defunct surf spot near Ventura), originated when the piers were removed causing loss of the surf break. In 2002, local project sponsor BEACON and the USACOE began developing the artificial reef project. BEACON has completed environmental documents proposing at least five of artificial reef structures for the Santa Barbara/Ventura coastline. Surfrider commented that it might be premature to plan other projects until we can demonstrate success at oil piers. Depending on federal funding, the goal is to have the project constructed in 2012.
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| Malibu Lagoon was constructed in 1983, and is located West of Malibu Creek |
Since the late 1990s, a plan has been underway to restore the wetlands in the Malibu Lagoon. The Surfrider Foundation and our West LA / Malibu Chapter has been involved and supportive of this project since the beginning. Given the recent controversy surrounding the project and the importance of surfing at Surfrider Beach, we wanted an objective, science-based review of the proposed restoration project and possible effects on the surf. We hired ESA/PWA, a San Francisco-based environmental consulting agency with experience on issues related to coastal processes, inlet dynamics, engineering and surfing to conduct a review of the project. Download the PWA/ESA report (.pdf) here.
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| Long Beach Chapter Paddle Out in Memory of the Waves - May 21, 2011 |
In May, Surfrider Long Beach celebrated the 2nd Annual Breakwater Awareness Month and mixed business with pleasure in an effort to educate and activate the community. The campaign to reconfigure the breakwater continues to gain momentum, which was clearly the case at the Paddle Out In Memory Of The Waves on May 21. Over 75 supporters arrived at the wave-less beach to join forces, paddle out onto the calm ocean and form a circle to honor the coast with a prayer and a moment of silence. The ONLY surf shop in Long Beach, Shelter, hosted a social event featuring films made by local Sink The Breakwater campaign advocates. The Breakwater Study Community Meeting, the final event of the month, was hosted by Councilmember O’Donnell and conducted by local officials from the City as well as the Army Corps of Engineers. Members of the community were given an opportunity to ask questions, make comments and learn about the latest developments.
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| "Team Awesome" at Lightning in a Bottle festival |
South Orange County Chapter was part of a four-day, nationally renowned Lightning in a Bottle music and green festival at Irvine Lake/Oak Canyon, CA. Several volunteers from South OC and the San Diego Chapters (aka "Team Awesome") tabled and camped during the four day event, gathering signatures from all over California districts in support of SB 568, a senate bill co-sponsored by Surfrider and introduced to clean up our beaches and support sustainable foodware products by prohibiting the distribution and use of foam containers by vendors. More than 500 signatures were collected and forwarded to Sacramento.
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