The third annual one-of-a-kind San Francisco Ocean Beach Fish Fest is set to jump off once again this Saturday, October 26, 2019. But wait, what the heck is Fish Fest? According to the Surfrider Foundation – San Francisco Chapter’s Facebook page, it entails a mix of “Art, Music, Food – all on one of the […]
Earth Day should be every day. It’s a mind bogglingly phenomenal planet. That being said, why not engage in positive environmental action on a designated date? If you’re near Ocean Beach, San Francisco on April 21, 2018 you won’t want to miss the event taking place there. Below is a break down of activities on […]
In partnership with Surfrider Foundation, Save The Waves is running their 5th global wave conference in Santa Cruz, California next week. According to their website the event will bring “together the best international minds from the surfing, conservation and innovation communities to tackle the world’s most challenging ocean issues.” The main areas of focus are Climate Change […]
Ocean health, art, community education on the topic of plastic pollution, good vibes, and inspirational activism – what’s not to like about the upcoming collaborative art show dubbed Message In A Bottle? Hosted by the San Francisco Chapter of Surfrider Foundation, this event is entering its third year and evolving as it goes. Set to […]
Keeping toxic butts out of the ocean is a serious task. While roughly 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are tossed out as litter each year the filters they’re comprised of do not biodegrade over time. Instead they break up into microplastics that remain on land or in the sea, and release accumulated toxins like arsenic, formaldehyde, and […]
With good waves, a beach clean-up, music, food, locally produced art and beer on offer, the inaugural Irving Fish Festival, set to run Saturday October 28, 2017, is guaranteed to go off in a big way. The beach clean-up, coordinated by Surfrider Foundation – San Francisco Chapter, starts at 9:00 AM at the Irving Street […]
High profile surf spots and nuclear waste storage are not exactly a great combo – but this potentially lethal pairing is precisely the cocktail that exists at San Onofre, just a mile away from Lower Trestles. Although the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONG) run by Southern California Edison (SCE) was decommissioned in 2013 it has […]
There’s something so primal and satisfying about combing through sand and finding stuff at the beach. For evidence, just watch the pure fascination most kids exhibit while sifting through sediment on the shore. Many of us have been there, lost in the tide, collecting sand dollars, sea glass, shotgun shell casings, and other debris. Right now […]
It’s time to check-in about ocean health. The same element we depend on for our surfing fix is in peril. Coral reefs are suffering as water temps heat up, plastic is spreading like an epidemic, sea levels are rising, and superstorms like Harvey are devastating wide swaths of populated areas. And yet, thanks to inventions like […]
Old skateboards hacked down and repurposed into handplanes, scraps of wood reconfigured into paipos, packaging foam retooled into unique wave catching devices, or any other imagined way to upcycle waste into wave riding craft – that’s the basic idea behind the “Creators & Innovators Upcycle Contest” presented by Vissla and Surfrider Foundation. Details of the […]