The Surfrider Foundation
The Surfrider Foundation is a nonprofit grassroots environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's oceans, waves, and beaches for all people, through conservation, activism, research, and education. Founded in 1984 by a handful of visionary surfers in Malibu, California, the Surfrider Foundation now maintains over 50,000 members and 80 chapters worldwide. DC Surfrider represents residents from the greater Washington, DC, area, including western Maryland and Virginia. It naturally draws coastal transplants who have found themselves landlocked, as well as river-, bay-, and snow-oriented natives. Because of our location amidst lawmakers, the chapter's efforts include legislative agendas as well as river/bay/beach clean-ups and public education. Most importantly, we realize that, despite physically being hours from the nearest beach, our actions locally can significantly affect the health of the coast, the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, the Chesapeake Bay, and the rest of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Current chapter campaigns include River-Friendly Gardens (to encourage use of native plants and safe fertilizing methods) and Rise Above Plastics (to inform the public about the effects of plastics and ways to reduce their impact). Proceeds from the event will benefit DC Surfrider's water quality monitoring and education programs. For more information about the organization, visit www.dcsurfrider.org or contact chapter chair Julie Lawson (julie@com-vis.com, 202-347-0412).
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