Surfrider Foundation
{{Short description|Non-profit environmental organization}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Surfrider Foundation
| logo = File:Surfrider_Foundation_Logo_2018.png
| type = Social welfare organization
| tax_id = 95-3941826
| status = 501(c)(3) organization
| purpose = The Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's ocean, waves, and beaches, for all people, through a powerful activist network
|founded_date = {{start date and age|1984|paren=yes}}{{Cite press release |title=Surfrider Foundation launches new logo to celebrate 500 coastal victories |date=2018-08-23 |url=https://www.surfertoday.com/environment/surfrider-foundation-launches-new-logo-to-celebrate-500-coastal-victories |access-date=2019-08-21 |website=Surfertoday}}
| founder = Glenn Hening, Chris Blakely, Lance Carson, and Tom Pratt
| headquarters = 942 Calle Negocio, Suite 350
| location_city = San Clemente, California
| location_country = United States
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| key_people = Chad Nelsen, CEO
| area_served = International
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| focus = Environmental activism
| methods = local activist network, litigation, research
| revenue = $12,434,931{{cite web | url=https://20811975.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20811975/2022-Annual-Report.pdf | title=The Surfrider Foundation | website=Foundation Center | access-date= 2024-08-03 }}
| revenue_year = 2022
| expenses_year = 2022
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| num_volunteers = ~100,000 (2022) {{cite web | url=https://20811975.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20811975/Publications/Surfrider%20Foundation%202022%20Form%20990%20-%20Public%20Disclosure%20Copy.pdf| title=The Surfrider Foundation | website=Foundation Center | access-date= 2024-08-08 }}
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| homepage = {{URL|www.surfrider.org}}
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The Surfrider Foundation is a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit environmental organization that works to protect and preserve the world's oceans, waves and beaches.{{cite web|first1=Keith|last1=Shattenkirk|access-date=2019-08-21|title=Surfrider Foundation: California Ocean Plastic Pollution Campaign|url=https://www.leonardodicaprio.org/surfrider-foundation-california-ocean-plastic-pollution-campaign/|website=The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation}} It focuses on plastic reduction, water quality, beach access, beach and surf spot preservation, and sustaining marine and coastal ecosystems.
Headquartered in San Clemente, California, the Surfrider Foundation maintains a small staff, which work to support the organization's network of 200+ grassroots volunteer-led chapters and student clubs.{{cite web|access-date=2024-08-03|title=2022 Annual Report|url=https://20811975.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20811975/2022-Annual-Report.pdf}} The current CEO is Chad Nelsen.
History
File:Jimmy Panetta meets with Surfrider - 2020 02.jpg in 2020.]]
The Surfrider Foundation was started in Malibu, California, in 1984 by a handful of surfers to protest threats to their local surf break at Malibu Point. The organization continued on for several years as a loose advocacy group until 1991, when the first chapters were founded.
= Activism =
The foundation was a key plaintiff in the battle to open Martin's Beach in San Mateo County, California.{{Cite web |last=Fimrite |first=Peter |date=2014-06-22 |title=Surfers sue over blocked beach access |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Surfers-sue-over-blocked-beach-access-4349486.php |access-date=27 July 2014 |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle}} The case resolved in 2018, when the United States Supreme Court rejected Vinod Khosla's appeal. {{Cite web |last=Xia |first=Rosanna |date=2018-10-01 |title=U.S. Supreme Court declines to take Martins Beach case — a win for California's landmark coastal access law |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-martins-beach-supreme-court-20181001-story.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times}}
Starting in 2005, The Surfrider Foundation was one of several environmental organizations that led efforts to prevent a 6-lane toll road that would have cut through San Onofre State Beach, the Donna O'Neil Land Conservancy, sacred sites of the Acjachemen and endanger San Mateo Creek Watershed. On September 25, 2020, California governor Gavin Newsom signed AB1426 prohibiting the development of any roadway(s) that might impact or encroach upon the state beach, ending the decades long battle.{{Cite news |date=2020 |title=Trestles Has Been Saved (For Good, This Time) |url=https://www.surfer.com/news/trestles-has-been-saved-for-good-this-time |work=Surfer}}{{better source needed|reason=This is their own promotional publication. A newspaper would be an Independent Source.|date=August 2024}}
== Advocacy against housing and rail ==
In 2024, Surfrider opposed legislation that would reduce the ability of the California Coastal Commission to block housing in already urbanized parts of the coastal zone.{{Cite news |date=2024 |title=San Francisco becomes testing ground for battle over California coastal protections |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/coast-housing-wiener-18624806.php |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}
In 2024, Surfrider called for the closure of the Pacific Surfliner rail that runs adjacent to the San Clemente shoreline.{{Cite web |last=Hicks |first=Angelina |date=2024-07-31 |title=Environmental Groups Say Saving Train Tracks Harms San Clemente's Beaches |url=http://voiceofoc.org/2024/07/environmental-groups-say-saving-train-tracks-harms-san-clementes-beaches/ |website=Voice of OC |language=en-US}} Surfrider said that the rail service had an adverse environmental impact and should be subjected to a full environmental impact study.
Notable members and supporters
- Jeff Bridges, actor{{cite web | title = Advisory Board | work = The Surfrider Foundation web site | publisher = The Surfrider Foundation | url =http://www.surfrider.org/pages/advisory-board/ | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110502071639/http://www.surfrider.org/pages/advisory-board/ | url-status =dead | archive-date =May 2, 2011 | access-date = 2009-01-27}}
- Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia
- Woody Harrelson, actor
- Gregory Harrison actor
- Mark Hoppus, musician{{cite journal|title=Musician, Producer and Scuba Diver: Blink-182's bassist Mark Hoppus tells us about his connection to our ocean|journal=Making Waves|date=February 2010|pages=9–10}}
- Bruce Johnston, musician
- Jason Mraz, musician{{cite web|url=http://www.surfrider.org/press-center/entry/celebrities-surf-first-point-at-the-surfrider-foundations-6th-annual-celebr|title=CELEBRITIES SURF FIRST POINT AT THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION'S 6TH ANNUAL CELEBRITY EXPRESSION SESSION|website=surfrider.org|access-date=2018-04-21}}
- Tristan Prettyman, musician{{cite journal|title=5 Questions with Tristan Prettyman|journal=Making Waves|date=February 2013|volume=29|issue=1|pages=28–29|url=http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/332891ac#/332891ac/28|publisher=Surfrider Foundation}}
- Eddie Vedder, musician
- Kelly Slater, surfer
- Shaun Tomson, surfer {{cite web|url=https://www.surfrider.org/our-team/ambassadors/shaun-tomson1|title=Shaun Tomson|website=surfrider.org|access-date=2024-08-03}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website|www.surfrider.org}}
- [http://www.knowyourh2o.org/ Know Your H2O program and The Cycle of Insanity Film]
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Category:Environmental organizations based in California
Category:Surfing organizations
Category:Conservation and environmental foundations in the United States
Category:Non-profit organizations based in California
Category:Organizations based in San Diego County, California
Category:San Clemente, California
Category:Environmental organizations established in 1984
Category:1984 establishments in California
Category:1984 establishments in the United States