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Surfrider Foundation
Ventura County Chapter
PO Box 1028
Ventura CA
93002-1028
(805)667-2222 |
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Thank you
donors! |
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Erik Abel
art show at
J's Tapas
until August 1st. 10% of profits go to Ventura
Surfrider
more info...
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Custom Embroidery donates 1% of their
profits to Ventura Surfrider in support of our
environmental efforts.
Thank you Lisa!
1575 Spinnaker Drive,
Suite 206B
Ventura, CA 93001
805.654.0194 |
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Chapter Info |
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General Chapter Meetings
1st
Tuesday of the month
6-8PM
E.P. Foster Library
Topping Meeting Room:
651 East Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001
(between Chestnut and Fir in Downtown Ventura)
Next meeting July 1st: Chapter
business meeting
All
are welcome
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Volunteers Needed!
Would you like to get
more involved? Take your desire to help the environment a step
further. We need lots of help! Volunteer for as little as a
couple hours, a day or take on a larger role.
Opportunities: Stream Team, beach cleanups, or booth
"meet and greet" at local events and lots more!
We are specifically looking for a
Beach Cleanup Coordinator
Contact
our
volunteer
coordinator to find out more, or come to one of our monthly
meetings.
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MISSION STATEMENT
 The Surfrider Foundation is a
non-profit 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.
THE VENTURA CHAPTER
We recognize that all things are
connected and everything we do impacts our coastline.
To this end, for the past decade we have been working on
integrated solutions to the problems that face our ocean, waves,
and beaches. These include Surfer's Point Managed
Retreat, Matilija Dam Ecosystem Restoration
Project, Urban Renewal, and
Watershed Restoration.
Visit our Chapter Campaigns
page to learn more about this effort.
Ventura Ecosystem Blog -
http://venturaecosystem.blogspot.com
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SUPPORT VENTURA
SURFRIDER on July 5th |
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VOTE FOR VENTURA SURFRIDER
Voice Your Choice
July 5th, 2008
Patagonia: Great Pacific Ironworks
235 W Santa Clara St, Ventura, CA 93001
Vote for Ventura Surfrider as your favorite
environmental group. Votes must be submitted in person and
we'll be there all day, so this is a great chance to find out more
about our campaigns. We would love to hear from you and welcome your feedback and comments.
Votes will be accepted anytime during
the competition (June 9th - July14th), but must be submitted in
person.
Winner of the vote receives a $4000 grant to support continuing
environmental work. Our campaigns including
the
Surfer's Point Managed Retreat,
the
Matilija Dam Ecosystem
Restoration Project,
urban
renewal(3MB), and
watershed
restoration.
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International
Surfing Day Wrap |
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4th of July Street Fair, Downtown
Ventura
Visit the Surfrider Booth at the
Ventura Street Fair. Find out about our activities,
campaigns, upcoming meetings and events. Purchase Surfrider
schwag! Considering getting involved? Or just want to know what we
are all about? We'd love to see you. |
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Voice Your Choice
- Support Ventura Surfrider
July 5th, 2008
Patagonia : Great Pacific Ironworks
235 W Santa Clara St, Ventura, CA 93001
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Marine Protect
Areas - August 5th 2008 Social
E.P. Foster Library : Topping Meeting
Room:
651 East Main Street, Ventura |
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Ventura Surfrider Earth Day Events April 19, 2008
 Thanks
to everyone who stopped by the Surfrider booth at the Ventura Earth
Day Expo, visited our Environmental Director's Ocean Friendly Garden
on the Midtown Green Home Tour and participated in our Beach Cleanup
(200 volunteer beach cleaners!) We are excited and encouraged
by how many of you want to do something about reducing urban runoff.
To help you learn more about our urban watershed initiatives and
ideas, check out our poster "Solving
the Urban Runoff Problem"(7MB) or the more detailed watershed
document (3MB). We also have a new poster illustrating
some possible solutions for rehabilitating the
Sanjon urban watershed (6MB). The new
Ocean Friendly Gardens
page has been launched on this site, please check it out..
We love seeing you at these events and draw inspiration from your
comments and concerns about the environment. Thanks for your
support!
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April 1st
Chapter Social : Biofoam Surfboard Presentation
Tuesday April
1, 2008: 6-8PM
Event flier
Ned McMahon was the featured speaker at our April 1, 2008 meeting.
Ned is the director of
HomeBlown
US, the manufacturer of Biofoam. Ned shared with us his
passion for greening the surfboard industry. It is well known
that the manufacture of surfboards is environmentally damaging, but
even “green” surfboards aren’t all that green. Next time you
get that magic stick, you need to know what you’re getting.
Where did it come from, how was it made, and most importantly who
made it? Ned stressed the importance of looking for
sustainable materials like Biofoam cores, bamboo & silk deck cloth,
low VOC resins and plywood stringers in making surfboards. He
also discussed the popularization of surfing which has led to an
influx of boards made overseas…. mass produced and shipped thousands
of miles by container ship. He asked that we all look at
purchasing from local shapers who make boards with a heart and soul
craftsmanship you can’t buy from mass marketers. When you
purchase your next board, make a difference. This event was
covered by SoCal News. Both Ned and our chapter chair John
Wingate were interviewed following the presentation.
Link.
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Ventura River Watershed Reception, Feb. 28 2008
( more photos....)
 Guests
of honor of the Ventura River Watershed reception were the members
of the
California Ocean Protection Council (COPC), who were in Ventura
for their February meeting and a
tour of local watershed projects. The reception was a huge
success bringing together more than 60 people representing roughly
10 government agencies and the same number on non-profit groups, all
unified in their objective of healing the watershed and repairing
decades of damage done to the ocean. We would like to thank
each and every attendee. In order to effectively solve
the problems we face in reaching our environmental objectives, we
need to work together and share ideas and
solutions. Thanks also to
J’s Tapas for the outstanding food, drink and hospitality
more...
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Pierpoint Sand
Management Plan
The Sand Management Plan project is at the
City's website:
http://cityofventura.net/depts/pub_works/engineering/resources/pierpoint_smp.pdf |
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Solving the
Urban Runoff Problem - (Posted
online - Feb 2008)
A Vision for the Urban Watershed -
Ventura, California
This document outlines an integrated watershed
approach to solving the urban runoff problem in a small
coastal drainage within the City of Ventura. The city
faces increased regulatory pressure for municipal
stormwater, as well as increased water supply concerns
as the city grows in the drought-prone southern
California climate. The integrated approach described is
intended to address these issues as well as provide a
vision for implementing the city’s priority on
protecting the beaches and
natural surroundings as emphasized in the 2005
General Plan.
Download the document here >>>
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Endangered
Steelhead Swim Up Casitas’ Fish Ladder
Ojai Valley News - February 1, 2008
Recent rains have enticed endangered steelhead
trout to make a spawning run up the Ventura River. On
Thursday January 31, 2008 the first adult steelhead of
the year was detected by new camera’s installed at
Casitas’ Robles Fish Passage Facility, a fish ladder
completed in December of 2004 to allow steelhead to swim
upstream on the Ventura River.
Read more on our Ventura River Ecosystem Blog>>> |
CALIFORNIA COASTAL
COMMISSION VOTES TO SAVE TRESTLES
Del Mar, CA (February 7, 2008) – After a marathon 14
hour session, the California Coastal Commission voted
8-2 to oppose a planned toll road in Orange County after
finding it was inconsistent with California coastal law.
The ruling was a pivotal decision for both proponents
and opponents of the project, and will likely play a
significant role in the final outcome of whether or not
the road is allowed to be built through the San Mateo
Creek Watershed and San Onofre State Beach Park.
Read more on the Save Trestles Blog>>> |
SURFRIDER OPPOSES
GOVERNOR’S PLAN TO CLOSE CA STATE BEACHES
The Surfrider Foundation announced today that
it is formally opposing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s
recent proposal to close 48 California State Parks,
including several popular State Beach Parks. The
Governor also plans on cutting the number of lifeguards
at beaches throughout the state.
Read more>>> |
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"Tales of the
Ventura River" video now online Visit with the old-timers at
Phil's Barber Shop as they reminisce about the "good
old days" when the Ventura River ran free.
This video is long, but
contains some interesting insight into the history
of the watershed, and how water supply and flood
control altered the historic runs of steelhead and
the natural public trust assets that today, sadly,
balance on the brink of extinction.
The video was produced by
Robin Chilton several years ago, and has been
playing in local cable Channel 6 in Ventura.
http://venturaecosystem.blogspot.com/2007/12/tales-of-ventura-river.html |
Surfrider
Foundation - 64 Victories Since January 2006
The global network of the Surfrider Foundation has had
64 victories since January 2006. Here is a list of all
64, a map of the victories and here is a definition of
"victory". Let me share background and logic behind this
number....
Surfrider Foundation's CEO, Jim Moriarty,
has his very own Blog to share his updates, comments,
and thoughts about who we are and what we do here:
Oceans Waves Beaches -
http://oceanswavesbeaches.blogspot.com/
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Learn more about the
Ventura Chapters Campaigns
or Programs>>> |
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Join the Surfrider
Foundation Ventura Chapter Yahoo! Group for news and announcements
For
a listing of all events - please visit the Ventura Chapter Calendar>>> |
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New Ventura Surfrider Ocean Friendly Gardens
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Stream
Team:
Stream
Team recruits and trains community members to take
part in monthly water quality monitoring sessions.
The obvious action is to go up-stream, and test
the water at every major reach and junction to locate
the 'trouble' spots. To get involved, follow this
link to the Stream Team website
. . . Learn More |
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Beachscape:
The
Ventura Chapter has done extensive coastal mapping
with a goal of creating a detailed dataset of the
Chapter's coastline. Volunteers were assigned blocks
of shoreline areas and filled out a Beach Characterization
Form for each area, filling out details such as beach
access, outfalls, surf areas, erosion hotspots, natural
areas, etc.
The Chapter
covered Rincon to Port Hueneme.
...Ventura
Chapter Beachscape Maps
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