Surfrider Foundation in Washington State

Dedicated to the Protection and Enjoyment of oceans, waves and beaches

2005 Accomplishments

2005 Accomplishments

· Organized leadership transfer in all chapters, with successful elections held by the Seattle and NW Straits Chapters, and elections planned by the Olympic Peninsula Chapter

· Grew our Washington State membership by 17%

· Had official status granted to the Olympic Peninsula chapter

· Formed new organizing committees in Victoria and Vancouver B.C.

· Established a new water quality monitoring lab in Bellingham, Washington in partnership with Resources NW

· Collected over 300 water samples around the state

· Held one regional retreat in Westport, as well as chapter-specific planning/training retreats in Seattle and Bellingham

· Organized or partnered to collect over 32 tons of debris and involve over 700 people in at least 12 different beach clean-ups

· Created a partnership with the Port Townsend Marine Science Center that culminated with a new water quality lab placed at the marine science center

· Submitted at least 20 discrete letters of comment, public hearing testimonials or letters to the editor on various coastal issues in Washington

· Had some implementation of the Respect the Beach Program in each chapter in Washington, with Frank Crippen of the Olympic Peninsula Chapter leading a full multi-class session based on Surfrider’s curriculum

· Organized at least 5 training sessions on water quality and water quality monitoring around the state.

· Sponsored the Clean Water Classic, one of only two surf contests in Washington and our largest regional fund-raiser

· The O.P. chapter continued to fund a sani-can at the Elwha

· Continued to lead support for Washington’s BEACH water quality monitoring program and supported the adoption of that program by the Makah and Quileute.

· Part of an unofficial coalition that brought a proposed revetment at the Port Angeles Landfill off the beach and will see it built behind the high tide line.

· Launched a major public education campaign in partnership with Publicis

· Brought the Trust for Public Land and Clallam County together to look for opportunities to add coastal parks along the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

· Staffed five different events at the Summit at Snoqualmie through the Seattle Chapter’s Snowrider Project

· Improved fund-raising significantly, with Washington chapters bringing in at least $20,000 through a mix of events, grants and donations

A BWTF volunteer collecting a water sample.

For Washington and B.C.