Ban the Bag Update!
Monday, March 4, was a huge day for the Ban the Bag Campaign! Newport City Council voted 4-2 to move forward with a plastic bag ordinance. The next step is…
One Thousand Pounds of Plastic Removed from Otter Rock Beach Sunday
Surfrider Foundation and SOLVE united for a beach cleanup Sunday, February 17, at the Devil’s Punchbowl State Natural Area. “The good news is we removed about a thousand pounds of…
Bend Kickoff
On Thursday, January 24th 120 Bendites stood in a long line as it snaked its way through the hallway and up the stairs to the Mountain Room at Deschutes…
Otter Rock Beach Cleanup: We Are Going to Get This Beach Clean!
Announcing the next beach cleanup Sunday, February 3, noon. Tide will be receding. We’ll have better equipment than last time. We are the Beach Champions. King Tide has done his…
“Ban the Bag” this evening in Newport
Support Surfrider this evening at 6:00 p.m. at the Newport City Council meeting concerning a resolution to ban single-use carry-out plastic bags.
King Tides versus Newport Chapter Surfrider
Beach Cleanup January 22nd King Tides are here again. These are the highest tides of the year, when the greatest amount of trash is deposited on the beach. The next…
Ban the Bag in Newport January 22
I saw this cartoon the other day on Facebook. Guy in a fast-food joint is handed a fish sandwich. No plate, no container, just the sandwich. He asks, “Where’s the…
Surfrider’s 2019 Coastal Rec Hill Day in Washington D.C.
You’re all invited to hit the Capitol with us during Surfrider’s Coastal Recreation Hill Day on February 28/March 1, 2019, to lobby for the protection and health of our coastal environments. We hope to…
Newport Chapter Volunteer Needs
In November the Newport Chapter executive committee met for three days to set goals and make plans for 2019. The chapter is in good shape financially as soon as we…
Save Jump Off Joe Beach Access
Owners of property on the west side of Spring Street in Newport want to vacate old Jump Off Joe Road to build a house and two duplexes. This is now…