Surfrider Foundation Beach Cleanup

We hope this note finds you enjoying your summer! Today we cleaned up a local beach in Gulfstream, FL, collecting bags of small plastics and trash with the support from many of our local volunteers. It was a great way to start the day, knowing an entire beach was picked clean of trash.

So how about a knowing you've taken part in supporting one of your environmental causes as a birthday gift from one or more of your friends?

How It Works:

Supporters can “donate” their birthday to Stop The Breakwaters! campaign. Anyone whose birthday is in the next 30 days can make a Birthday Wish and ask friends to give money to your cause.

Check it out, and we continue to thank you for supporting our Surfrider Foundation Chapter in our effort to "Stop the Breakwaters".

DETOX Week

We are following a detox diet that Gwyneth Paltrow has posted on her website Goop.com.

The salad pictured here has been my favorite so far. It has a carrot and ginger dressing that tastes awesome.

So, day three of no caffiene, no sugar, no bread, no preservatives, etc. is going pretty well. We've got a ton of coconuts in the yard ready to be picked for more coconut juice. I can say however, I really do miss my Cuban coffee.

South Florida Surf - Feb 09

Thanks to Shrimp Creole for the source. The manatee and the boat exiting the inlet clips are great.

Surf is here for a few days... go get it!

Stop The Breakwaters Petition

Take a minute to visit StopTheBreakwaters.com to download and print this petition after educating yourself how local tax dollars will be spent on the largest proposed breakwater project on the East Coast. This project threatens to destroy almost 9 acres of nearshore hardbottom reef, threaten sea turtles, ruin surf, etc. Act now before this project paves the way for breakwaters up and down our coast.

Playmobil Surfing

Here's some redemption for myself knowing that there are other people with WAAAAY too much time on their hands... and that the lunch video of the dry ice was still a 'lunch break'. Hahaha.

Fun With Dry Ice

Question: What do you do with that big block of dry ice leftover in that cooler of food just delivered by UPS?...

Simple. Smash it up into small pieces, put them into plastic bottles and add water!

Bella and the Elephant

This was forwarded to me by my friend Kevin. I really thought it was awesome and deserved a blog post. Check it out...

Singer Island Breakwaters

Todd101.,

 

I just wanted to share some news with you.  I’m on the board for the local Surfrider Foundation Chapter here in PBC.  We are monitoring a large project the County is pushing.  Although you see ‘Surfrider’ attached it’s not just beach and waves related.  Our county tax dollars are being considered on a $30+ million project only for the benefit of a few condo owners….  Check out more info here:

www.surfriderpbc.org and maybe pass this along to those who may not be aware of where their tax dollars are being spent (and those who enjoy the beach – and seeing nesting sea turtles).

 

Please pass this info around to your contacts who may be interested, thanks.

 

Talk to you soon,

Todd

 

Surfrider Foundation - Palm Beach County Chapter : Breakwaters Petition

The Surfrider Foundation - Palm Beach County Chapter is currently circulating a petition to keep a breakwaters project from coming to fruition. Read this Surfline article by Terry Gibson and check out the Flash images.

Visit the Surfrider Foundation Palm Beach County Chapter website and make sure you sign the petition below...