By: John Hearin
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
Surfrider Foundation, Cocoa Beach Chapter By John Hearin surfrider.cocoabeach@gmail.com www.surfrider.org/cocoabeach/ The Cocoa Beach Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation has joined a statewide coalition of political, business, and environmental organizations to oppose oil drilling off the Florida Coast. We feel that the risk to our beaches and waters does not justify the benefits claimed by the oil lobby and that the money and effort would be better spent developing clean, sustainable energy sources... [Read more...]
By: John Hearin
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
The Cocoa Beach Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation has joined a statewide coalition of political, business, and environmental organizations to oppose oil drilling off the Florida Coast. We feel that the risk to our beaches and waters does not justify the benefits claimed by the oil lobby and that the money and effort would be better spent developing clean, sustainable energy sources for our state. Our coalition convinced the Space Coast League of Cities to adopt a resolution in opposition to oil... [Read more...]
By: John Hearin
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
The Cocoa Beach Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation conducted a beach cleanup at Minutemen Causeway in conjunction with the Slater Brothers’ Surf Contest on November 7. Surfrider members and other volunteers collected numerous bags of trash, with a particular focus on removing cigarette butts. Our younger volunteers collected 13 water bottles full of butts from the area immediately in front of Coconuts. For their efforts, each volunteer was given one free raffle ticket that gave them a chance... [Read more...]
By: John Hearin
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
The Cocoa Beach Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation has joined a statewide coalition of political, business, and environmental organizations to oppose oil drilling off the Florida Coast. We feel that the risk to our beaches and waters does not justify the benefits claimed by the oil lobby and that the money and effort would be better spent developing clean, sustainable energy sources for our state. The following information was compiled by Tony Sasso, who is leading our campaign to oppose offshore... [Read more...]
By: John Hearin
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
Surfrider Foundation, Cocoa Beach Chapter By John Hearin surfrider.cocoabeach@gmail.com On September 19, members of the Cocoa Beach Surfrider Chapter participated in the Coastal Cleanup, a County-wide effort sponsored by the Ocean Conservancy and Keep Brevard Beautiful. Volunteers met at Ramp Road and proceeded to the Banana River Lagoon aboard kayaks and the SS Pegasus, provided by Fin Expeditions. We collected several bags of garbage and a dinghy full of old tires and also got a firsthand look... [Read more...]
By: John Hearin
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
Surfrider Foundation, Cocoa Beach Chapter surfrider.cocoabeach@gmail.com Members of the Cocoa Beach Surfrider Chapter participated in the Life Rolls On event at Lori Wilson Park this past July 25th. We helped numerous disabled persons go surfing, many for the first time in their lives. The event was a very rewarding experience for surfers and volunteers alike. On August 15th, members of the Cocoa Beach Surfrider Chapter planted over 900 plants at the beach accesses between 12th Street South and... [Read more...]
By: John Hearin
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
Surfrider News, Cocoa Beach Chapter South Cocoa Beach by Alex Bean The Cocoa Beach Surfrider Chapter celebrated International Surfing Day on June 20 with three events designed to inform the public about some of our key issues, including clean beaches, dune restoration and having fun in the surf. Our first event was a display at the Cocoa Beach Library where we provided information about the Surfrider Foundation and our core environmental issues. The second event took place at the 4th Street North... [Read more...]
By: Tony Sasso
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
Well, it’s official. The Cocoa Beach Surfrider Chapter has its first fully elected board of directors. Bruce Moeller, the new Chair, welcomed Joann Branagan as Treasurer, John Hearin as Secretary, Tim Chastain as Volunteer Coordinator, Paul Eaton and Fred Hillman as Directors and yours truly as Vice Chair. Thanks to Tim Chastain and the many local Surfrider members who have worked so hard this past year. They not only got us through the charter process, they did it while functioning as an... [Read more...]
By: Tony Sasso
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
Your Cocoa Beach Surfrider Foundation chapter is up and running…really good! Okay, here’s where I knock on wood (or my head) and say “Let’s not jinx this.” It’s not unusual for any organization, including Surfrider chapters, to spurt, sputter and, unfortunately, sometimes even fail before they become firmly established. Surfrider in Cocoa Beach is, step-by-step, building its solid foundation for long-term success. Many of you remember the three years we worked... [Read more...]
By: Tony Sasso
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
The proceeds of the recent Rip Pics Surf Contest raffle provided start-up funding for the Surfrider Foundation, Cocoa Beach Chapter and will be used for our “Dune Awareness” initiative. A Clean Healthy Vegetated Beach is our chapter’s goal. We’d like to thank Mary and all the Rip Pics volunteers, as well as the many Surfrider volunteers, who made the event a success. This month, as we continued with the first and second phase of the Dune Awareness program, we did some additional... [Read more...]
