John Hearin
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
Surfrider Foundation, Cocoa Beach Chapter By John Hearin www.surfrider.org/cocoabeach surfrider.cocoabeach@gmail.com The Cocoa Beach Chapter will conduct a dune planting and maintenance event on February 19. We are working in conjunction with the City of Cocoa Beach and Keep Brevard Beautiful to maintain the public beach accesses in Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral. Elements of our campaign include: planting native beach plants, roping off high traffic areas, installing trash cans and cigarette butt... [Read more...]
John Hearin
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
Surfrider News & Events: January 2011 Surfrider Foundation, Cocoa Beach Chapter By John Hearin surfrider.cocoabeach@gmail.com www.surfrider.org/cocoabeach The Cocoa Beach Chapter entered a float in the Cocoa Beach Christmas Parade on December 11, 2010. Our theme was “Love your Beach.” Thanks to Bruce Williamson at Surf Art for donating his trailer and the killer mannequin. Thanks to Roger Burleigh at Green Gloves Garden Center and Nursery for donating the workspace and truck to... [Read more...]
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 conducted a beach cleanup and raffle for kids during the Slater Brothers Invitational Surf Contest in October. Every child who brought us a water bottle full of cigarette butts received a raffle ticket to win prizes donated by the contest vendors and sponsors. A total of 97 bottles were collected during the three-day event. The bottles were displayed at the... [Read more...]
John Hearin
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
Surfrider Foundation, Cocoa Beach Chapter By John Hearin surfrider.cocoabeach@gmail.com www.surfrider.org/cocoabeach On October 2, we participated in Thousand Islands Day at the Cocoa Beach Country Club Pavilion. The Cocoa Beach Chapter is working with the Brevard Zoo, FDEP, Marine Resource Council, Ocean Conservancy, Brevard County, and others on a campaign to replant mangroves in denuded areas of the Banana River Lagoon. With assistance from students at Our Saviour’s School, we now have... [Read more...]
John Hearin
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
Surfrider Foundation, Cocoa Beach Chapter By John Hearin surfrider.cocoabeach@gmail.com www.surfrider.org/cocoabeach On September 18 we participated in the International Coastal Cleanup, which was sponsored by the Ocean Conservancy and Keep Brevard Beautiful. Volunteers ventured out into the Banana River Lagoon on kayaks provided by Fin Expeditions and on the City of Cocoa Beach workboat to collect garbage and evaluate the health of the Thousand Islands. The Cocoa Beach Chapter is working with... [Read more...]
John Hearin
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
Surfrider Foundation, Cocoa Beach Chapter By John Hearin surfrider.cocoabeach@gmail.com www.surfrider.org/cocoabeach On August 14 and 15, we hosted the Florida State Surfrider Conference at the Cocoa Beach Hilton. The conference was attended by every chapter in Florida, as well as by members from Atlanta and California. We discussed many topics critical to our mission of protecting the oceans and beaches, including the Gulf Oil Spill, the proliferation of plastics, mangrove restoration, dune restoration,... [Read more...]
John Hearin
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
Surfrider News & Events: August 2010 Surfrider Foundation, Cocoa Beach Chapter By John Hearin surfrider.cocoabeach@gmail.com http://www.surfrider.org/cocoabeach On June 26, the Cocoa Beach Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation helped organize the local “Hands Across the Sand” event to protest the Gulf Oil Spill and efforts by some Florida lawmakers to allow drilling near Florida’s beaches. Over 500 volunteers turned out at Lori Wilson Park to show their support and to call for... [Read more...]
John Hearin
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
Surfrider Foundation, Cocoa Beach Chapter • John Hearin • surfrider.cocoabeach@gmail.com www.surfrider.org/cocoabeach/ On May 24, the Cocoa Beach Surfrider Foundation and Keep Brevard Beautiful played host to the Trinity Prep graduating class of 2010. Over 90 students and faculty from Trinity Prep, located in Winter Park, participated in a beach cleanup from the Pier south to Minutemen Causeway. The students were very enthusiastic and learned a lot about beach maintenance during the experience.... [Read more...]
John Hearin
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
Surfrider News & Events: June ‘10 Surfrider Foundation, Cocoa Beach Chapter • John Hearin • surfrider.cocoabeach@gmail.com www.surfrider.org/cocoabeach The Gulf oil spill has reached the loop current and we may suffer impacts to the beaches of Brevard County. The Cocoa Beach Chapter of Surfrider Foundation is partnering with Keep Brevard Beautiful to help organize a beach monitoring and response plan. Due to sensitive habitats, individual response/cleaning efforts are strongly discouraged... [Read more...]
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 participated in a Banana River Lagoon cleanup on April 17, 2010. Twenty volunteers joined with Keep Brevard Beautiful on a trash bash tour of the Thousand Islands. Kayaks and guidance were provided by Fin Expeditions of Cocoa Beach. Check out our video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cp5vGN0zmI On April 25 we conducted a... [Read more...]
