Surfrider Foundation - Atlanta Chapter
The Atlanta Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation
The Atlanta Chapter hosted a clean up at Stone Mountain Park on October 2, 2011 in support of Surfrider Foundation’s RAPTOBERFEST “Rise Above Plastics” program. Our Plastic Bag Coalition partner One More Generation also attended the event. This year’s RAPTOBERFEST was supported by our national sponsors CLIF Bar and Rusty; our local sponsors providing stand up paddle boards High [...]
Atlanta Chapter member Pam Longobardi is in Greece currently offering a 3-day ocean plastic art/science workshop: “I will first educate participants about the dangers and problems of plastic pollution, its impact on wildlife, humans and tourism. We will locate the most plastic-impacted beaches and then perform a beach cleanup. Like forensic scientists and detectives, we [...]
Come hear Steve Combs of Surfrider Foundation Atlanta Chapter speak on the Rock the Earth Panel Sunday 4/17 at 155pm on the Solar Stage. Steve will be giving an update on the Gulf Coast BP Oil Spill. Also on the panel is Jim Reis of the “Say No To Plastic Bags” Coalition. Stop by the [...]
Pam Longobardi, executive committee member from the Atlanta Chapter, and internationally known artist, recently attended the 5imdc 5th International Marine Debris Conference co-sponsored by NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and UNEP United Nations Environmental and the Rise Against Plastics conferences in Honolulu, Hawaii. At 5imdc she co-produced an art show and workshop featuring her [...]
Our water cycle is broken but we can fix it. Watch this informative video from Surfrider. On World Water Day, March 22nd, 2010, the Surfrider Foundation launched The Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of Water, a video that connects the impacts of our current water management system to coastal issues and offers common sense [...]
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