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Surfrider Foundation - California What's happening on California's beaches? In our oceans? With our waves? With 20 chapters defending the coast from Crescent City to San Diego – a lot!

This is where we share, distill and offer opportunities to get involved.

15/10/2026

Hands Across The Sand showed community opposition to offshore drilling off California. In Ventura, over 100 people of all ages gathered near the Ventura Pier to say NO to offshore oil drilling and YES to clean energy! The rally in September was in response to the restart of the Sable oil pipeline in Santa Barbara and the upcoming federal government plan to open up the Santa Barbara Channel to big oil for more offshore oil drilling and oil spills that impact the ocean, coast, and coastal economy. The Ventura event was hosted by Surfrider, Sierra Club and CFROG. You can learn more at surfrider.org/drilling-is-killing

Victory 👏 California expands coastal access and conservation funding Governor Newsom just signed AB 2734 into law, expan...
10/10/2026

Victory 👏 California expands coastal access and conservation funding

Governor Newsom just signed AB 2734 into law, expanding funding for coastal access, ocean education, and conservation programs across California.

Previously, only half of the revenue from Whale Tail license plates went to the coastal programs they were meant to support. Beginning in 2027, the law will direct 100% of Whale Tail plate proceeds toward coastal programs, split evenly between the California Coastal Commission’s beach cleanup and education programs and the State Coastal Conservancy’s grants to expand public coastal access.

These funds support projects ranging from youth ocean education and habitat restoration to shoreline cleanups and programs that help more communities experience the coast.

A huge thanks to Surfrider California activists who helped make the Love Your Beach campaign a success, including sending more than 1,500 postcards to state legislators in support of this important victory! Thanks as well to Assemblymember Hart for championing coastal access, to bill sponsors TreePeople, Salted Roots, and Outdoor Outreach, and to every legislator who voted "AYE" for the future of California's coast.

Visit the link in bio to learn more about Surfrider California’s Love Your Beach 2026 campaign!

📸: Avery Schuyler Nunn ()

Climate Action in California 👏From October 2–11, Surfrider is celebrating our inaugural Climate Week, bringing communiti...
04/10/2026

Climate Action in California 👏

From October 2–11, Surfrider is celebrating our inaugural Climate Week, bringing communities together to explore how we can take action for our coasts and climate.

Through the Climate Action Program, chapters across the Golden State have:
💪 Engaged 2,000 volunteers
🌱 Installed 2,200 native plants
🗑 Removed 42,800 lbs of invasive plants

But there's more work to be done!

Roll up your sleeves and join a climate week restoration event, and attend Surfrider's webinar on Monday, October 5 at pm PST to learn more about coastal projects where Surfrider and local communities are restoring beaches and building resilience to climate change.

Link in bio to RSVP for the webinar + volunteer events!

From Humboldt to San Diego, more than a dozen Surfrider chapters in California led cleanups up and down the coast contri...
02/10/2026

From Humboldt to San Diego, more than a dozen Surfrider chapters in California led cleanups up and down the coast contributing to the collective action of California and International Coastal Cleanup Day on September 19th.

In true Surfrider style, volunteers and community partners added a little creativity and fun to the cleanups:

🔎 Finding hidden pockets of trash by air! ✅
🧘‍♀️ Warming up for the cleanup with some beach yoga! ✅
🛶 Picking up trash by land and by sea! ✅
🎸 Live music to keep the stoke high! ✅

Read our latest blog to hear stories from across California. 🔗in bio


📸 Sara Heintzelman

Businesses across the country are signing the surfboard to say NO to new offshore drilling!In response to the Trump admi...
25/09/2026

Businesses across the country are signing the surfboard to say NO to new offshore drilling!

In response to the Trump administration’s proposal to open more than 1.2 billion acres of U.S. ocean to new oil and gas drilling, Surfrider launched the Sign the Surfboard Tour to demonstrate coastal business opposition.

Here, Glide Surf Shop signs the board with the Surfrider Jersey Shore Chapter. (Photo Credit: Jessica Browne)

From surf shops and restaurants to hotels and fishing operators, businesses are making it clear: offshore drilling threatens not only our ocean, but the coastal economies and communities that depend on it.

The surfboard has already traveled to more than 30 Surfrider chapters across the country, building a nationwide coalition to protect our coasts.

Healthy coasts mean healthy businesses. Click the link in our profile to tell Governor Newsom which bills to sign to help protect the coast. No new offshore drilling!

🚨 TAKE ACTION! Tell Governor Newsom: Sign Bills to Protect the Coast! Eight of Surfrider California’s priority bills hav...
23/09/2026

🚨 TAKE ACTION! Tell Governor Newsom: Sign Bills to Protect the Coast!

Eight of Surfrider California’s priority bills have made it through both chambers and landed on the Governor’s desk. Governor Newsom has signed three (yay!) and vetoed one (boo!), leaving four bills still awaiting action.

The Legislature did its part. Now it’s time for the Governor to act.

The remaining bills would:
🛢️help prevent new offshore oil drilling
🚬 reduce disposable v**e pollution
♻️ improve recycling labels
🏕️ & promote equitable outdoor access

Tell Governor Newsom to sign these bills into law and protect our coasts and oceans! Take action now - link in bio.

This Saturday, rally to say NO to offshore drilling and YES to clean energy at Hands Across The Sand! Help send a messag...
21/09/2026

This Saturday, rally to say NO to offshore drilling and YES to clean energy at Hands Across The Sand!

Help send a message to our local leaders, Sacramento legislators, and the federal government that the waters off California should be off-limits to new offshore oil drilling.

Event locations include Mendocino, Bodega Bay, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Grover Beach, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Oceanside, and San Diego. For more info and links to each of the events, please visit https://www.sierraclub.org/california/join-us-nationwide-hands-across-sand-saturday-9-26
or the link in our bio on Instagram.

The Commission ducked behind the redwood curtain to convene in Eureka, Sep 9-11. Your CA Policy team was on-site, as alw...
18/09/2026

The Commission ducked behind the redwood curtain to convene in Eureka, Sep 9-11. Your CA Policy team was on-site, as always, advocating for beach preservation and access for all people, including you.

In the recap:

🌊 Hurricane Marie's swells battered the SoCal coastline: beaches lost, streets flooded, and houses red-tagged from Carlsbad to Malibu. With a “Super” El Niño forming, it's just the beginning.

✅ A Broad Beach property owner got caught playing real-life Tonka trucks with the beach in front of his house. In lieu of a fine, he'll buy an entire Malibu beachfront parcel and turn it into public beach.

🪨 A beach-killing armoring project in Humboldt County. We couldn't stop it, but we helped win stronger conditions pushing the County toward managed retreat in the longer term.

Full recap: https://california.surfrider.org/blog/september-coastal-commission-report-eureka

It's great when businesses step up to help protect the coast and Surfrider is proud to work alongside , a coalition of b...
18/09/2026

It's great when businesses step up to help protect the coast and Surfrider is proud to work alongside , a coalition of businesses standing together against new offshore oil and gas drilling!

BAPPC’s message is simple: a healthy ocean is good for business. From tourism and recreation to restaurants, retailers, and the surf industry, California’s coastal economy depends on clean beaches and a thriving ocean.

The new Business Alliance for Protecting the Pacific Coast (BAPPC) website is live! Check it out at DefendThePacific.com to learn more, join the coalition, and help defend our coast from new offshore drilling.

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