Surfrider Foundation Miami Chapter

🤔 Do you compost?

🏡 This World Soil Day, try backyard bin composting! It's a great way to dispose of your food waste and convert it into a nutrient-rich fertilizer for your garden. Plus, it can help you save on monthly disposal fees and fertilizer costs.

👉 If you live in a single-family home in Miami Beach, you can get a FREE compost bin by signing up at bit.ly/3u0Az9l.

Would you like to join the fight for clean water and healthy beaches?

The Blue Water Task Force (BWTF) is our volunteer-run, water testing, education and advocacy program. Through this program, we educate the community and provide valuable water quality information to anyone recreating on the beach or in the bay.

Our dedicated volunteers collect samples from a total of 24 sites in beach, canal and bay locations every Thursday throughout the year and process them at our BWTF lab in Miami Beach.

We are looking to grow our pool of water collector volunteers with a special focus on the Key Biscayne area. If you are interested, please email [email protected].

Be the change you want to see in the world!

Join us for a beach cleanup with Ika Manu - Performance Luxury Swimwear TKS Miami Watersports and TKS Miami Beach on Sunday, December 3 from 9 AM - 12 PM ET at 76th Street in Miami Beach.

Your collection efforts will inform the data we use to influence laws to help reduce plastic waste at its source!

Sign up today: bit.ly/46rFv4k

💙 A BIG thank you for your support on !

😊 Your donations help us further our mission to protect and preserve our ocean, waves and beaches for the enjoyment of all.

🌊 Thank YOU for your support, today and every day.

❗️LAST CHANCE to make an impact this !

💙 Your donations will help fund:
• More beach cleanups
• More water quality samples
• More plastic reduction initiatives
• More swimmers, ocean lovers and advocates for the future
• More dune restorations

➡️ Donate today: bit.ly/40JGsny

Show our ocean your appreciation this !

Your donation will help us:
💙 Fight to slow climate change impacts
💙 Eliminate plastic pollution
💙 Protect clean water
💙 Preserve healthy beaches

Donate today: bit.ly/40JGsny

⚠️ There’s ONLY 7 HOURS LEFT to make a difference this !

💙 With your help, we can ensure our beaches, waterways and ocean remain clean for all people to enjoy.

➡️ Donate now: bit.ly/40JGsny

If you missed out on Give Miami Day, don't worry - there is still time to make a difference.

Today is - a global generosity movement that encourages people to do good and give back to their communities.

Will you help us protect the world’s ocean, waves and beaches?

Donate now: bit.ly/40JGsny

💫 Tomorrow is !

🏖️ Together, we can achieve our mission to protect and preserve our natural marine resources for all to enjoy.

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Do you want to help us keep our beaches trash-free?

Join us for a beach cleanup with The Beach Rose on Sunday, December 3 from 3-5 PM ET at 35th Street. All attendees are invited to join us right after for a Happy Hour at Broken Shaker at Freehand Miami (space is limited)!

This Sunday Funday will be an engaging day of toes in the sand with family, friends and new acquaintances. We will also be raising awareness about litter and plastic pollution.

Sign up now: bit.ly/49OcpPR

👍 How can you give back this holiday season? Host a Surfrider Experience Day as your holiday party this year!

✅ It’s a fun team-building activity where you can be part of the solution.

🏖️ We will guide your team through a day of impact engagement by restoring the sand dune ecosystem, cleaning up our beach, and more!

➡️ Book your own Surfrider Experience Day: bit.ly/46KTi6Q

Happy Thanksgiving! We are SO thankful for our activists, volunteers, and friends. Together we can protect the world’s ocean, waves and beaches for all people. 💙

You can help save our seas!

Be a friend of the ocean by becoming a Surfrider Miami Member (for as little as $5): bit.ly/3sgFkLi

Your support helps us fight plastic pollution and climate change, so our ocean, waves and beaches are protected for generations to come.

Together, we can .

Enjoy the scene. Keep it clean!

Here are some tips to keep the beach clean:
👍 Skip Single-Use Plastic
👍 Go reusable rather than disposable
👍 Take back with you anything you bring
👍 Remember foam products and straws are prohibited on Miami Beach

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Polluted water? Not on our watch!

Everyone should have access to clean water to surf, swim and play in.

We are taking a multi-tiered approach to tackle ocean pollution problems by:
💧 Testing the waters for bacteria and toxins
💧 Raising public awareness
💧 Finding real solutions to ocean pollution

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💙 A HUGE thank you to all of your support on !

😊 Your donations make you a friend of the ocean and directly support our efforts to protect our ocean, waves and beaches.

🏄 Thank you for .

❗️ LAST CHANCE to make Miami stronger this !

💙 Your support will help us get one step closer to our vision of protecting 100% of our ocean and coasts.

👉 Donate now: bit.ly/3ZVTa2b

🌊 Together, we can .

⚠️ There's ONLY 4 HOURS LEFT to make a difference this !

💙 We need your help to continue to protect the world’s ocean, waves and beaches.

➡️ Donate now: bit.ly/3ZVTa2b

🌊 Together let’s !

What’s better than recycling and reusing? Stopping plastic pollution at its source!

We are working to stop the flood of plastic pollution into the environment by:
🚫 Committing to passing laws and policies that ban single-use plastic products to stop the flood of plastic pollution into the environment.
♻️ Advocating for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), which shifts the costs of recycling, disposal and cleanup from the taxpayers and cities, to the manufacturers
☑️ Working to introduce legislation that aims to prohibit the export of plastic waste to developing countries and close waste export loopholes.

With your support, we can break free from plastic pollution. bit.ly/3MiSyhh

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💜 Early Giving for Give Miami Day, the largest annual online giving event in the Southeast United States, starts today!

🏖️ This year, will you pledge your support to further our mission of protecting the world’s ocean, waves and beaches, for ALL people?

🌊 Together, we can .

👉 Donate Today: bit.ly/3ZVTa2b

💙 We love the ocean and work hard to protect it!

🌇 We are optimistic about the future of our ocean and coasts because our volunteers make a positive difference every day.

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💙 Our SEAS (Swim, Explore, Act, Surf.) Program is a 3-part, Surfrider Miami funded program that’s a path to advocacy and opportunity for the community as a whole.

🏊 We teach swimming as the "gateway skill", as we know the ability to swim and feel safe and comfortable in the water opens up amazing opportunities for study, employment, sport, leisure and advocacy.

👉 We are now in search of a passionate, dedicated volunteer who can be the "right hand" to our SEAS Program Lead, and help grow the SEAS program throughout the county. If you are interested, please email [email protected].

🏖️ Our beaches are the entryway to our ocean and other waterways. They are where we live, where we work, and where we come to play.

👍 We believe beaches should be accessible to everyone!

📣 This is why our network of experts, volunteers, and members work with local decision-making bodies to evaluate each beach and waterway access issue that arises.

➡️ Learn more: bit.ly/46zcyV9

🌎 Composting is a sustainable and economically sound practice that benefits the environment by significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

🏠 Together with the City of Miami Beach, we implemented a free backyard composting program for single-family homes in Miami Beach.

➡️ Get your FREE compost bin by signing up at bit.ly/3FiB6pi.

on the successful dune restoration with the Breitling team!

A BIG thank you to the 34 volunteers that helped us remove invasive Scaevola in order for us to plant more resilient plants to restore our sand dunes, protect our coast and thus make it more resilient against hurricanes and flooding.

Are you looking for a physical and challenging team building activity that is very rewarding and gives back to the community? Host your own Surfrider Experience Day: bit.ly/46KTi6Q

❓ Did you know that anything that gets thrown onto our streets will ultimately end in the storm drain and make its way into our bay and ocean?

🚭 For example, cigarette butts are toxic and made of plastic, so they should not be littered. They are the number one collected item during beach clean ups. In fact, smoking is prohibited at Miami-Dade public beaches.

☑️ Through our Ashcan Program, we have collected over 500K cigarette butts* since the program's inception with only 100 ashcans throughout the South Beach entertainment district and North Beach.

We are dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves and beaches - for all people.

🌊 Join our powerful activist network today: bit.ly/454N2pf

⛴️ What a great SEAS Day on the Bay we had with our 2nd cohort from Belafonte TACOLCY Center! A BIG THANK YOU also to our friends from Miami Waterkeeper for their help!

😊 Not only did our 10 attendees learn about our beautiful Biscayne Bay, but they also participated in water quality testing and a beach cleanup at Spoil Island!

📋 Their environmental education session discussed:
-Bay habitats
-Water testing for pH
-Turbidity
-Plastics and plastic pollution
-Aluminum choices
-Corals and the danger of high temperatures
-Seagrass and oxygen

👍 They learned that staying engaged and being good environmental stewards is important.

➡️ With your support, we can keep growing our SEAS Program and create new communities of Water Warriors! bit.ly/3LGPUBK

🌊 Miami locals all know this spot - and we all know this surfer’s profile.

💙 We miss Chris every time we step onto the sand or jump in the water.

🤙 Mahalo to our greatly missed surf and ocean brother on this day, October 27th, Christian de la Iglesia Day.

What do we want? Renewable Energy!
When do we want it? NOW!

Renewable, non-polluting ocean energy refers to sustainable means of generating electrical power that do not involve burning fossil fuels. Potential sources include:
🍃 Wind
🌊 Waves
🌎 Tides & Ocean Currents

We believe utilizing technologies like these may offer important benefits as renewable sources of energy that will reduce emissions of greenhouse gases AND provide economic development through a cutting-edge industry for coastal communities like ours. Talk about a win-win.

In South Florida, it’s always summer, which means beach days all year round!

Here are some tips to have an eco-friendly beach day:
🏖️ Bring a zero-waste beach day lunch or snack.
🏖️ Avoid using plastic bags and single-use plastic utensils.
🏖️ Don’t feed wildlife at the beach (our food isn’t good for them).
🏖️ Use reef-safe sunscreen.
🏖️ Make sure no trash is left behind.

Happy !

What's not so happy is that more than 170 trillion plastic particles weighing roughly 2 million metric tons are afloat in the world’s ocean - and that number could nearly triple by 2040 if no action is taken.

👣 Here are a few easy things you can do to reduce your plastic footprint:
1. Reuse shopping bags and bottled water.
2. Support plastic bag bans, polystyrene foam bans, and bottle recycling bills.
3. Seek out alternatives to the plastic items that you rely on.
4. Recycle.
5. Volunteer at a beach cleanup.

👉 Learn more about how you can rise above plastics: bit.ly/3PNGtmw

⚠️ Attention Miami Beach residents! ⚠️ If you live in a single-family home, you can obtain a FREE compost bin by signing up here: bit.ly/44XSfPL.

Composting is a sustainable practice that stabilizes organic waste for reuse and binds carbon to soil, rather than releasing it into the atmosphere.

Backyard Bin Composting is a great way to dispose of your yard and food waste and convert it into a nutrient rich fertilizer for your garden. It helps you save on monthly disposal fees and fertilizer costs.