Fall Happenings!
Ahhhh September, with the change of seasons comes so much renewal, yes even in the Fall!
We’ve got fun stuff happening in September and October, from cleanups to conferences, so check out our events page here and our Facebook page too!
We need your help!!! If you have been waiting for an invitation to become involved with our Chapter, HERE IT IS!!!
Email chair@southjersey.surfrider.org, sign up for our emails using the link on the right side of the page, or come to our Chapter meetings on the second Tuesday of the month, to see how you can help us protect our oceans, waves and beaches!
Absecon Island Back Bay Cleanup!
Volunteers Set to Attack Absecon Island Back Bay Marine Debris on Saturday, September 17. The event coincides with International Coastal Cleanup Day
International Surfing Day Celebration Announced!
Join us on Monday June 20th, 2016, International Surfing Day, to celebrate the sport of surfing! The Surfrider Foundation, South Jersey Chapter official event details can be found here.
3.6.16 Wellington Ave Cleanup
The Surfrider Foundation South Jersey Chapter teamed up with residents of Ventnor and others to clean Wellington Avenue on Sunday March 6th. It is amazing what was found.
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Cleanup this Sunday – Wellington Ave, Ventnor
Join us to clean up Wellington Avenue in Ventnor on Sunday March 6th, 11am-2pm. This bayside road needs a lot of love! All details can be found here.
Fishing Line Recycling Project Gets Press
The Chapter’s effort to recycle mono-filament fishing line as part of their Rise Above Plastics program was recognized in Shore News Today. Read more about that program here. If you want to get involved in this project please contact Bill at vicechair@southjersey.surfrider.org.
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Cleanup this Sunday – Margate!
Help us celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service by cleaning up the Margate beach on Sunday, January 17th from 12:00pm-3:00pm!
Cleanup this Sunday!
Join us to cleanup the area around and under the Brigantine Bridge on Sunday, December 13th from 11am-2pm. Come for any amount of time. More details here.
Membership Drive
We are half way through the end of year Chapter Membership Drive at Surfrider Foundation!
Longport, NJ Passes a Fee on Bags!
After well over a year of working with all the Downbeach towns on single-use bag reduction, Longport has just passed the first in the state legislation on single use bags. There was some drama though, with Retailers Association of NJ send a letter to the Mayor and Council claiming that the town did not have to power to place a fee on bags, and they even called it a tax.
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