The South Coast Organizers of Surfrider Foundation have been steaming away on a partnership with the city of Port Orford to update stormwater ordinances and doing outreach for the Port Orford Stewardship Area Project. The stormwater project, initiated through a DLCD grant and the efforts of local members and the Port Orford Ocean Resource Team, will build upon best management practices for stormwater and strengthen the current city ordinances and planning for non-point source pollution. Additionally, the Port Orford Water Festival held in May, was a huge success thanks to the amazing organizing efforts of
Briana Goodwin. The event turned out over
300 individuals and over 150 kids from the local school district (which only has 175 students!).
Click on the video at right to see highlights! The event's success was also due to the collaborative efforts of local non-profit and agency partners. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Coast Watershed Councils, Soil and Water Conservation District, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology and too many others to name them all! Great work by all the efforts from lead south coast organizer
Dave Lacey...from beach cleanups to screenings of politics of Sand and Junkride, Dave's been keeping the Surfrider stoke alive on the south coast with volunteer opportunities and great events.