Oregon Surfrider News (Archive May 1997 - June 1999)
Oregon Surfrider News and Updates
Archived News (June 1997 - May 1999)
Thursday, October 15, 1998
Surfrider Public Meeting Announcement
Surfrider meeting to be at John Marra's house in Newport at 3:30 on Sunday.
Location is behind Naterlin Center (1 block south/east of HWY 101 in downtown
Newport ) at 217 SW 9th. Conditions permitting - it would be good to get
in the water - so let's plan on being done by 5 latest.
Possible items for agenda.
- Board formation and activities (who-how)
- SF policies - agenda making
- Actions - process for committing SF to act (hopefully based on its policies/agenda)
- Participation at the Surfrider regional workshop in Seattle on Nov 17.
Monday, September 28, 1998
Yaquina Head BLM Fee Protest
Surfrider Foundtion and the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition will
stage a peaceful protest on Satuday October 3 between 3:30 and 4:30 at
the new Toll Booth to Yaquina Head. Meet in the Public Parking Lot for
Agate Beach. We shouldn't be charged to just check the surf. The BLM
repeatedly told us that there would be no fees for using the road and
parking area on their land overlooking outside Agate. But starting Oct.
1 they will begin charging $5 per vehicle and plans are in the works to
begin charging for pedestrians if they don't raise the money they need
to pay for 15 new staff members!
We beat the BLM to express your disapproval of this latest attempt to shift
costs onto beach users. Write to the BLM Oregon State Director, Elaine
Zielinski, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, OR 97208.
For more information call Ralph Meier at 265 8703 (Newport), Fran Rech
at 765 2234 (Depoe Bay), or John Morris at 349 0612 (Eugene).
Tuesday, June 23, 1998
Oregon Blue Water Task Force Update
The Oregon Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation now has a Blue Water Test
Kit, on loan from the Surfrider national offices, for independent water
quality monitoring. Test samples may be taken to the Northwest Surf Shop
in North Bend, Oregon for testing. Claudia Onari will be run tests on
samples brought to the shop and the test kit will remain there through
this summer. Oregon Surfrider is still seeking donations to enable us
to purchase our own test kit for permenant use in Oregon.
Tuesday, June 23, 1998
Surfrider Participates in the Cape Kiwanda Longboard Classic
The Oregon Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation will participate in the
Cape Kiwanda Longboard Classic, to be held August 1st and 2nd at Cape
Kiwanda in Pacific City, Oregon. Surfrider will be hosting a band and
entertainment the contest party, which will serve as a fund raiser.
Surfrider will also contribute contest judges and spotters to help
during the event.
Monday, March 9, 1998
Support the Blue Water Task Force in Oregon
The Oregon Chapter is asking for support from Surfrider members and others
to raise funds for the purchase of water quality testing kits.
Involvement in the Blue Water
Task Force made possible by these kits will enable Surfrider to
independently monitor water quality throughout the Oregon coast and at
known trouble spots. Water quality information will be made available
to the public throught this web site and other means and will be an
invaluable tool when lobbying for the recognition and correction of
water pollution issues.
Please consider a donation to the Oregon Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation
in support of increased awareness of water quality issues and, ultimately,
clean water. See the Surfrider National
Blue Water Task Force page
and then use the Oregon Surfrider donation form
to support the program in Oregon.
Friday, March 6 thru Sunday March 8, 1998
Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
The
Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) will take place
this weekend with many agenda items of interest to surfers, for example:
- "The Law of the Sea", Friday at 4:00
- "NFS Rec. Fee Access Proj.: Public Benefit or Timeber Subsidy?", Saturday
at 4:00
- "Hawaii: Perils in Paradise", Saturday at 9:00am
- and many others...
See the PIELC web site (
http://www.pielc.uoregon.edu/) for complete agenda and information,
including live Real Audio broadcast.
Friday, March 6, 1998
Surfrider Oregon Open House
Surfrider Oregon will hold an Open House on Friday March 6 at
the Lane Community College campus, 7pm - 9pm. The Oregon Surfrider executive
board will report on current and upcoming activities and Chris Speakman,
professional surf photographer will present a spectacular
slideshow.
All are invited, members and non-members! The open house will
be held at Lane Community College, Room 104 of the Health and P.E. building.
Friday, January 16, 1998
Surfrider Foundation, Oregon Chapter, supports the Cape
Kiwanda Lonboard Classic
Surfrider Oregon has announces that it will participate actively in the
Cape Kiwanda Longboard Classic Surf Contest on August 1-2, 1998
We think this contest is an excellent opportunity to bring the
surfing community together in a very public forum and in a positive,
fun atmosphere. Oregon Surfrider hopes to put on its own event in
conjunction with the contest, in the form of a fundraiser/membership
drive dance with live music and entertainment. The contest will be
sponsored by Bob Ledbetter of the South Country Surf Shop in Pacific
City, as well as other sponsors yet to be announced. For further
information, contact Bob Ledbetter, South Country Surf Shop, 33310
Cape Kiwanda Drive, Pacific City, OR 97315.
Friday, January 16, 1998
Oregon's CoastWatch Program is now covering the
entire Oregon coastline
Press Release
from the Oregon CoastWatch Program.
Wednesday, December 3, 1997
Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and Kahlua announce the Polar Surf Challenge
Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and Kahlua will sponsor their second WINTER
surfing contest in Westport, Washington on Sunday, January 18, 1998. The
event has been expanded to include a swap meet, "beach party" and surfboard
raffle. The competition will include both longboards and shortboards and is
scheduled from 9am to 4pm with finals possibly extending to Monday if there
is high turnout for the event. Event management is donated by Perfect Wave
Surf Shop of Kirkland, WA, with additional underwriting provided by Henry's
(beer & rootbeer) and Patagonia, Inc.
Visit their web page for more information or registration:
http://www.halcyon.com/pskeeper/events.html
If you have questions or comments about the PSA web site, please send a
message to cricci@diac.com. If you have questions or comments about the
Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, please send a message to pskeeper@halcyon.com.
Tuesday, November 18, 1997
Court drops case against two Eugene surfers
News story from Oregon Daily Emerald
on the court victory in the
Oregon Surfrider-backed legal challenge of the Forest Service's Florence
South Jetty road toll.
Saturday, November 15, 1997
Two Eugene surfers win case against Forest Service user fees
News story from Eugene Register Guard
on the court victory in the
Oregon Surfrider-backed legal challenge of the Forest Service's Florence
South Jetty road toll.
Friday, November 7, 1997
Surfers challenge Oregon Dunes user fee
Associated Press story printed in the Statesman Journal
on the initial hearing of the
Oregon Surfrider-backed legal challenge of the Forest Service's Florence
South Jetty road toll.
Friday, November 7, 1997
Surfers challenge fees to public land
News story from Eugene Register Guard
on the initial hearing of the
Oregon Surfrider-backed legal challenge of the Forest Service's Florence
South Jetty road toll. Decision to follow.
Friday, November 7, 1997
Coast user fee disputed
News story from Eugene Register Guard
on citizen feedback hearings concerning the Forest Service's coastal fee
programs.
Thursday, November 6, 1997
Opposition builds against public land entrance fees
News story from Eugene Register Guard
on Forest Service Fee programs and building opposition to them, including
the Oregon Surfrider-backed legal challenge of the Forest Service's
Florence South Jetty road toll.
Rep. Peter Defazio has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives
(HB2818)
that would eliminate access fees for public land:
PRESS RELEASE.
Activist Alert: Call, write, or email
your representatives in Congress
to urge their support of DeFazio's Bill
to eliminate access fees for public land!!!
Wednesday, October 29, 1997
Two surfers fight recreational user fee in court
News story from Oregonian on the Oregon
Surfrider-backed legal challenge of the Forest Service's
Florence South Jetty road toll.
Friday, October 17, 1997
Sewage discharges land Florence in court
News story from Register Guard
updating further developments in the fight to get Florence to stop dumping
raw sewage into the Siuslaw River.
Thursday, October 9, 1997
Surfrider Oregon has learned that sewage effluent is being dumped into
the ocean from the Otter Crest development adjacent to the popular spot,
Otter Rock. Read the letter, below, from Surfrider Oregon to the DEQ
and the DEQ's letter in response.
Tuesday, September 2, 1997
We now have an electronic mailing list available for discussing surfrider
issues and Oregon surfing in general. Go to the Oregon Surfrider
Contacts page for subscription information.
Saturday, July 5, 1997
Recycled toxic waste raising concerns
News story from Register Guard
detailing problems concerning the recycling of industrial toxic waste,
including waste recycling by Bay Zinc Co. in Moxee City, Oregon.
Tuesday, June 24, 1997
Florence accused of repeated water violations
News story from Register Guard by Lance Robertson, 6/24/97
Activist Alert: Call the City of Florence to
express your opinion: (541) 997-3437
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