Say No to Single-Use Plastic Straws

Our main focus this year is to decrease the abundance of single-use plastic straws in Portland. Learn how you can participate our #DitchTheStrawPDX campaign, either as a business or individual.

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Looking to Volunteer?

Our Chapter is focusing on "keeping it clean upstream." We host a number of events to help protect our oceans, waters, and beaches.

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About Us

The Portland Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation’s work is focused keeping it clean upstream through our programs including #DitchTheStrawPDX, Ocean Friendly Restaurants, Green Streets, Hold On To Your Butt programs and our Blue Water Task Force water quality monitoring program out on the north coast. Chapter meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month beginning at 7:00 PM. The meetings are open to the public and family friendly.

Portland Chapter Executive Committee

Chanel Hason – Chair & Communications

Ashley Duplanty – Vice Chair

Shelley Searle – Volunteer Coordinator

Britt Olsen – Treasurer

Sarah Mayer – Secretary

Jesse Jones – Blue Water Task Force Coordinator

Nancy Nordman – Ditch the Straw Coordinator

Phil Schlieder -Sponsorships Coordinator / OFR Lead

Monthly Events

To find our full list of events, click here. For now, we thought you’d like to see what’s happening for the next two months up front and center.

October 9 – Chapter Meeting – TBD Location 7pm

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Your support will help the Surfrider Foundation gets us one step closer to our vision of protecting 100% of our coasts. And it's a sound investment - for every $1.00 you give to the Surfrider Foundation 87 cents will go directly to support our coasts.

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