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

Vacant Position – Treasurer

Sarah Mayer – Secretary

Jesse Jones – Blue Water Task Force Coordinator

Nancy Nordman – Ditch the Straw Coordinator

Topias Lemetyinen – Hold On To Your Butts & Green Streets Coordinator

Vacant Positions -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.

Tuesday January 15 – STRAWS Film Screening at Spirit of 77, 7pm-9pm

Monday January 21 – MLK Day Clean Up at Cosube Surf Shop, 10am-12pm

Tuesday February 5 – Green Streets Clean Up at Rogue Hall, 6:30pm-8:30pm

Friday February 8 – Shaun Tomson Presentation & Book Signing at Clinton Street Theater, 7pm-9pm