Stay Home, Shred Later

We love surfing just as much as anyone - but we ask that you stay at home, honor beach closures, and avoid travel and crowded public spaces. Let's all work together, so that we can get back in the water as soon as possible.

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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.

Get Involved

The Portland Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation’s work is focused keeping it clean upstream through our programs including Ocean Friendly Restaurants, Green Streets, #DitchTheStrawPDX, Hold On To Your Butt programs and our Blue Water Task Force water quality monitoring program facilitated by the Surfrider North Coast Chapter. Chapter meetings are currently virtual for the health and safety of everyone. We are working on new and fun ways to keep our members engaged and informed, so please check our events page/calendar for updates.

Portland Chapter Executive Committee

Nancy Nordman – Chair

Gina Avalos – Vice Chair

Sarah Mayer – Volunteer Coordinator

Tyler Nelson – Treasurer

Ashley Gauvin – Secretary

Chanel Hason – Communications Guru

Ariana Marquis – Green Streets Coordinator

Jessica Gilligan – Ocean Friendly Restaurant Coordinator

Marianne Monnin – Hold On To Your Butt Coordinator

If you are interested in learning more about joining our team of dedicated executive team leaders, feel free to reach out to volunteer.coordinator@portland.surfrider.org.

Monthly Events

To find our full list of events, click here. Surfrider is extending the suspension of all Surfrider Foundation chapter and club planned public activities, events and meetings through June 1 2020 or until further notice.

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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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Today's Coastal Factoid

Self fertilization in Lake Erie

"Excessive phosphorus, largely from agricultural sources, contributes to the annual summer cyanobacteria bloom that plagues Lake Erie’s western basin and the central basin’s annual “dead zone,” an oxygen-starved region that blankets several thousand square miles of lake bottom and that reduces habitat for fish and other organisms. The release of phosphorus from Lake Erie sediments during periods of low oxygen—a phenomenon known as self-fertilization or internal loading—has been acknowledged since the 1970s. But the new University of Michigan-led study marks the first time the process has been monitored step by step for an entire season using lake-bottom sensors." - Excerpt from University of Michigan

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Congrats!

The Surfrider Foundation National Headquarters acknowledges the outstanding work of our chapter and club networks on an annual basis through the Chapter Achievement and Recognition Awards Program. Chapters are awarded in one of the following categories: volunteer outreach, program, innovation and leadership. Our chapter was selected as an award winner out of 170+ chapters and clubs in the following category.