Programs

A Surfrider Foundation program to tackle the ocean litter issue – primarily caused by plastic pollution - through education for action, community science, and campaigns. We are all part of the solution and together we can restore our coastlines, one beach at a time. 

The Blue Water Task Force (BWTF), is the Surfrider Foundations volunteer-run, water testing, education and advocacy program. Our chapters use this program to alert the public and officials in their communities about water quality problems and to work toward solutions.

The Surfrider Foundation’s Ocean Friendly Restaurants program tackles plastic pollution at its source. One restaurant, one customer at a time, it increases awareness, drives behavior change, and ultimately creates scalable impact to reduce our plastic footprint.

The Ocean Friendly Gardens program is a volunteer-run sustainable landscaping and education program that provides beautiful inexpensive ways to care for our yards impacting the health of our local waterways and ocean.

Each dune restoration event is an opportunity to not only protect our coast, but also to educate, empower, and connect with the amazing people who care about it. Our work is about enhancing coastal resilience. By restoring the dunes, we’re strengthening the natural defenses that help safeguard our coast from storms, sea level rise, and erosion.