The Gold Beach 4H Surfrider Stewardship Surf Camp was a great weekend of learning and surf. The weather may not have been all time, but the kids were. All 14 surf campers got waves and learned about tides, swell direction, surf conditions and various conservation issues. The kids also helped to clean up the Rogue River mouth by grabbing trash both days after their surf.

There were many smiling faces and the kids were a pleasure to teach. Special thanks goes out to all of the volunteer surf coaches including Luke Mathison who brought up his rental fleet of stand up paddle boards for the kids to play around on in a little calm area of the river.  Another shout out to Ryan Cruse and A Warm Current for their donation of wetsuits and his excellent surf coaching.

Arik the surfer

The kids left the camp on Sunday with a greater appreciation of our natural resources, a camp t-shirt, a packet of Surfrider Foundation information, stickers and will receive a dvd of their surfing exploits in the mail soon.

There are two more camps coming up in August. One in Crescent City, CA for Brookings kids on August 6th and 7th. Another at Hubbards Creek in Port Orford on August 13th and 14th. Contact Michelle Carillo at the Gold Beach 4H office at 541 247-6672 to sign up. Contact Dave Lacey at 541 373-0487 or at davejlacey@yahoo.com for more information.

GB Surf Campers checking the tide.

Help support our Surfrider 4H Stewardship Surf Camps this summer and attend this great event! Dates below for more information and to sign up contact Dave Lacey at: davejlacey@yahoo.com

Gold Beach (Rogue River mouth) July 16th & 17th

Brookings-Crescent City (South Beach) August 6th & 7th

Port Orford (Hubbard’s Creek?) August 13th & 14th

Thanks to all who came out this evening for a packed house event at the Savoy Theater. The Redfish Rocks marine reserve community team helped host an awesome forum with short films and video from the Port Orford nearshore as well as demonstrations by agency staff and local fisherman on research and monitoring. Special thanks to Dave Lacey and Briana Goodwin for all of their work and support on helping to put this together. Click below for a short clip from the event!

Monitoring a marine reserve

On March 7, the Redfish Rocks Community Team is hosting a public event from 6-8 PM at the Savoy Theater on the Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve and Protected Area. Come hear the latest updates on the marine reserve, including scientific activities being conducted by the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) and Oregon State University (OSU). The event will feature underwater footage of Port Orford’s nearshore on the big screen, as well as tasty morsels from Port Orford Sustainable Seafood. See you there!

The forth annual Port Orford Water Festival will be held on April 15 and 16 at the Community Building and the American Legion in Port Orford! Please sign up to volunteer for the event here!

Have fun with Port Orford K-8 students, enjoy local fish for lunch and receive a free reusable shopping bag! Activities for kids will include fish dissection, educational booths, scavenger hunt, prizes, and field trips. All activities are free! The Port Orford Water Festival is hosted by the Port Orford Ocean Resource Team and the Surfrider Foundation. For more information, please contact the POORT Office or visit our website