This month, the Portland, Newport and Siulsaw Chapters of Surfrider Foundation will be hosting a special workshop and feedback sessions to help members and interested folks engage in the Territorial Sea Planning Process. Surfrider Foundation has a unique seat within this process and a responsibility to help protect important surfing and other non-consumptive recreational places from development. While our members and activists are excited about the promise of new renewable energy technologies like wave energy off of our coast, we also want to make sure we protect the important places where we recreate, enjoy the ocean and where ecologically, development might cause harm to our local ocean resources. Whether you enjoy the coasts for wildlife viewing, surfing, kayaking or just the simple pleasures of beachgoing and tidepooling in scenic places, it's important for you to engage in this process to help protect those places that are special for your activities and important to Oregon. You can learn more about how we've engaged in the Territorial Sea Planning Process here, or please join us at one of the Surfrider Chapter meetings to see some of the preliminary protection places we've identified and help us better understand your special places! Contact oregon@surfrider.org or ggates@surfrider.org for more information.