Surfrider Oregon Newsletters

October 2025 - Oregon Beaches Forever updates: Clatsop County victory, renewed riprap bid, and winter events; State Park fees FAQ; Beach bacteria monitoring feedback request; Cascadia Conference highlights; Ocean Friendly Business month; 2025 State of the Beach report; ICCD recap

August 2025 - Yaquina Bay Aquaculture documentary; Oregon Beaches Forever legislative wins; ORR recap; Ecola Creek nature-based design unveiled; Surfrider Oregon 2025 legislative outcomes; Surfrider's 2024 Beach Cleanup Report; July 5th beach cleanup results; surf, paddle, and stewardship events!

May 2025 - Oregon Beaches Forever events; Bag Ban Victory; Yaquina Bay Cleanups; ORR, Earth Month Recap; Coos Bay Envision; 2024 Clean Water Report; 60 secs of Capitol BTS & Ocean Protection Bills; summer events!

April 2025 - Earth Month cleanups; legislative advancements; Oregon Beaches Forever successes; Yaquina Bay Aquaculture Cleanups; Save the Date for Otter Rock and Roll; Federal Layoffs impact spring breakers; Inside the Capitol & March For Science in 60 secs; tons of springtime events!

February 2025 - January cleanup results; NOAA under threat; Sen Wyden introduces BEACH Act; State Legislative Update; Plastic Bills hearings; Breaking down SB 551 & SB 526; Foam Free Foodware in effect; Oregon Beaches Forever Webinars; Take Action to oppose riprap 

December 2024 - 2024 Year in Review (Oregon Beaches Forever campaign launch & victories; plastic pollution progress; Clean water wins; Lighthouse Beach; Offshore Wind; Marine Reserves)

October 2024 - Oregon Beaches Forever campaign victories; Super Summit recap & Coastal Champion Award winners; Introducing Oregon Policy Fellow Sarah Wolf; Ocean Friendly Hotels; OPRD proposes paid parking rule change

September 2024 - Oregon Beaches Forever campaign launch; First look at our nature-based solution at Ecola Creek; Launch of Ocean Friendly Hotels program; Cape Falcon Marine Reserve tour recap

July 2024 - July 5th cleanups recap; Membership drive; wave energy testing in Oregon; Surf camps; 2023 Beach Cleanup report

June 2024 - Governor Kotek signs HB 4132; Launch of the new Oregon Ocean Alliance; What's next for Ecola Creek; Otter Rock and Roll recap; Offshore Wind update; 2023 Clean Water Report; Surfrider National Board visits Oregon

May 2024 - Offshore Wind overview and engagement opportunities; improving surf forecast; Volunteer takes to the sky to document coastal erosion; Otter Rock n Roll; Ocean Acidification regulation; Earth Month recap

April 2024 - Reusable rulemaking update; Winter Cleanup results; Coos Bay Gala Success; Megan Hoff volunteer spotlight

March 2024 - Legislative wins; Oregon Surfrider Volunteers Receive National Recognition; Offshore Wind update; NOAA funding for July 5 debris prevention

February 2024 - Legislative actions; State of the Beach Report; Winter Beach Cleanup Series is back; Insights from Oregon Ocean Science Trust Summit

January 2024 - Looking back - a Year in Review (plastic policy wins, regulating ocean acidification, BOEM comments on Offshore Wind, progress on Lighthouse Beach, protecting shoreline in Cannon Beach)

November 2023 - September cleanup results; Surfrider files comments on Draft Offshore Wind Energy Areas; Oswald West Action Day recap; New Ocean Policy Advisory Council appointment; Cascadia Conference

September 2023 - SuperDrive Campaign Victory!  Oregon Offshore Wind Energy Areas announced; NOAA seeks CZMP input; Coos Bay surf camps recap

August 2023 - July 5th cleanup results; learn about the SuperDrive campaign; Surf Camps; Offshore Wind; exploring nature-based solutions for Oregon's beaches

July 2023 - Otter Rock and Roll; Marine Reserve Legislative Setbacks; July 5th cleanups; Oregon Leadership Calls for Pause on Offshore Wind

June 2023 - Meet Kaia, new Oregon Regional Manager; Marine Reserve Action Alert; Plastic Pollution Victories! Lighthouse Beach Campaign Update; Oswald West Action Day recap

April 2023 - Take action for Marine Reserves; plastic policies moving through the legislature; stay up to date on policy with our new Statewide Policy Page; Coastal Recreation Hill Day recap; Coos Bay Gala

Feb 2023 - Break up with Plastic Day of Action; Saying goodbye to Bri, Oregon Field Manager; Oregon Reaches Milestone in the Road to Reuse; New Resource Launched to Track Surfrider Oregon's Statewide Policy Work