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Beach clean up in Seal Beach

June 26th, 2009, 9:33 am by Laylan Connelly, staff writer

beach-clean-up It’s going to be a nice weekend to head down to the coast, and why not do something good while you’re down there.

Save Our Beach is hosting their monthly beach clean up on Saturday, where hundreds of people usually show up to comb the sand and river jetty for junk.

The clean ups start at 11 a.m. and run until 2 p.m. Meet at the 1st street beach parking lot (where River’s End Cafe is located), corner of 1st Street and Ocean Avenue in Seal Beach. All ages welcome, and it’s a great way to teach your kids about trash that ends up on our coast.

Parking is free, and garbage bags, protective gloves, drinking water, hand sanitizers and school certificates provided. All you need to bring is closed toe shoes and sunscreen.

More details:

What: Beach clean up

Where: Seal Beach, 1st street parking lot

When: Saturday 11 a.m.

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Barefoot Wine and Surfrider Foundation beach cleanup

June 25th, 2009, 1:31 pm by Jeff Malanca, contributing writer

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If you’re not going out of town for the 4th of July holiday weekend, then here’s a cool event where you can hang out at the beach, s0ak up some rays, and help out the environment.

In celebration of Surfrider Foundation’s 25th anniversary, Barefoot Wine, Surfrider Foundation, and community volunteers are teaming up for a nationwide tour to cleanup 25 beaches and lakes.

The event if free and open to the pubic.

When: Saturday, July 5. Beach cleanup from 8 a.m.-11 a.m.

Where: Doheny State Beach, Dana Point.

Celebration to follow featuring Barefoot wines for volunteers 21 and over at Hennessey’s Tavern, Dana Point.

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Sand shots: International Surfing Day

June 20th, 2009, 2:17 pm by Laylan Connelly, staff writer

Check out our story and photo slideshow of International Surfing Day, held at three locations along the Orange County coast on Saturday.

Now in its fifth year, there’s a ton of support for the quasi holiday, bringing surfers together for the common cause of cleaning up the coast.

Despite drizzly weather and sloppy surf, there was still great turn outs at both the Bolsa Chica and Huntington Beach events. Check out the photos to see if we caught you in action helping out!

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International Surfing Day and more at the beach this weekend

June 19th, 2009, 2:51 pm by Laylan Connelly, staff writer

If you want a good excuse to hit the beach and do something good tomorrow, join the growing effort of International Surfing Day - where surfers get together to help pick up trash, then go out for a surf session.

The day started five years ago by the folks at Surfing Magazine, and by teaming up with the Surfrider Foundation, the quasi holiday has blown up. More than 100 clean ups around the world happen, including three here on Orange County beaches.

Here’s some details of local events:

Bolsa Chica State Beach:

This event is put on by Quiksilver and the Bolsa Chica Wetlands Conservancy. They’ll have free lunch from Taco Bell, Surftech demo boards and smoothies for participants. Parking is free if you show up between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.

When: Clean up starts at 7 a.m., and the surf session at 9 a.m.

Where: Meet at the farthest south parking lot at Bolsa Chica State Beach.

Dana Point / South Orange County, CA (Surfrider Foundation Chapter)

Activities: Beach cleanup, Nalu’s Island Grille plate lunch for volunteers and participants, Shave Ice sponsored by Gidget Worldwide, Softboard demos from INT Surfboards, Surfboard demos by T. Patterson Surfboards, Official Welcome to the Algolita JunkRide in South Orange County (approx. 5-6 p.m.)
Raffle and contest challenge winner prizes & giveaways.

When: 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (in tandem with the NSSA contest)
Where: Salt Creek Beach, Dana Point, CA
Contact: Denise Erkeneff @ denisedd@cox.net

Huntington Beach / Seal Beach - Santa Ana River Mouth

Activities: Join the Huntington, Seal and Newport Beach Surfrider Chapters for a beach cleanup, paddle out, free monster beverages, Surfing Magazines, Surfboard shaping, Polynesian dancing, music, give aways and more!

When: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Huntington State Beach at the mouth of the Santa Ana River, south of Brookhurst off of PCH (Enter at Brookhurst Street and go south to the end)
Contact: Tony Soriano @ aosacs2@aol.com

Here’s more happenings along the Orange County coast this weekend:

Longboard contest at Huntington Beach Pier

NSSA surf contest at Trestles Saturday

Free grub at Jack’s Surfboards

Tips on nabbing a fire ring - where to go and what to bring

Lifestyle on the Orange County coast:

Sand Shots: OC Beaches get hot this weekend

Snapshots of NSSA surf contest

Blackball approaching

Surf photo contest - win free surfboard!

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Seal Beach clean-up on Friday

June 19th, 2009, 6:10 am by Jeff Malanca, contributing writer

beach-clean-up1 If you’re getting a jump start to your weekend and you feel like making a difference at one Orange County beach then check this out.

Vans and the Surfrider Foundation are celebrating National Oceans month by teaming up to help clean-up Seal Beach.

They need all the help they can get. Vans will be supplying the volunteers with trash bags, gloves, hats and t-shirts.

All you have to do is show up on the sand at 1st street and Ocean Avenue in Seal Beach. There will also be giveaways for the volunteers, plus coffee and bagels!

When: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. June 19.

Where: 1st Street and Ocean Ave., Seal Beach

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Vans and Save Our Beach clean up Friday in Seal Beach

June 17th, 2009, 3:25 pm by Laylan Connelly, staff writer

Vans and Save Our Beach have teamed up for “National Oceans Month” and will be holding a beach clean up from 9 a.m. to noon in Seal Beach.

Volunteers meet up at 1st street and Ocean Ave. Vans will supply trash bags and gloves, all you have to do is show up.

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International Surfing Day

June 15th, 2009, 8:25 am by Laylan Connelly, staff writer

International Surfing Day is coming up next Saturday - like you needed an excuse, right?

If you’ve never heard of the day, it started about five years ago - with the goal of surfers getting together to help clean up their beloved environment, then heading out to appreciate some surf.

The first two years started pretty slow, but the day has gained a lot of traction, and I expect this year to be the biggest.

One of the events that looks really fun is held down at Bolsa Chica State Beach by Quiksilver and the Bolsa Chica Wetlands Conservancy, where they’ll have free lunch from Taco Bell, Surftech demo boards and smoothies for participants. The event is open to the public, meet Parking is free if you show up between 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. The clean up starts at 7 a.m., and the surf session at 9 a.m., meet at the furthest south parking lot.

If you have an event happening on International Surf Day, I’m pulling together a list for this week’s column, so shoot me a few details at laylan@orangecounty.com

Here’s some that have just come in:

Dana Point, Ocean Institute, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Dana Point, CA (Dana Point Ocean Institute)
Time: 10:00am to 3:00pm
Activities: Adults $6.50 Children $4.50 Members and Beach Clean-up Participants Free
Location: Dana Point Ocean Institute
Contact: Kristel Arnott and Jonathan Witt @ karnott@ocean-institute.org & JWitt@ocean-institute.org

Dana Point / South Orange County, CA (Surfrider Foundation Chapter)
Time: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM (in tandem with the NSSA contest)
Activities: Beach cleanup, Nalu’s Island Grille plate lunch for volunteers and participants, Shave Ice sponsored by Gidget Worldwide, Softboard demos from INT Surfboards, Surfboard demos by T. Patterson Surfboards, Official Welcome to the Algolita JunkRide in South Orange County (approx. 5-6PM)
Raffle and contest challenge winner prizes & giveaways
Location: Salt Creek Beach,Dana Point, CA
Contact: Denise Erkeneff @ denisedd@cox.net

Huntington / Seal Beach, CA
Time: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Activities: Join the Huntington, Seal and Newport Beach Surfrider Chapters for a beach cleanup, paddle out, free monster beverages, Surfing Magazines, Surfboard shaping, Polynesian dancing, music, give aways and more!
Location: Huntington State Beach at the mouth of the Santa Ana River, south of Brookhurst off of PCH (Enter at Brookhurst Street and go south to the end)
Contact: Tony Soriano @ aosacs2@aol.com

Source: Surfing Magazine

Get out and surf!

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Things to do on OC beaches this weekend

June 12th, 2009, 12:48 pm by Laylan Connelly, staff writer

There’s tons of stuff to get into this weekend down at the beach, so hopefully these gloomy skies will fade to allow for some sunny skies along Orange County beaches. Here’s some ideas on what to do: