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We are streamlining Surfrider communications in Washington, including merging this blog with the Washington State Surfrider site.  All the same coastal issues will be covered there and you can see what else Surfrider is doing throughout the state.  If you want to only see topics related to the Pacific coast, click on the "WA Coast Blog" tab at the top of the screen.

https://washington.surfrider.org/

Sea Level Rise, Coastal Flooding, and Coastal Erosion Workshop November 17th, 6-8pm

The public is invited to the science forum "Changing Shorelines" on Tuesday November 17th to learn about coastal hazards in Grays Harbor and Pacific counties.  Top scientists will present recent studies about coastal erosion, flooding, and sea-level rise, and will bring in specific discussion of what this means for coastal Washington. This free and educational event is hosted by the Grays Harbor Marine Resources Committee and will allow participants to interact with scientists, learn about shoreline science, and leave with a better understanding about coastlines.  Light dinner will be provided.

If interested in attending, please RSVP here: http://tinyurl.com/WAScienceForum

Grays Harbor's Marine Resource Committee Kicks Off Marine Speaker Series

Want to learn more about crabs, shellfish, harmful algal blooms and how they're managed?  Join us at Grays Harbor College next Tuesday, Sept. 22nd, for an evening with Joe Schumacker, fisheries biologist with the Quinault Indian Nation, and Dan Ayers, shellfish biologist with the Washington Deptartment of Fish and Wildlife.  See details below.

Join Us for International Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 19th!

Washington CoastSavers and the Surfrider Foundation are once again taking part in the global effort to reduce marine debris on beaches around the world. Online registration is now open for the International Coastal Cleanup, September 19th.

From Cape Disappointment to Ocean Shores, from South Beach to Sooes Beach and Bullman Beach to Dungeness Spit, CoastSavers volunteers will be helping remove plastic pollution from our state’ coastline. Feel free to sign up as an individual or family, team, club or chapter. We want your hands to be on the beach.

Seattle's Surfrider Foundation chapter will provide a modest BBQ for volunteers from 12-1pm.

Register to help cleanup you favorite beach here:
http://www.coastsavers.org/index.php/international-coastal-cleanup/

Hope to see you Saturday!

Announcing Surfrider Leadership Program - Washington Coast

We are excited to announce that the Surfrider Leadership Program – WA Coast has officially launched!  This pilot is the realization of a concept that many of us began working on in 2014, and we have been finalizing the design of this program with community members and other partners for the past six months.

Today’s leaders are finding that a more collective approach is best suited for our increasingly networked world. Effective leadership today is less about who is the loudest voice in the room and more about who can mobilize a network to act. This requires leaders to tap into a deep sense of self awareness, as well as understanding how to effectively network and build the larger movement. This leadership program will facilitate a cohort of coastal leaders to develop self-awareness of themselves as leaders, as well as networking and movement building skills through an immersive, in-person retreat and virtual training sessions.

This program is designed to develop strong bonds among cohort members as well as provide time and space for reflection and learning through one weekend retreat, two virtual trainings, and a one-day work session. Along with developing specific skills, the program will also tap into participants’ experiences to facilitate sharing of best practices learned through working in respective industries, coastal areas, and communities.

Over the course of four months, participants will work with their cohort to develop essential skills, build deep relationships, and better understand the power of today’s collective leadership.

Are you involved with natural resource management or conservation efforts on the Washington coast?  If so, apply here (deadline July 3rd): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9K7PBHR

Do you know someone who is working on the Washington coast that would be a good candidate?  Nominate them here (deadline June 25th): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9KSK6ST

Click here for the full program announcement.

If you have any questions, contact Casey Dennehy at cdennehy@surfrider.org.

Marine Spatial Planning - East Coast Style!

Check out The Next Wave, the sequel to Washington's Marine Spatial Planning video:

https://vimeo.com/126415192

Registration is now open for July 5th Beach Cleanup

http://www.coastsavers.org/index.php/july-5-cleanup/