Activist Spotlight: JY Fores-Pimental
Surfrider Wavemaker and activist spotlight: JY Fores-Pimental
Activist Spotlight: Katelyn Bishop
Surfrider Wavemaker and activist spotlight: Katelyn Bishop
Activist spotlight: Brian Andrews
Surfrider Wavemaker and activist spotlight: Brian Andrews
Activist spotlight: Genevieve Kang
Surfrider Wavemaker and activist spotlight: Genevieve Kang.
The Somewhere Sunnier Pop-Up with friends of the ocean: Friday through Sunday: July 21-23, 2023
Visit us at the Somewhere Sunnier pop-up at 2033 West 4th Avenue in Vancouver. July 21-23, 2023.
How to Enjoy the Ocean More Sustainably
In Vancouver, we’re lucky to never be far from the ocean. We have kayaking, canoeing, stand-up paddle boarding, and even surfing, all at our fingertips. There are plenty of ways to enjoy the water in British Columbia, but it’s all too easy to not realize the impact that these activities have on the ocean itself.
The Ocean Starts Here: A Spotlight on Local Artist Sarah Hammond
This month, Surfrider Foundation Vancouver joins the global movement of Plastic Free July by highlighting the increase in plastic pollution that has hit the Lower Mainland alongside the COVID-19 pandemic. While British Columbia has emerged from this pandemic as a leader in the containment of transmissions, we join the rest of the world when it comes to carelessly discarding single-use PPE such as gloves and face masks. Globally, scientists recently estimated that 129 billion face masks and 65 billion gloves have been used around the world every month.
COVID-19 and the single-use plastic boom: Who’s truly benefitting?
For just a moment, the world was changing course. In the past few years, nations worldwide incited single-use plastic item bans: Canada vowed to phase out harmful single-use plastics by 2021…
Do You Know Where Vancouver’s Wastewater Is Going?
In the Metro Vancouver area, everything that’s flushed down our kitchen sinks, toilets and drains goes to one of five wastewater treatment plants. Four of these plants treat wastewater to a good level – to secondary treatment level – all but one. The Iona Wastewater Treatment Plant in Richmond uses the most basic and oldest sewage treatment technology, primary treatment, and discharges under-treated wastewater into the Georgia Strait, at the mouth of the ecologically-sensitive Fraser River.
How To Celebrate Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary On Lockdown
Fifty years ago on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans mobilized streets, parks and auditoriums protesting against the deterioration of the natural environment. It was the first official Earth Day, and has since become an annual global campaign for the planet.
