Surfrider, On Wings of Care, and coastal geologist Rip Kirby teamed up to do an aerial survey of the Gulf Coast. We continue to address issues concerning the BP Oil Disaster. In addition to sampling the oil remaining on our beaches, we are paying attention to dredge and fill “Beach Nourishment” projects and their potential [...]

Here is a brief video shot last night in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.  The South Walton Beaches are still being impacted by oil. Nearly a year into the disaster and our beaches have not even been mapped for tarmat removal.  Crews are poorly equipped and only allowed to surface clean or break up the oil. [...]

We surveyed the beach again last night and found that many of the raised areas (of the darker sand minerals) were also accumulating dispersed oil.  Knowing this could help people to avoid contact and also aid in remediation efforts.  We continue to learn as we go and share our findings with the Unified Command in [...]

You may have seen our recent video on the new oil detecting technology Surfrider is helping to develop. Real time identification of dispersed oil is big news!  We no longer have to wait weeks to know what we are looking at on the beach. The attached videos take it to the next level and demonstrate [...]

This link will be down for just a bit while we edit a couple of typos and such… good time to remind folks, we’re just a bunch of surfers doing our best to help out!  Check back soon… Here is a video meant to explain some of the science behind our current Surfrider oil disaster [...]

The chapter has been very busy these past few weeks with starting phase II of its oil spill recovery testing program. Photo Gallery of UV Testing: Chapter meeting video Articles about the chapter: As tourism season approaches, DEP restarts testing Surfriders team up with researchers as DEP resumes testing for oil, dispersants

Emerald Coast Chapter board members, Mike Sturdivant and Tony D’eramo traveled to Pensacola on Thursday to speak with US Surgeon General Regina Benjamin. We informed her of problems such as lack of water testing, errors in reporting results, and the compounding of mental health issues as the government fails to provide essential services and information. [...]