Olympia Surfrider

We are the Surfrider Foundation Olympia Capitol chapter, and we are dedicated to protecting the Puget Sound and our coasts through cleanups, water quality testing, outreach, and advocating for policy change. Join us at our chapter meetings on the last Wednesday of each month, starting at 7:00 pm, at a local Ocean Friendly Restaurant. Sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of the page to get information on our monthly presenter series, scheduled events, and more!

Transforming passion into protection

Surfrider’s focus is 100% on protecting and preserving our ocean, beaches & waves.

Our Approach

We’re champions for the surf and sand

The Surfrider Foundation has a proven model for success—a playbook and a team—that transforms passion into protection. We continue to leverage that model within our network of chapters and clubs. We ensure beaches are accessible, keep our water clean, protect our ocean, preserve our coasts and keep plastic from polluting our waterways

Why Surfrider?

Today's Coastal Factoid

Self fertilization in Lake Erie

"Excessive phosphorus, largely from agricultural sources, contributes to the annual summer cyanobacteria bloom that plagues Lake Erie’s western basin and the central basin’s annual “dead zone,” an oxygen-starved region that blankets several thousand square miles of lake bottom and that reduces habitat for fish and other organisms. The release of phosphorus from Lake Erie sediments during periods of low oxygen—a phenomenon known as self-fertilization or internal loading—has been acknowledged since the 1970s. But the new University of Michigan-led study marks the first time the process has been monitored step by step for an entire season using lake-bottom sensors." - Excerpt from University of Michigan

Participate in a beach cleanup with Olympia Chapter chapter!

Pounds of Trash Removed

Volunteers

Beach Cleanups to Date