Environment

This is the archive for Environment.

  • Save Trestles T-Shirt

    The latest Save Trestles t-shirt has arrived! Each purchase supports Surfrider Foundation and
    is printed on a green, organic, short sleeve t-shirt.
    Save Trestles T-Shirt featuring the California State Flag.The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world’s oceans, waves and beaches.
    For more info on Surfrider Foundation and […]

  • Quiksilver and Surfrider Foundation team together

    Quiksilver and the Surfrider Foundation have teamed up to present the “Slightly Choppy” boardshort. It features original artwork by Quiksilver’s designer, Scott Richards, that is printed onto 100% eco-friendly organic cotton. A percentage of the proceeds from the sale of each Slightly Choppy boardie will go to the Surfrider Foundation to support their work in […]

  • Dustin Humphrey Photography

     Shot as a promo series of images for Surf Conglomerate Insight51,  Dustin Humphrey  has established himself as one of the surf-world’s most forward-thinking photographers. Originally from Huntington Beach but now based in Bali, he’s constantly evolving his craft, using different light, experimental equipment, unique angles and the world’s best surfers as his variables.
     

  • That’s hot!

    CJ Kanuha took his standup paddleboard in for a closer look at where the world’s most active volcano meets water. He paddled within 20ft of the lava flow and escaped with only the wax melted off his surfboard and burned feet. Things could have gone worse in nature’s hot tub for the young surfer with […]

  • “Green Surfboards” by Country Feeling

    Country Feeling Surfboards celebrates the nature that surrounds us with surfboards made with environmentally friendly materials:    soy-based  and   sugar-based  foams; deck inlays made from hemp, organic cotton, bamboo and silk; and resin that is catalyzed by the sun.
    North Shore shapers Jeff Bushman and Kyle Bernhardt have teamed up to design smart shapes that maximize form […]

  • Out There trailer

    In partnership with the Surfrider Foundation, Teton Gravity Research’s OUT THERE takes viewers to a variety of breaks around the world, showcasing the cutting edge surfing of today. Through the eyes and experiences of surfers and locals, the film takes a thought-provoking look into the environmental destruction threatening key surf spots such as Trestles in […]

  • Google Oceans for Finding Surf Spots

    Right now Google’s army of nerdy programmers is working on developing a version of Google Earth that maps the ocean floor. You might be able to use it to search out previously unknown surf breaks. Right now they have a list of marine data online, but the full-on Google Ocean isn’t available yet.
    Just a little something […]

  • Mexican Marines guard beach after Third Shark Attack

     
    Mexican Marines spread throughout Playa Linda and Playa Larga in the Municipality of Zihuatanejo to alert swimmers about the presence of sharks after American surfer Bruce Grimes suffered an attack on Saturday and another Mexican surfer bled to death after being bitten by a shark on Friday.
    Grimes was able to survive thanks to timely medical […]

  • Surfers against Sewage

    UK based Surfers Against Sewage was founded in 1990 by a group of local surfers who were sickened, literally, by the sewage at their local breaks in Cornwall. Every year a weeklong tour is planned to key watersport sites to make a difference. This year’s tour is being sponsered by Patagonia. Way to go!