Newport Chapter of Surfrider Foundation

Newport Chapter of Surfrider Foundation The Newport Chapter of Surfrider Foundation maintains two water quality testing labs in Depoe Bay and in Newport Oregon.

Additionally, the chapter works on many water quality issues from the Georgia Pacific pulp mill monitoring campaign to improving facilities and access points and keeping the local beaches clean.

Newport Surfrider has partnered with Bottle Drop for a fundraiser!! ♻️💲♻️Get your blue bags with the Newport Chapter Sca...
09/14/2026

Newport Surfrider has partnered with Bottle Drop for a fundraiser!! ♻️💲♻️

Get your blue bags with the Newport Chapter Scan Code and drop your bottles and cans outside Bottle Drop with one easy step!! 👌

To get bags, talk to us at any of our upcoming events, or:

Contact Kate McKeon, Secretary at [email protected]

♻️

Moolack Beach Highway 101 CleanupSaturday, October 17th from 10 am - 12 pmREGISTER HERE:https://volunteer.surfrider.org/...
09/14/2026

Moolack Beach Highway 101 Cleanup
Saturday, October 17th from 10 am - 12 pm

REGISTER HERE:

https://volunteer.surfrider.org/opportunities/xIpVNIySRA?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--gDcJg4DWUFuaEEKGWqIAW-8oHlVjMhEdj6xH3wpjlH5d2znuCVWufI9atz7G35Dd_hTLyEfR1akz84n3nSstMgq60LtwDBJ-8fT_mtorWcGDn4IM&_hsmi=438850260&utm_content=438850260&utm_source=hs_email&%24web_only=true&_branch_match_id=1622243692378811913&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA13OzU6DMAAA4LfZjYH8yUyImWsF5nCJznFsGC20SFvoT9g4%2BOxm8eb1O33UmFE%2Fue513Q1YrJl0iVtCdTsOYMPiy7M1HHGCmeUp4TUbVohqIpp09Lfvk1kcpwPNvgtB9fVqawjfsmoqtpWTyHw49yWFuI%2BveTCP%2FZBH2F%2BE3Z0r2xab2iyPWRABjOjpcIPtx0P9vSShCMSnNmU3xd7BzOBl7yTtCXEjVdVkQIRFeQ9wloZBkkSeH3ur%2B7CRwhBh%2FqmWVjUkpRr91X8UaYlSTHToouSsiUp3VElOfgF5DW0VBQEAAA%3D%3D

Or join us on the day of the event!!

🔸️Join us for a Highway 101 cleanup in partnership with the Oregon Hang Gliders Association, rain or shine!🌞🌧🌥

🔸️Volunteers are needed to pick up trash along a section of Highway 101 north of Newport starting at the Moolack Beach Parking area. The parking area is where the check-in table with the supplies will be located!

🔸️Volunteers are asked to wear clothing appropriate for the weather and sturdy shoes. Surfrider provides bags, single-use gloves, grabbers, and a high visibility vest.

🔸️These highway cleanups yield more trash than almost all of our beach cleanups. Help is greatly needed and appreciated for these cleanups!


💧WATER QUALITY RESULTS💧Our (BWTF) took water quality samples at 12 sites around on 9/5/2026. Results showed high bac...
09/09/2026

💧WATER QUALITY RESULTS💧

Our (BWTF) took water quality samples at 12 sites around on 9/5/2026. Results showed high bacteria at half of the sites tested.

It is important to note that these elevated bacteria counts are a normal and expected seasonal occurrence following the first substantial rain event of the fall. This is known as the “first flush”. During the dry summer months, pollutants, including organic material, decaying leaves, and animal droppings from birds and wildlife, accumulate on streets and other surfaces. The initial, high-volume rainfall washes these accumulated pollutants directly into the stormwater drainage system and tributaries and temporarily increases bacteria concentrations at discharge points, such as creek
mouths and ocean outfalls. This is a common pattern in
coastal environments at the start of the wet season.

Our program only tests for the presence of enterococcus, bacteria that indicate f***l pollution (human or animal waste). When present, there are usually other pathogens in the water as well that can make humans sick.

Thank you to our awesome volunteers and staff at the Oregon Coast Aquarium who dedicate every other Saturday to ensure we all know it’s safe to surf, swim, and enjoy our beaches! 🤙

⚪️ Devil’s Punchbowl/Otter Rock
🟡 Schooner Creek
⚪️ Agate Beach
🔴 Big Creek at Agate Wayside
🔴 Nye Beach Pipe Outfall
🟡 Nye Beach South
🔴 Elizabeth Street Pipe Outfall
🟢 Happy’s - Yaquina Bay Bridge
🔴 Toledo Boathouse
🟢 South Beach State Park
🔴 Ona Beach
🟡 Deer Creek
🟡 Seal Rock Ocean
🔴 Seal Rock Creek

🟢 Low bacteria
🟡 Medium bacteria
🔴 High bacteria
⚪️ Not tested

If you are interested in taking water quality samples for Newport’s BWTF send an email to [email protected] or check out the link in our bio for more info! 🧪

SURFRIDER EPISODE 14! NOW ON YOUTUBE! 📣🌊🙂https://youtu.be/szyPB_dzMAo?is=hdzeDJoGhUI6GGEl"In 2005, a proposed six-lane t...
09/09/2026

SURFRIDER EPISODE 14! NOW ON YOUTUBE! 📣🌊🙂

https://youtu.be/szyPB_dzMAo?is=hdzeDJoGhUI6GGEl

"In 2005, a proposed six-lane toll road threatened to pave through and destroy San Onofre State Beach and its world-famous break, Trestles. This episode reveals how the Save San Onofre Coalition, Surfrider Foundation, and the Acjachemen Nation joined forces to stop it — protecting a coastline shaped by nearly 10,000 years of Indigenous history. Host David Scales talks with Surfrider's Coastal Adaptation Manager Alex Ferron Mignogna, Acjachemen Nation Tribal Chairman Nathan Banda, and longtime California State Parks lifeguard Steve Long about how a grassroots coalition took on a multi-billion-dollar highway project — and won."

"But saving Trestles from asphalt didn't end the fight. Today, San Onofre faces chronic coastal erosion, a forecast "Super Niño" winter, and the countdown to the 2028 LA Olympics, where Lower Trestles will host the world's best surfers on a global stage. This episode explores Surfrider's nature-based solutions for coastal resilience and what's at stake for public beach access and tribal cultural resources, and how you can help protect Trestles for generations to come."

Spending your morning at a beach clean up is as good for the environment, as it is for you!! 🙂🌊💙Join the Surfrider Found...
09/08/2026

Spending your morning at a beach clean up is as good for the environment, as it is for you!! 🙂🌊💙

Join the Surfrider Foundation this fall for the International Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, September 19, from 10:00am to 12:00pm. You will clear debris from our shores while enjoying the fresh ocean air, moving your body, and connecting with a great community. 🤙

We are tackling marine debris simultaneously at two Newport locations. Select your favorite location below and:

REGISTER HERE!! 📣🎉📣
(Walk-ins welcome, too!! Sign-in at tables.)

AGATE BEACH WAYSIDE:

https://volunteer.surfrider.org/opportunities/ongVpWy5H5?%24web_only=true&_branch_match_id=1622243692378811913&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXr9BLz0nJ08vM10%2FVd%2FZO8zALKQ82M02yrytKTUstKsrMS49PKsovL04tsnXOKMrPTQUAFxStMzkAAAA%3D

SOUTH BEACH JETTY:

https://volunteer.surfrider.org/opportunities/0q22orFsF6?%24web_only=true&_branch_match_id=1622243692378811913&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXr9BLz0nJ08vM10%2FV900NKXAuyCtOM0uyrytKTUstKsrMS49PKsovL04tsnXOKMrPTQUAOPibvDkAAAA%3D


🦋The Surfrider Foundation’s Ocean Friendly Gardens program uses nature-based solutions to soak up stormwater and support...
09/02/2026

🦋The Surfrider Foundation’s Ocean Friendly Gardens program uses nature-based solutions to soak up stormwater and support resilient coasts and communities. Because much of our environment has been paved over or built on, rainwater is flushed quickly through gutters, streets, and storm drains into local waterways and, ultimately, the ocean.

🪴Stormwater and urban runoff wash lawn chemicals, trash, road dust, oil, sewage overflows, and more down into our local watersheds, carrying a toxic cocktail of pollutants to the beaches where we surf, swim, and enjoy the water.

🌱Ocean Friendly Gardens (OFGs) can help slow, disperse, and soak up the flow of rainwater and runoff before it reaches storm drains and our local waterways. 🌊

🦋SEE THE FULL GUIDE HERE:

https://www.surfrider.org/hubfs/Ocean-Friendly-Gardens-2025-Guide/Surfrider-OFG-Garden-Guide.pdf

MORE BEACH CLEANUP PICS, PART 2! 🙂📣 A HUGE THANK YOU to all the wonderful volunteers who turned out for our Nye Beach Cl...
08/31/2026

MORE BEACH CLEANUP PICS, PART 2! 🙂

📣 A HUGE THANK YOU to all the wonderful volunteers who turned out for our Nye Beach Cleanup today 08/29/26!

We had a great turnout on a beautiful, sunny day at the beach! 🌞

At the same time we were able to help redirect some youth away from the polluted water at the Nye Beach Fallout Pipe!! 🤢 (See our STORY for more details.)

Thank you to everyone for all your hard work today at Nye Beach!

📣 A HUGE THANK YOU to all the wonderful volunteers who turned out for our Nye Beach Cleanup today 08/29/26!We had a grea...
08/29/2026

📣 A HUGE THANK YOU to all the wonderful volunteers who turned out for our Nye Beach Cleanup today 08/29/26!

We had a great turnout on a beautiful, sunny day at the beach! 🌞

At the same time we were able to help redirect some youth away from the polluted water at the Nye Beach Fallout Pipe!! 🤢 (See our STORY for more details.)

Thank you to everyone for all your hard work today at Nye Beach!

Q***R CONNECTIONS: PRIDE BEACH CLEANUP! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜Saturday, August 29th 10am-12pm 🌊Nye Beach Turnatound!! 🏖See you there!! ...
08/28/2026

Q***R CONNECTIONS: PRIDE BEACH CLEANUP! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Saturday, August 29th 10am-12pm 🌊

Nye Beach Turnatound!! 🏖

See you there!!

NEWPORT CHAPTER BLUE WATER TASK FORCE 🌊 💧Our Local Program:Surfrider Foundation Newport partners with the Oregon Coast A...
08/25/2026

NEWPORT CHAPTER BLUE WATER TASK FORCE 🌊

💧Our Local Program:
Surfrider Foundation Newport partners with the Oregon Coast Aquarium'sYouth Program, who hosts this lab. Surfrider volunteers collect samples weekly and bring them to the Oregon Coast Aquarium to be processed by the Aquarium’s Youth Volunteers.

💧 Our BWTF data augments the beach monitoring program conducted by Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and helps build community awareness of local pollution issues.

💧 Newport
Water quality testing provided by Surfrider's Newport Chapter. Latest test results are posted on the Newport Surfrider Website.

💧 14 Sites Tested, Including;

- Agate Beach

- Big Creek Outlet at Agate Wayside

- Devil's Punch Bowl/Otter Rock State Park

- Elizabeth Street Pipe Outfall

- Happy's - Yaquina Bay Bridge

- Nye Beach Pipe Outfall

- Nye Beach South

- Ona Beach

- Deer Creek

- Schooner Creek

- Seal Rock Hill Creek Ocean

- Seal Rock Hill Creek Tributary

- South Beach State Park

- Toledo Boathouse

💙 HOW TO VOLUNTEER:
If you are interested in becoming a BWTF volunteer, please SEE OUR BIO or:

💙 Contact [email protected]

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South Beach, OR
97365

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