News & Press

The Santa Cruz World Surfing Reserve was announced on March 3, 2011 at a press conference in Santa Cruz, California in front of the Mark Abbot Memorial Lighthouse and Surfing Museum overlooking Steamer Lane’s world-class waves. World Surfing Reserves Executive Director Dean LaTourette made the announcement in front of an enthusiastic crowd of surfers and […]

SEA has contacted the news media about NJ beach access issues and is actively pursuing these issues with local politicians. For example, in Sea Bright, a new beachfront was developed via multiple tax funded beach replenishment programs. Beach clubs have since placed cabanas and no trespassing signs on this beach that was under the ocean […]

US ARMY CORPS of Engineers adopts Surfers’ Environmental Alliance (SEA) design for modified beach replenishment project. For the better part of the last decade SEA activists, including the current acting executive director Andrew Mencinsky, have been working with local, state, and federal officials to modify the unnatural straight line design of beach fill projects. “Our […]

I guess I just plain forgot.  I had forgotten about the pain.  I had forgotten about how long 28 miles is.  I guess I had forgotten everything negative about the whole darn thing.  I remembered when it was over how strong the sense of accomplishment was and the satisfaction that went with it.  But I […]

We are pleased to support interested groups who are committed to establishing or expanding SEA chapters. We have prepared a draft charter which is authorized by the SEA board of directors based on location, degree of commitment and the submission of a plan to ground the chapter firmly, and will provide it with other materials, […]

SEA SCHOLARSHIP Provided By:           Surfers Environmental Alliance Deadline:                 3/1/10 Type of Award:       Scholarship Amount:                  $1,500 Awards Available: 2 Description: Available to sophomores, juniors and seniors who are majoring or minoring in Environmental or Marine Studies at an accredited university or college. You must be a fulltime student in good standing. You must demonstrate participation in environmental community service, leadership and […]