Cape Fear Chapter
The Cape Fear Chapter has implemented the Respect the Beach program at Wrightsville Beach Elementary School as part of an ongoing effort to educate area students about coastal ecology issues.
Members of the Surfrider Education Outreach Program were featured in Lumina News for February 10 - 16, 2005. Students at Wrightsville Beach School were given a first-hand lesson about the environment and what is found on the beach by Surfrider's volunteers.
UNCW has formed a Student Chapter of the Surfrider Cape Fear Chapter.
Recent issues for the chapter include recurring large sewer spills in Wilmington and beach access 33 in Wrightsville Beach.
The chapter has been following progress of the relocation of the Masons Inlet, moving it 3000 feet north.
The chapter started a Beachscape coastline mapping program in October 2001 at Wrightsville Beach. With the help of some knowledgeable and energetic volunteers, the chapter has now put a greatly expanded Beachscape program on their website, with multiple links to coastal information. Although still in development, this is a tremendous resource, providing information on water quality, storm drain outfalls, storm drain inlets, possible point source pollution sites, key watersheds, popular surfing areas, municipal designated surfing zones, and critical habitats. Soon to be added are beach access sites, marinas and boat yards, mooring fields, beach fill projects, seawalls, and retaining walls. The program may extend south through liaisons with Surfrider's Grand Strand, South Carolina chapter.
Chapter volunteers organize and participate in surfer sweep beach cleanups several times per year.
You can contact the Cape Fear Chapter via email at capefearchapter@surfrider.org
Other Surfrider Foundation Chapters Nearby
| Chapter | City | State | Driving Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Chapter | Charleston | SC | 152 miles |
| Coastal Georgia-Low Country Chapter | Savannah | GA | 235 miles |
| First Coast Chapter | Jacksonville Beach | FL | 338 miles |
| Grand Strand Chapter | Myrtle Beach | SC | 065 miles |
| Ocean City Chapter | Ocean City | MD | 316 miles |
| Outer Banks Chapter | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 178 miles |
| Virginia Beach Chapter | Virginia Beach | VA | 213 miles |
