Our irreplaceable national network of chapter volunteers serves as the first response to local threats in coastal communities across the US. They are the boots on the ground who collaborate on both the local and national levels with regional staff and issue experts to carry out our mission through campaigns, programs, and educational initiatives in their local communities. Our network grows stronger with every chapter we add.

The Surfrider Foundation launched the Student Club Network in 2008 in response to overwhelming interest across the country from young people who wished to become more involved in the Surfrider Foundation’s activities on their campuses and communities. The program has grown to a wide range of activities including organizing school clubs and initiatives based on project-based learning. These range from beach cleanups to eliminating single-use plastics on-campus to greening campuses.

Our success to affect widespread action to protect our coasts comes in part by motivating ordinary young people to take action in local coastal conservation. The Surfrider Student Club network also serves as the foundation for cultivating the next generation of leaders for our chapter network, developing lifelong coastal defenders, and helping to expand Surfrider’s mission to protect our ocean, waves, and beaches beyond our chapter network.