. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Contestants check the Two surfers anticipate their 3A men's heat. sponsored a half-day "Respect the Beach" camp for youngsters between ages 5 and 9. The group also gives an Outer Banks Surfrider Scholarship to a high school student. The group conducts research when needed. After a Halloween storm in 1992 flooded the bypass in Kitty Hawk, the town proposed an outfall pipe for storm runoff. The Surfrider Foundation countered with an alternative plan. "We had concern about the petr
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Contestants check the Two surfers anticipate their 3A men's heat. sponsored a half-day "Respect the Beach" camp for youngsters between ages 5 and 9. The group also gives an Outer Banks Surfrider Scholarship to a high school student. The group conducts research when needed. After a Halloween storm in 1992 flooded the bypass in Kitty Hawk, the town proposed an outfall pipe for storm runoff. The Surfrider Foundation countered with an alternative plan. "We had concern about the petroleum ; says McMillan. "One alternative that we proposed was putting a gate valve on the pipe. When we have a big storm, the valve is ; The Outer Banks Surfrider Foundation also initiated the first Adopt-A-Beach program in 1993 in Dare County, covering over 20 miles of public beach. The program is modeled after the Adopt-A-Highway Program. "It has been a very successful endeavor and involves various segments of the community working together to keep our beaches clean and beautiful," says Van Newenhizen. Each September, the organization helps coordinate Dare County's Big Sweep, part of a statewide waterways cleanup. For the last three years, the chapter has provided trash bags across the state for Big Sweep. Other surfers continue the cleanup year-round. Once a month, ESA members clean up a beach on Oregon Street in Kill Devil Hills. The Outer Banks Surfrider chapter was formed in 1991. "Our main impetus was stopping offshore oil drilling by Mobil Oil," says McMillan. Since then, the chapter has been involved in a number of coastal issues. After a campaign by the group to raise awareness of poor water quality, Dare County began a water-testing program. "Over the last 50 years, the surfing culture has evolved from sport to business to environmental action," says Orbach. "The Hawaiians use the concept of a 'waterman'
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