Saturday, May 05, 2012 7:59:00 PM
The Texas Coastal Bend Surfrider Chapter will be hosting a surf camp for Wounded Warriors on May 12 & 13 at 9:30 AM in front of the Holiday Inn on the seawall on North Padre Island. Volunteers needed! Surfing equipment will be provided.
Please help if you can, we need to give back to those who have given us so much.
Contact John Adams at jsahips@me.comif you wish to help.
Saturday, April 28, 2012 6:22:00 AM
Our next chapter meeting is on May 30 starting at 6 PM in room 1003 of the NRC building on the TAMUCC campus.
Some of the topics to be discussed at the meeting
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*Skip The Plastic Campaign
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*Surf Camp for the disabled, blind, and wounded warriors
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* Severance vs Patterson ruling
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*Storm drain stenciling Spring 2012
**At 7:00 PM we will have a presentation from the City of Corpus Christi on the City/County Erosion Response Plan. There will be a question & answer period after the slide presentation. The ERP includes a wealth of info on area beaches including all types of maps of the beach and sand dune complex.
Click here for a map of the university campus. Free drinks and pizza. See you there!
Monday, April 09, 2012 7:21:00 PM
On March 30, 2012, the Texas Supreme Court reaffirmed their earlier decision on the Severance v. Patterson case, hereby gutting the Texas Open Beaches Act. We can now expect even more attempts to privatize all beaches in Texas. Your chapter will need your help to fight these off.
One thing you can do today that is easy and fast is Take the Texas A&M Survey on the Strategic Plan for the Texas Coast. It takes no more than 10 minutes. Please take the time to write-in your comments about what just happened with the Severance v. Patterson case. Here is an example from Ellis from the Texas Upper Coast Chapter:
The recent Texas Supreme Court ruling against the Texas Open Beaches Act should not go unpunished. In 2010 77% of Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment giving us a "constitutional right" to access and use Gulf beaches. The will of the people has been squashed by 5 Texas Supreme Court inJustice's.
Please use your own words in your comments in the survey,
If we do not take action and do this, we are compromising free and unrestricted access to our beaches for us, our kids, and future generations.
You can read more about the verdict here.