junkride

For a couple of years now, ever since walking a deserted beach in Nicaragua with a surfboard under my arm, I’ve been obsessed with plastic debris. As a surfer and an ocean-lover in general, I felt an immense duty to get involved and try to force better policy on plastic,… Read the rest

Recently, Algalita Marine Research Foundation’s Anna Cummins (and author of “Sailing the Synthetic Sea” in the winter issue of Wend) was in Portland giving presentations on the problem of plastics in our oceans. As part of the JUNKRaft project, Anna and Dr. Marcus Eriksen, have been riding the country hoping… Read the rest

(Portland Mayor Sam Adams with Anna Cummins and Marcus Eriksen from Algalita Marine Resource Foundation, presenting the mayor with an actual sample from the North Pacific Gyre)
Beyond my duties at Wend, I’m the chair of my local Surfrider Chapter In Portland. We’ve been working on a Ban The Bag… Read the rest

Whip out those calendars and make sure that tomorrow night, April 21st, is on your calendar. Along with Surfrider and Surfrider’s Ban the Bag Campaign, we’re hosting an awesome event tomorrow night featuring Anna Cummins and Marcus Eriksen of JUNKRide. They’re cycling down the West Coast giving presentations on plastic… Read the rest