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Part surfing documentary and part environmental journalism, Tipping Barrels: Journey Into the Great Bear… Read the rest is a 20-minute short that’s worth the watch. Surfers and brothers Arran and Reid Jackson venture through Central and North Coast, B.C., wherein lies one of the unspoiled rainforests in the world—a home to wolves, grizzlies,

It’s simple; Warm Current‘s mission is “to teach, inspire and support underserved communities and youth through surfing.” Equally as simple is how you can get involved and help. The Faces of Warm Current campaign is entering its final 10-day stretch to raise money for new supplies and a surf camp… Read the rest

If you’re a Wend subscriber (digital or print), you’re probably already familiar with the non-profit organization Warm Current, which was featured in Issue 5, Volume 3′s Platform section (you can read it here… Read the rest). If you need a refresher, here’s a brief rundown of the organization, as articulated by one

Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) is a non-profit environmental group based in the U.K. that focuses on protecting the country’s oceans, waves and beaches so that people may safely experience them for years to come. SAS was founded in 1990 by a group of surfers “sick of getting sick” from sewage… Read the rest

When surfer Kevin Cunningham saw trash and debris washing up on shore, he took it. And he put it–plastic bags, bottles and glass–into the surfboards he crafts by hand.
Cunningham began Spirare Surfboards as a way to explore “innovative surfboard design using alternative materials and methods to make highly functional… Read the rest

America has National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and bumper stickers that announce Keep Tahoe Clean… Read the rest–but we have yet to protect our nation’s waves with the same fervor–until now.
As of this Saturday, October 9th, Malibu’s Surfrider Beach–an iconic area for surfers around the world–will become the first World Surfing Reserve

Pro surfer Kyle Thiermann believes that making waves is just as important as catching them. Armed with a video camera and the financial support of some pretty impressive sponsors, including the outdoors industry mega-badass, Patagonia, the 20-year-old Green Business student uses the power of digital information to fight for social… Read the rest

Surfers at Pensacola Beach, FL aren’t letting the tar balls and tar patties strewn in the sand get in their way of their passion. In fact, they’re passing clean-up crews grappling with oil debris on the way to the water, boards in hand. “I’ve been out surfing the last two… Read the rest

Head on up to Westport, Wash. next month to check out this year’s Clean Water Classic. The longest running surf competition in the Pacific Northwest, the 2010 Classic will host over 100 surfers from Washington, Oregon and British Columbia of all ages and levels, and will include divisions for pro/am,… Read the rest

Firewire and Arbor have announced a collaborative effort that is bound to make eco-conscious surfers everywhere giddy. Available this April will be the Wasteland and Koa surfboards.
What with Firewire‘s use of epoxy resins and EPS foam materials — making them less environmentally-taxing — and Arbor‘s signature sustainable wood technology,… Read the rest