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Respect the Beach

Respect the Beach (RTB) is an award-winning coastal educational program that includes field trips, classroom lectures, handouts, video, and hands-on projects designed to explain coastal watershed processes, shoreline ecology and coastal areas stewardship to K-12 students and community groups. The Respect the Beach program is brought into classrooms by Surfrider members, who represent ocean environmentalism from the surfer's perspective, and who are role models that students can relate to.

Educational Videos

Sea To Summit: A Journey Through the Watershed
As part of the Watershed Works series, this video traces the entire hydrological cycle, using a mix of computer generated graphics and filmed footage plus appearances by skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, top women's snowboarder Tara Dakides and professional surfers Donavon Frankenreiter, Brad Gerlach and Jodie Nelson. The video is also narrated by renowned ESPN and X-Games commentator Sal Masakela.

Educational Material

Beachology - uses a variety of learning formats to explore many aspects of our sandy shores... Learn More		Watershed Works - utilizes activities designed around simple models that simulate land and water... Learn More