HALLOWEEN BLUE BEERS TOMORROW, THURSDAY NIGHT!
COSTUME CONTEST, DJs, & MORE!
Join us for our Blue Beers Halloween Party!
Thursday, October 22nd, 7 p.m.- 11 p.m
The General Bar at Dametra in Marina.
Costume contest, donut-eating contest,
silent auction, local DJ's and dancing,
supporting the ocean, friends, fun, and more!
All are welcome to this 21+ event.
OCTOBER IS OCEAN-FRIENDLY BUSINESSES MONTH
The Surfrider Foundation has dubbed October as Ocean Friendly Businesses Month where we take the opportunity to promote businesses in our community who follow our ocean-friendly practices in the restaurant and hotel sectors.
Celebrate this month by dining with and supporting our partners:
- Alvarado Street Brewery (all locations)
- Brophy's
- Bud's in La Playa Hotel
- Captain + Stoker (Monterey & Sand City)
- Crema Lovers Point
- Foray
- Happy Girl Kitchen Co.
- Jacks Monterey
- Montrio
- Oystertown
- Passionfish
- Peter B's Brewpub
- The Block Wine Bar
- Sovino Wine Bar
- Tarpy's
- The Pocket
- Rio Grill
Don't see your favorite restaurant listed? Encourage them to join our free Ocean Friendly Restaurant Program
Ocean Friendly Hotels
Our Ocean Friendly Hotels program recognizes hotels that are committed to making sustainable choices for our ocean so that people can lodge with peace of mind.
- Hotel Carmel
- La Playa Hotel
- Portola Hotel & Spa
MONTEREY'S OCEAN-FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS
LAGUNA GRANDE WATERSHED OCTOBER CLEAN-UP RECAP
On October 10th, we held a watershed and park clean-up at
Laguna Grande Regional Park in Seaside.
Thank you to all the volunteers and supporters!
Here are the stats:
🙋62 volunteers
🚯171 lbs of trash
♻️27 lbs of recycle
🚬🚭Nearly 1800 cigarette butts
😱‼️You read that right!
Thank you to all our volunteers, Pacific Flow Yoga for leading our morning flow, and Monterey Waterkeeper for testing the water quality of the lake (results were good!).
UPCOMING CLEANUPS
CALIFORNIA SEAWEED FESTIVAL, OCT 24
Join us at the 7th Annual California Seaweed Festival hosted this Saturday on October 24 from 9AM - 5PM at Custom House Plaza in downtown Monterey. This family-friendly event is free, open to the public, and celebrates researchers, innovators, chefs, and ocean advocates for a day of talks, demos, seaweed tastings, and hands-on exploration of the science, culture, and future of microalgae. Come curious. Leave inspired.
JOIN US IN SUPPORTING
BAN THE BUTT - PACIFIC GROVE!
We are encouraging all Monterey County cities to pass a Ban The Butt ordinance, starting with Pacific Grove. We are asking Pacific Grove City Council to pass a citywide Ban The Butt ordinance, similar to ones in Santa Cruz County.
Cigarette butts are the top items found at Surfrider beach cleanups and a NOAA and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary analysis of shoreline cleanup data documented 231,735 cigarette butts, representing over 23% of all items collected over the course of the study making cigarette butts the single largest individual category of debris. We need to stop this litter at the source. A ban on the retail sales of tobacco products with a butt or plastic tip would help solve the problem.
LEARN MORE
BLUE WATER TASK FORCE WATER QUALITY MONITORING RESULTS
Our Blue Water Task Force team processed our latest water samples, and we have a quick breakdown:
🟢 THE GOOD: It’s an ALL GREEN sweep for almost every beach across the bay! Safe, clear, and ready for your ocean adventures.
🔴 THE HEADS UP: Lover’s Point tested in the RED (high bacteria levels). We recommend steering clear of the water at Lover's Point for now while the ecosystem flushes out.
Our volunteer citizen scientists test these spots regularly so you always know what’s happening in the water before you dive in. 🔬💙
OUR BLUE WATER TASK FORCE PROGRAM
JOIN OUR VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP TEAM
The Executive Committee (EC) is a group of volunteers responsible for running a Surfrider Foundation chapter. It’s a fun and rewarding position that requires consistent efforts through a two-year term. Applications are now open for the 2027 / 2028 Executive Committee term.
Deadline for applicants: November 13, 2026
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Unable to commit to a two-year term but still interested in getting more involved? Our Impact Ambassador group is a team of volunteers who step up to help our chapter run events and programs which can range from helping to check people in at cleanups to representing our chapter at outreach events.
IMPACT AMBASSADORS
PREPPING FOR EL NIÑO: COASTAL ARMORING UNDERMINES THE FUTURE OF OUR COASTS
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Beaches and coastal areas across the nation have been in a near constant state of emergency in 2026. As these “emergencies” become more common along our shores, the state policy frameworks developed to allow emergency armoring to protect life and property in coastal areas are unintentionally contributing to the permanent loss of our beaches by enabling temporary emergency armoring to become permanent structures.
LEARN MORE
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: Super El Niño Explained
2026 CLEANUP SCHEDULE
LOCAL BEACH CLEANUPS
Peter serves on the board of the Monterey County Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and helps spearhead their Ocean Friendly Restaurant program. He also serves on the Plastic Pollution Coalition of Monterey County and on the planning committee for Monterey Whalefest. Professionally, Peter is the former outreach manager of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program and now serves as the Director of Communications & Sustainability for Lusamerica Foods -- a West Coast seafood wholesaler, processor, and distributer.