“Respect the Beach” is a series of learning modules offered free by the Surfrider Foundation. The Grand Strand Chapter recently placed modules in the Waccamaw Hub for Math and Science, an education resource center for Horry and Georgetown county teachers grades K-12. The Hub is located at the Atlantic Center for Marine and Wetland Studies at Coastal Carolina University. If you’d like to receive copies, the modules are available online from the Surfrider Foundation.
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'Respect the Beach' Modules
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Springmaid Beach Access
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Springmaid Beach and the Downwind Sails area are two of the most recognized surf spots in Myrtle Beach. If there are waves on any given day, you know it will be breaking at Springmaid. Our goal is to permanently open Beach Access at Springmaid and around Myrtle Beach.
Hotel Water Conservation
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008The Hotel Water Conservation Project was a huge initiative that allowed that allowed hotel owners to save money and labor while helping to both protect and conserve the Grand Strand’s natural resources.
Adopt-A-Beach
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008We have partnered with SC Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management’s (OCRM) in the Adopt-A-Beach program, which allows you to make a significant contribution to the preservation of our coastal environment by participating in a beach cleanup. The program itself and the Adopt-A-Beach signs remind those who are tempted to litter that there are people out there who care.
Beach Litter Bags
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Chapter volunteers combined forces with the fine folks from “Keep North Myrtle Beach Beautiful” to assemble and mount 16 litter bag dispenser boxes at beach accesses in North Myrtle Beach.
