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The Surfrider Foundation Australia Cleans Manly Beach

THROW IT “AWAY” – IT COMES RIGHT BACK

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Environment

Last week we joined in on a beach clean-up on Manly Beach near Sydney, Australia. It was co-sponsored by the Manly Beach division of The Surfrider Foundation and Barefoot Wines. We have been to many beach clean ups before but, not counting Bonnie’s spontaneous and...

Park Users Should Take Out What They Take In

IT’S TIME TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Environment

When Michael was a young boy, his grandfather, a former police officer in the Mission District of San Francisco, would take him to play in Dolores Park where he would summersault down its pristine green banks. Last year almost 15,000 cubic yards of garbage were...

How You Can Help Save the Parks

DRIVE IT IN – DRIVE IT OUT!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Education, Environment, Lifestyle Blog, Political

Not everyone wants to save the parks. In California, voters soundly defeated a measure that, for the cost of a few lattes, would have funded the state parks and granted everyone free access. Why? Because many folks don’t use the parks and they think that users should...