Being a surfer is NOT required to be a Surfrider activist!
If you’re passionate about the ocean, our coastline, clean water, or beach accessibility,
Surfrider is the perfect place to find community and support around taking action!
As a member of the Climate/Energy Storytelling Team, you'll tell the story of local climate solutions and the clean energy transition. Use photo, video, writing, or social media skills to capture moments, elevate voices, and inspire action across our community.
Interests good for this role: Storytelling, renewable energy, climate change.
Skills good for this role: writing, graphic design, social media, or photography skills.
Examples of tasks:
Volunteer type: Ongoing
Time commitment: Roughly 3 to 6 hours per month remotely plus a monthly check-in to collaborate with the team.
How to get involved: Email Jake: jmcnevin@slo.surfrider.org
Energy Choice Impact Researcher
As an Energy Choice Impact Researcher, you'll help quantify impacts of energy consumption and production.
Interests that are good for this role: climate change, energy production, grid operations, ecology
Examples of tasks:
Volunteer type: Ongoing
Time commitment: Roughly 3 to 6 hours per month remotely plus a monthly check-in to collaborate with the team.
How to get involved: Email Jake: jmcnevin@slo.surfrider.org
Digital Outreach and Media Team
As part of the Digital Outreach and Media Team, you’ll assist with planning, creating, scheduling, and posting content to multiple social media platforms on a weekly basis, and communication with users of social media about Surfrider and the SLO Chapter.
Interests good for this role: Social media, community outreach, online engagement
Skills good for this role: Social media platform management, communication skills, writing, and photography,
Volunteer type: Weekly
Time commitment: 1-3 hours per week
How to get involved: Email Laura: lpedersen@slo.surfrider.org
Ocean Friendly Restaurants Team
As part of the Ocean Friendly Restaurants Team, you'll help to reduce plastic pollution and encourage sustainable practices by working with restaurants throughout SLO County to sign up as an Ocean Friendly Restaurant.
Interests good for this role: Plastics reduction, restaurants, talking with people.
Skills good for this role: Communication skills in person and online.
Volunteer type: Weekly / ongoing
Time commitment: 1-3 hours per week
How to get involved: Email Celia: ofr@slo.surfrider.org
We need volunteer leaders with science, environmental management, legal, or policy backgrounds to help with research, analysis, and comments on various development proposals and policy initiatives. Anyone with good research and writing skills can help.
We also need leaders with experience in motivating citizen volunteers to present effective well-prepared facts and arguments aimed at having a significant impact on undecided government staff and elected officials. Experience in implementing effective advocacy techniques is helpful. See our website for more information about these campaigns.