The National Office of Surfrider Foundation makes great programs available to the chapters.  Chapters are free to implement these programs to best fit the needs of their local areas.  Here’s a complete list of the programs http://www.surfrider.org/programs

All of these programs need a person to lead them and a Committee of the Chapter to implement them.

Blue Water Task Force - Is a volunteer based water quality monitoring program.  The governments tests the ocean water quality in the summer, but what about the rest of the year?  To implement this program you need to consistently be able to collect water samples (weekly, monthly, or quarterly) and have the time to process the samples shortly after taking them, within hours.  It is an expensive program but it can add an additional layer of knowledge to the government’s data.

Rise Above Plastics - This could be simply about education or a campaign like getting a town to ban single use plastic bags.

Know Your H2O - Are we using water wisely?  Throwing it away into the ocean or bays after only using it once?

Ocean Friendly Gardens – Want to help ocean health in your own yard or neighborhood?  OFG will teach you to capture rainwater, plant not pave, and recharge water through the soil to reduce polluted runoff.