We will be discussing our Mother s Day for Mother Ocean event. May 12 Mother s Day for Mother Ocean event in Pacific City, Oregon. We will be staging a clean water paddle and giving a State of the Beach report. The US Postal Service has considered creating a postage stamp in honor of the father of modern surfing, Duke Kahanamoku, but they need a little coaxing. To solve the problem of polluted runoff, we need to change many of our individual and societal lifestyle habits.
More oil ends up in the ocean from runoff than from tanker spills.
Use nontoxic household products. Avoid fertilizer and pesticide use on your own lawn Clean up after your dog Don t throw your cigarette butts on the ground. The earth is not your ashtray. Reduce your water use, especially during heavy rain events when local sewage treatment plants get overloaded. Postpone your washing machine loads when it's raining.