"future sea levels" taping project

The San Francisco SR Chapter partnered with FutureSeaLevel.org over the weekend of Feb 1-3 to create a "Street Art" installment which marked the expected future rising height of the sea level, caused by the effects of global warming. This event also supported our sponsorship of the amazing ocean-minded stories (like "Sliding Liberia") being showcased at the 5th Annual-San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, being held that weekend at the Fort Mason Center.

Over that (super rainy) weekend, we marked the estimated sea level rise (about 1 meter by the end of the century) on the walls of participating merchants, mainly in the Sunset district where waves of Ocean Beach are the dominant landscape. This historic surfing neighborhood where Jack O'Neil opened the world's first "surf shop", was chosen because it would likely be the first to feel the negative impacts of higher sea levels.

To find easy ways to reduce your climate impact which will help slow rising sea levels visit www.futuresealevel.org

To help compensate for your surfing-based climate impact that you can't reduce - visit the CarbonFree Surfing Program to offset your sliding.

Thanks to all the merchants and volunteers who participated!

Java Beach
Wise Surf Shop
Trouble Coffee
Mollusk Surf Shop
Patagonia
San Francisco Ocean Film Festival
Aqua Surf Shop
Other Avenues

Special thanks to our volunteers like Sarab Stewart and Abe Ebia, who still came out to put up sea level tape in the downpour with the wind blowing sideways!

FutureSeaLevel.org is a collaboration of Aquarium of the Bay Foundation, the Sierra Club and the San Francisco Department of the Environment (SF Environment). The aim of the program is to graphically illustrate the effects of rising sea levels, as a way of inspiring Bay Area residents to work together to find solutions.

More Information or to take action with this program

If you'd like more information on this project, please contact futuresealevel.org. If you'd like to get involved with this project through Surfrider please visit our Executive Committee page to contact someone from the San Francisco Chapter.

Check out the map of all FLS tapings: the green balloons account for Surfrider's involvement! http://www.futuresealevel.org/share/share1_map.html

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