02/10/2022
Donation Day! Whewww!
Donations feel good. Upon completion of Four Corals' first year around the sun, I am stoked to announce that your love and support of this fine experiment is helping protect and preserve the most vulnerable beaches around the planet. is this year's recipient in honor of their incredibly generous and protective actions to establish World Surf Reserve protection for your favorite surf breaks and biodiverse environments. Their commitment to oceanic conservation is second to none.
Most recently, Play Hermosa, Costa Rica has been protected from new development and y'all know what a special place CR holds in my heart.
It has been another wild year. A year that has been worse for some of us than most. A healthy planet cannot exist without healthy oceans and thriving ecosystems. These challenges are sitting right in front of us. New diseases are rising, more water is polluted, wildfires are rampant, plastic is everywhere...
Whether or not you want to believe it, the generations (and your children) behind us will not be blessed with the same beauty and landscapes that we loved and cherished growing up. It is a selfish notion to assume our youth will have a seamless environmental future. Small actions of support require zero initiative, and only the slightest bit of awareness. Drink your coffee without a lid. Refuse that straw, and sip like a caveman. Send a few bucks to an organization that matters to you. And most importantly, go share a wave with a friend (or stranger!), knowing that water is as pure as the efforts you take to protect it.
Take this as a reminder, the least we can do is protect this planet for as long as we can.
Photos:
Playa Negra, CR 2020
Sumatra, Indonesia 2014