For Surfrider's first project, they are collecting photos to document single use plastic materials found on beaches, streets and neighborhoods throughout the country in conjunction with the organization's Rise Above Plastics Campaign.
Anyone with internet access and a digital camera of some sort can participate in the project.
If you have an iPhone then go to the apps store and download the free app "The Extraordinaries." Otherwise you can participate from a computer through the Extraordinaries website.
Take a photo of plastic waste that you come across in your neighborhood, and then download your photo to a Surfrider "library", write a caption for your photo, and GPS the exact location. Your photo and the data you submit will be added to a visual catalog.
Please help Surfrider document marine debris by participating in the campaign! Next time you spot a plastic bag hanging from a tree limb, or a plastic bottle protruding from a storm drain, pull our your iPhone or camera and snap a photo. (While you're at it, you might as well pick up the trash and dispose of it in the nearest trash or recycling receptacle:)
Stay tuned for other opportunities to volunteer for Surfrider through The Extraordinaries website!
For more info about The Extraordinaries check out this CNN article Mobile-volunteering puts thumbs to work for good causes.
And while we are on the subject of plastic bags blowing on street corners, check out this video about artist Joshua Allen Harris. It appeared on the New York Magazine website in July 7, 2008.
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