Join Sea + Soil and Queer Surf as we celebrate Native Heritage Month for a Native Habitat Restoration on Payómkawichum homelands, followed by a group surf! This is an invitation to the coastal community to cultivate safety, biodiversity, and reciprocity in and out of the water, through grassroots reparations for people + planet. Open to non binary, trans, queer folks + allies!
We will offer a carpool caravan out to Pechanga Reservation from Terramar Beach in Carlsbad at 8:30am, then begin the day at the home of our Advisor of Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Alexis Dyer, in an opening circle honoring the land and each other. We will then break out into stations planting Native Elderberry trees, Deergrass, Monkeyflower, and California Native Wildflower seeds (just to name a few!) A delicious vegetarian lunch will be provided, then we will caravan back to the beach to rinse off for a community surf and close the day in gratitude by the sea. All bodies and all boards welcome!
Thank you for helping us meet our goal of planting 3,500 Native Plants by 2025!
Beach/Carpool Address: Click HERE
Pechanga Address: Click HERE
Schedule:
8:30 am: Carpool/caravan leaves Terrarmar Beach for Temecula
9:30 am-12:30 pm: Native Habitat Restoration on Pechanga Reservation
12:30-1pm: Lunch (vegetarian lunch provided 🙂
1pm: Carpool back to beach to Terramar Beach
2pm: Beach hangs and community surf
A Note on Allyship:When attending a Sea + Soil/Queer Surf event, allyship to BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities is essential to cultivating safe and inclusive spaces for all. Our definition of allyship involves actively listening and prioritizing understanding of the cultures, histories, and systemic barriers of these communities that shape their unique realities. We advocate for leveraging whatever privilege we have to confront discrimination and microaggressions to stand in solidarity with margianlized individuals. We respect pronouns and identities, and refrain from appropriating or triviliaizing cultures that are not our own. Ultimately, we engage in allyship that centers BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ experiences and perspectives and actively supports their leadership within the community.
What To Bring: plenty of water, snacks, sun hat, sunscreen, good shoes, any tools you have (shovels, gloves, rakes, garden gloves, etc.) an open mind and deep resepct for the land, the sea, and each other!
*Suggested Donation is $10-$100. All proceeds help continue our work cultivating safe and reciprocal healing spaces in nature along the California coast!
*No gardening or surfing experience required
*All ages and abilities welcome! Small children are welcome with the supervision of adults 🙂