February E-Letter #2

In this E-Letter:
• HTO Executive Director Hillary Hauser Earns 2023 Women of Achievement Award
• The Luna Sea Boat Wreck has been Removed off Butterfly Beach

HTO Executive Director Hillary Hauser Earns 2023 Women of Achievement Award

The Association for Women in Communications Santa Barbara chapter (AWC-SB) will honor climate champions Hillary Hauser and Leah Stokes at the 15th Annual AWC-SB Women of Achievement Awards presented by Women Connect4Good.

HTO’s Executive Director and Co-Founder is being recognized for her accomplishments in diving photojournalism, co-founding of Heal the Ocean, and being an outspoken active figure in the realm of climate change and ocean pollution.

The luncheon will take place at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Cabrillo Pavilion. Tickets to the luncheon are available here .

Lunacy of Luna Sea - Wreck Removed from Beach

**Click to Watch Andrew's Video to see the Before and After of the Cleanup.**

On Sunday 2/5, while beach goers played on Butterfly Beach, Heal the Ocean’s Harry Rabin and Andrew Velikanje of Earthcomb were hard at work to remove the Luna Sea boat wreck that was littering and polluting the beach.

During the January storm, the Luna Sea broke anchor and washed ashore. Toxins were removed by the owner of the vessel, and the fuel onboard was removed by HTO’s Harry Rabin. Andrew V. of Earthcomb commandeered helpers, as well as the Luna Sea boat owner, in removing the wreck.

Due to high tides, HTO was not able to remove the boat wreck until almost a month later. The low tide on February 5 allowed HTO and Earthcomb workers to access the boat for removal.