E-Letter

Donate by October 18 for a Clean Ocean & Exclusive Happy Hour Invite!

Heal the Ocean's Annual Gala Fundraiser is closing soon on October 18! Please join us by donating as a Sponsor or Supporter for a Passport to a Clean Ocean! 

If you respond with a donation by October 18, you will receive a complimentary invitation for HTO’s now-famous Happy Hour Thank You Party on November 14 at the Santa Barbara FisHouse on Cabrillo Blvd. HTO thanks Adam White, for opening his great restaurant for this generous party!

Viva La Fiesta & the Ocean: Keep Your Celebrations Eco-Friendly!

Dear Santa Barbara Community,
 
The use of confetti at our beloved parades and festivals is growing. While confetti eggs, or cascarones, have long been a cherished tradition during Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days, we are now seeing large bags of confetti, including shiny metallic confetti, sequins, glitter, and silly stringbeing tossed on our sidewalks, streets, and parks. These plastic items can easily wash or blow into our storm drains, creeks, and ocean, endangering aquatic life. This poses a significant threat to our environment, as birds and other animals can mistake them for food.

June 2024 E-Letter

Happy Summer! HTO Celebrated Solstice at Sharkeez

  • HTO Executive Director Honored at EDC’s Green & Blue Ball 

  • Hillary Receives Carpinteria Sanitary District Recognition 

  • HTO Director Charles Vinick Leads Whale Sanctuary Project

  • Plastic Free July Expo at the CEC Environmental Hub – June 27 

June 2024 E-Letter

•    JUNE 6 - Healing Power of the Ocean at SBMM
•    JUNE 7-8 HTO at SB Surf Film Festival
•    JUNE 12 – Sharkeez Heads Beach Cleanup
•    JUNE 21 – FRYDAY at Sharkeez!
•    EVERYDAY – Summerland Oil Study (SOMS) Proceeds
•    Oil Leaks Popping up on Beaches
•    EDC Green & Blue Event Honoring Hillary on June 9!

May 2024 E-Letter

  • Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Commends Heal the Ocean's Founding Director

  • Hillary Hauser Named the 2024 Environmental Hero by the Environmental Defense Center (EDC)

  • Heal the Ocean as the Main Non-profit Sponsor for 2024 Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival – June 7 & 8

  • Earth Day Extends Beyond April

  • Don’t Miss Our Upcoming Events

Film on Summerland Oil Shows at Santa Barbara International Film Festival

"Greetings from Summerland" is a documentary premiering at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), exploring the history and detrimental impacts of offshore oil wells along the coast of Summerland, CA. Directed and produced by Harry Rabin and Joey Szalkiewicz of On the Wave Productions, the film is the first in a series of short films about managing leaking legacy wellheads around the world.

February 2024 E-Letter

•   Three boats crashed on East Beach 
•   World Wetlands Day: Celebrating the Silent Heroes of Coastal Resilience
•   A Conversation with Rosanna Xia about the Impact of Sea Level Rise on the California Coast
•   Help Identify and Track Lost Lobster Traps
•   In Memory of Chris Potter: Celebrating a Santa Barbara Icon 

Heal the Ocean to Receive $500,000 in State Funds Accessed by Senator Monique Limón and Assemblymember Hart

Dear HTO Supporters,

Heal the Ocean is thrilled to invite all our supporters to join us for a momentous occasion tomorrow—the check presentation ceremony for $500,000 in state funding. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Senator Monique Limón for her invaluable support in securing funding for Heal the Ocean's Summerland Oil Mitigation Study (SOMS).

Waves of Gratitude

With Thanksgiving upon us, Heal the Ocean is taking a moment to express our deepest thanks to all of you for your continued support.

Your commitment to our mission is the driving force behind our efforts and our successes. From beach cleanups to innovative research projects, your generosity plays a pivotal role in our mission to preserve the health and vitality of our ocean.

A Night to Remember: HTO’s 2023 Happy Hour Party Was a BLAST!

HTO held a Thank You Happy Hour Party, for the Sponsor and Supporters of the Imaginary Gala 2023, at the Santa Barbara FisHouse on Thursday night as part of our Imaginary Gala 2023 celebration. The evening was nothing but smiles and fun – a rip-roaring toast to the donors who pushed our fundraising over the TOP. Civic leaders came, other Executive Directors came, the former fire chiefs (City and County) came, HTO co-founder Jeff Youngcame – it was a giant smiling jamboree!