Harry Rabin
January 2022 E-Letter

In this E-Letter:

  • HTO Tackles Problem of Derelict Boats

  • Joining Forces to Combat Creek Pollution from Alisal Fire

  • Partnership for Resilient Communities Receives Prestigious Prize

  • Harry Rabin to Receive NOGI Award for Environment Work

  • Please Dispose of Face Masks Properly!

Wendy Pelayo
December 2021 E-Letter

In this E-letter:

  • Duquesne is done!

  • Thanks to those who help us give thanks!

Wendy Pelayo
October 2021 E-Letter

In this E-letter:

  • HTO invited onto stakeholder committee working on the implementation plan for $650M in wastewater infrastructure projects

  • How to stop receiving junk mail

  • PLEASE VOTE on Tuesday, November 2!

  • Support HTO Friday, November 5, at the Wine & Design art event featuring Paul Greene’s ocean photography!

State Lands Commission Arrives at Summerland Beach

State Lands Commission Arrives at Summerland Beach

The State Lands Commission arrives at Summerland Beach today (12/2) to start construction for capping “Duquesne,” a leaking Summerland Beach well. The operation will take place from 12/2-12/7, at extremely low tide (which will be in the middle of the night). HTO Field Advisor Harry Rabin worked with SLC engineers to accurately locate the Duquesne wellhead. This represents the 4th well capped at Summerland Beach since 2020, which HTO collaborating with SLC on all of them. Ohlsson 805, another beach well, was capped in August 2021.

Support Heal the Ocean this GivingTuesday!

Tuesday, November 30, is GivingTuesday! GivingTuesday was created in 2012 with a simple goal: to encourage people to act generously and do good. Nearly ten years later, GivingTuesday is a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people each year to celebrate kindness and generosity. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping over, now is the time to get into the Holiday Spirit of #giving by showing up for community organizations. Whether you contribute financially, volunteer your time, or use your voice to share information and kindness, your generosity makes a difference to the community – and we appreciate you for it!

The Weedy Sea Dragon

The Weedy Sea Dragon is a type of seahorse from Australia that uses its long bony plates to camouflage as seaweed.

As camouflage experts, Weedy Sea Dragons even mimic kelp-like movements as a form of camouflage. They often let sea currents drift them in the water just like kelp! Similar to seahorses, male sea dragons carry fertilized eggs in a pouch for 8 weeks until they are ready to hatch.

Andrew V. (Mr. "Vroom Vroom") Tackles Giant Abandoned Homeless Site in SO. Fairview (Goleta) Area

While many of us were having a nice weekend relaxing and being with friends this past weekend, something wonderful was going on in the So. Fairview Avenue area of Goleta we want you all to see.

Andrew Velikanje (we call him Andrew V.) was tackling the cleanup of a huge homeless camp spread widely in the So. Fairview area – by himself – and at breakneck speed. (Well, this little 4-minute video is fast-forwarded so it looks like breakneck speed – but this job took Andrew all day.)

HTO Provides Survey to Help With Homeless Crisis

Earlier this week, on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, the City of Santa Barbara’s COVID-19 Homeless Task Force received Heal the Ocean’s recent survey findings on homeless encampments with a comparison of conditions documented by HTO in February 2021.

The survey was conducted by HTO Field Advisor Harry Rabin and his company On the Wave Productions, LLC., which has been monitoring homeless camps on the South Coast for over two years. . .

Heal the Ocean's August 2021

In this E-Letter:

  • Skip the Confetti during Fiesta!

  • HTO Hires Andrew to Help with Litter During Fiesta

  • Sheriff Brown thanks HTO for Boat Wreck Removal from Sandyland (watch the movie)!

  • Remembering SB Community Activist Lee Moldaver

  • Please Think of our Pets during Fiesta!

  • Haskell's Hero Andrew Joins HTO to Help the City Keep Litter Under Control

  • Sam Scranton Joins Advisory Board

  • Surf on With Heather Hudson’s Films!