2026
2 Groups Remove 18.4 Tons of Trash from Santa Ynez Riverbed
November 4, 2026
County to Address Increasing Numbers of Abandoned, Wrecked Boats
October 10, 2026
Watercraft owners may be on the hook for abandoned vessels
October 8, 2026
Beached and Abandoned: Santa Barbara County Confronts 'Toxic' Boat Wrecks
October 6, 2026
Jack Johnson Takes Hometown Stage at Santa Barbara Bowl
October 6, 2026
Karina Johnston, Executive Director of Heal the Ocean - Today in LA interview - El Niño
September 28, 2026
Heal the Ocean Study Finds New Clues to Summerland Oil Pollution
August 16, 2026
Special Screens Kept Fiesta Confetti and Plastic From Storm Drains
August 11, 2026
Derelict Boats Get Beached on Montecito’s Butterfly Beach
July 21, 2026
California beach alert follows crude-oil clumps that left surfer 'head to toe' in oil
July 21, 2026
Unusual Amount of Oil and Tar Reported on Beaches Across South Coast
July 20, 2026
Yet Another Stranded Sailboat Crushed Before Dawn on
July 17, 2026
Montecito Coast Abandoned Sailboat Cleared from the Montecito Coast Before Dawn Before it Breaks Up
July 13, 2026
Sierra Club Reaches Settlement with Three Santa Barbara Companies over Harmful Runoff to East Beach
July 7, 2026
Oil slick stretches hundreds of feet at popular California beach
June 2, 2026
4 Santa Barbara Nonprofits That Are Quietly Changing Thousands of Lives
May 26, 2026
Beached Sailboat removed in Summerland
May 23, 2026
Oil Blankets Beach Near UC Santa Barbara
May 21, 2026
Washed Up Boat in Summerland Causes Maritime Safety Concerns
April 29, 2026
Heal the Ocean - Philanthropy/Montecito Journal
April 28, 2026
Prevent Toxic Snowflakes from Reaching Santa Barbara’s Coastline
April 22, 2026
Expanded Recycling Program Aims to Turn the Tide on Styrofoam
April 20, 2026
April 19, 2026
Phyllis Grifman Joins Heal the Ocean Board of Directors
April 1, 2026
Will Montecito Water and Sanitary Districts merge?
March 29, 2026
Phyllis Grifman Joins Board of Directors at Heal the Ocean
March 24, 2026
Heal the Ocean Welcomes Phyllis Grifman to Board of Directors
March 24, 2026
The 44th Rincon Classic Delivers Its ‘Best Event’ Ever
February 11, 2026
Reducing Ocean Pollution with Karina Johnston – Lunch and Learn Event
January 29, 2026
January 2, 2026
2021
SB County Homeless Camp Cleanup Efforts Get Boost from Formerly Homeless Man
Aug 31, 2021
Debunking the Simplicity of Transforming Montecito's Water Woes
Apr 15, 2021
Heal the Ocean
Mar 18, 2021
Heal the Ocean to the Rescue
Jan 12, 2021
Abandoned Homeless Camp Below Santa Barbara Cemetery Removed Ahead of High Tides
Jan 11, 2021
2020
A Great Cap to an Otherwise Strange Year
Dec 31, 2020
Nasty Wellheads Gone
Dec 9, 2020
Oil Wells Capped
Dec 4, 2020
Leaky Summerland Oil Wells Finally Fully Plugged
Dec 3, 2020
Leaky Summerland Oil Wells Are Now Capped
Dec 3, 2020
Curtain Barge Towed Back Down Coast, Leaving Clean Beaches in its Wake
Nov 30, 2020
Cleaning up the Coastline
Nov 29, 2020
Broken Boat on Montecito Shoreline Cleaned up After Sending Debris into the Ocean
Nov 25, 2020
Oil Well Being Capped Off Summerland Coast
Nov 13, 2020
Crews Begin Capping Two Leaking Oil Wells Off Summerland Shore
Nov 5, 2020
Summerland Oil Cleanup Begins
Nov 2, 2020
Heal the Ocean Imaginary Gala 2020
Oct 22, 2020
HTO Elects Tom White to its Board of Directors
Oct 5, 2020
Permit Review of Summerland Oil Capping Scheduled for Friday
Sep 9, 2020
2019
Making Waves for Marcie
Sep 4, 2019
Thumbs Up for Styrofoam Recycling Program
Aug 30, 2019
Heal the Ocean, MarBorg Team Up to Divert Styrofoam from Landfill
Aug 16, 2019
MarBorg, Heal the Ocean Announce Styrofoam Recycling Program for Santa Barbara
Aug 8, 2019
Santa Ynez River Valley communities’ water contaminated, study says
Jul 19, 2019
City Hall Cracks Down on Cascaron Confetti
Jun 18, 2019
Peterson Joins Heal the Ocean Board
Apr 8, 2019
Merrifield Joins Heal the Ocean Board
Apr 7, 2019
2018
Heal the Ocean Celebrates 20 Years of Water Improvements
Oct 29, 2018
Montecito Deserves Better
Oct 16, 2018
SCAPE Art Sale Draws Funding to Help Heal the Ocean 'One Painting at a Time'
Aug 1, 2018
EF Language School, Heal the Ocean Join Forces for Beach Cleanup
Apr 21, 2018
Summerland’s Becker Well Capped
Mar 1, 2018
About the Thomas Fire Mud on the Beach
Jan 13, 2018
2017
Earthquake Debris Muddies Waters for New Market
Feb 9, 2017
2016
City Preps for Fiesta
Aug 3, 2016
EF International Helps Heal the Ocean With Large-Scale Coastal Cleanup
Apr 26, 2016
EF, Heal the Ocean Joining Forces for Earth Day Cleanup
Apr 18, 2016
2015
Heal the Ocean: The Future of Water in Santa Barbara
Aug 1, 2015
2013
Heal the Ocean Compiles 15-Year Beach Bacteria Database
Nov 1, 2013
2012
Heal the Ocean Turns to Ex-County Official for AB 885 Assistance
May 14, 2012
2008
Heal the Ocean Stays the Course in Finding Ocean Pollution Solutions
Aug 18, 2008
1999
Creek Pollution Linked to Humans
Oct 26, 1999
Hepatitis A Found in Water at Beaches, Treatment Plant
Oct 11, 1999
Another Day at the Beach - One Year Later
Aug 9, 1999
1998
Riding a New Wave - Beach Closures Spur Anti-Pollution Drive
Aug 26, 1998
Another Day at the Beach
Aug 9, 1998
2025
More Than 12 Tons of Trash Removed from Riverbed
November 13, 2025
Six-Year-Old Steals the Show at Toes in the Cove Longboard Classic
November 5, 2025
Derelict Boat Wrecks at Environmentally Sensitive Point Conception
October 1, 2025
Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival rides wave of success
September 27, 2025
Bringing Surf to the Big Screen
September 18, 2025
Volunteers needed at several Carpinteria sites for Coastal Clean Up Day
September 17, 2025
Dangerous Coastal Area Cleaned Up and Warning Signs Banning Camping and Fires May be Installed
*also mentioned on KJEE Radio
September 10, 2025
Santa Barbara County Updates Its Open Space Plans
August 27, 2025
Recovery Plan Fails, Crashed Boat Breaks Up on a Montecito Beach | News Channel 3-12
August 27, 2025
Recovery Plan Could Save Crashed Boat on a Montecito Beach - NewsBreak
August 27, 2025
Keeping the streets clean with Summerland Beautiful
August 14, 2025
Alcazar to screen environmental environmental film “Deep Rising” with Q&A
August 13, 2025
Heal the Ocean Tackles Huge Amounts of Tar Along South County Beaches
August 01, 2025
Efforts Underway to Remove Excess Tar from Santa Barbara Beaches
July 31, 2025
Tar blobs come up on some Southern Santa Barbara County beaches from unknown source
July 28, 2025
Cleanup of a crashed boat takes place at dawn on a Montecito beach
July 25, 2025
Boat Washes Ashore at Butterfly Beach from “Fools Anchorage”
July 25, 2025
Two Beached Boats Prompt Rescue, Cleanup Efforts Along Santa Barbara Coast
July 24, 2025
Earthcomb Founder Combines Trash Pickup with Homeless Outreach
July 16, 2025
Restoring Our Coast with Karina Johnston
June 30, 2025
We Are Pipes and Wrenches’: Hillary Hauser Finds New Head for Heal the Ocean
May 22, 2025
Karina Johnston to Lead Heal the Ocean as New Executive Director
May 15, 2025
Two More Leaky Oil Wells Plugged at Summerland Beach
March 03, 2025
2024
Innovative Approaches to Ocean Conservation: The Impact of Heal the Ocean
November 20, 2024
Environmental Defense Center to Honor Hillary Hauser of Heal the Ocean with 2024 Environmental Hero Award
May 20, 2024
Heal the Ocean Appeals Miramar Expansion to Coastal Commission
December 30, 2024
Environmental Defense Center to Honor Hillary Hauser of Heal the Ocean with 2024 Environmental Hero Award
May 20, 2024
EDC honors Heal the Ocean Founder at annual Green and Blue event
June 05, 2024
2023
Montecito Fire partners with Heal The Ocean to provide burlap sandbags
December 2023
Heal The Ocean, One Wave At a Time
November 30, 2023
Santa Barbara’s Heal the Ocean Receives $500K to Map and Cap Abandoned Oil Wells
November 28, 2023
Heal The Ocean Received $500,000 In State Funds By Senator Monique Limón And Assemblymember Hart
November 28, 2023
State funds flowing to help map and cap leaky oil wells in Summerland
November 28, 2023
CA State Lands Commission and Heal the Ocean: Summerland Oil Updates
September 05, 2023
2022
A Floating Sewer Line in the Ocean? Dubious Proposals at Montecito Sanitary and Water Districts
May 03, 2023
Heal the Ocean works to prevent water pollution along the coast
April 2022
Beach Cleanup with EF International Language School
April 2022