Santa Barbara Thomas Fire and Mud Slides
Becker Well Capping
Garden Street/101
Coastal Cleanups
Nora McNeely Hurley’s Personal Campaign
Postcard Campaign
HTO’s 20 Year Anniversary
Montecito Mud Study Starts; Becker Well Capping Delayed
With considerable frustration, Heal the Ocean has had to inform Summerland residents and beach lovers that InterAct Ventura, the contractors who will cap the notorious leaking Becker Well on Summerland Beach, has sent out a notice that the capping of the of the well is delayed from its planned start date this week due to ocean conditions – namely, poor water quality (no doubt a result of the Montecito Mudslide). InterAct is hoping to start the project on February 26, 2017. . .
Montecito Mud, Take 2; And a Big Oil Cleanup Gets Ready to Roll!
There have been 57,431 views of Heal the Ocean’s editorial on the Montecito Mudslide, which we published as an E-letter sent to our members, and on our Facebook page. Our commentary was “liked” 710 times, shared 585 times, and commented on 114 times. Most comments were favorable, in that the community has taken comfort in HTO support of the County’s cleanup of this environmental disaster – which includes dumping of mud on Goleta and Carpinteria beaches. . .
ABOUT THE THOMAS FIRE MUD ON THE BEACH
Heal the Ocean has received numerous (some irate) phone calls regarding the mud being deposited on Goleta and Carpinteria beaches. Television media has also called for a response from us. We told them, and everyone else, we were investigating and would let everyone know when we knew the answer. We at HTO don’t believe environmental knee-jerk reactions help anything, least of all the environment. . .
January 2018 E-Letter
HTO Starts the Year With All-New Website & Online Store
Another Good Start For 2018: Becker Well Capping Begins!
HTO Seeks Prop 1 Grant for Santa Ynez Septic-to-Sewer Project
Los Olivos Voting on Forming its own CSD to Handle Wastewater
HTO Welcomes Becky Twohey to Our Staff
2017 Dog Bag Program: A Dog-Gone Success!
HTO Support Reaches Historical High in 2017
SAILING INTO THE 2017 SUNSET WITH HTO
ABOUT THE FIRES
For more than a week, we have watched aghast at the devastation of the fires that have destroyed home and property across Southern California. We have heard from friends in San Diego who have lost their homes, and from friends and loved ones who remained hunkered down for over a week, ready to evacuate the Skirball Fire in West Los Angeles/Brentwood area at a moment’s notice. . .
November 2017 E-Letter
SB 44 Passes! Oil to be Cleaned Up!
SB 44 HAS PASSED!
THE OIL WILL BE CLEANED UP!
WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU, OUR WONDERFUL SUPPORTERS!
Governor Jerry Brown has responded to the amazing outpouring of support from residents of Summerland, Santa Barbara, and across California as well as an army of Heal the Ocean supporters in favor of SB44 (Jackson) by signing the bill into law. . .
October 2017 E-Letter
September 2017 E-Letter
Becker Construction to Start; HTO Makes Progress on Groundwater Work; Come to our Blue Piano Event...and More!
CLICK HERE to read the full September E-Letter
July 2017 E-Letter
HTO Wrapping up Aerial Oil Survey, Goes after Cliff-side Homeless Encampment, gets County off Plastic Dog bags, & has a GREAT time with Jack Johnson!
June 2017 E-Letter
Governor OKs Funding for Becker Well! And more great news from HTO.
2017 Newsletter
May 2017 E-Letter
In this E-Letter: Becker Well EIR Arrives, Goleta and SB Move Forward on Recycled Water Plans, HTO Dog Show is Back!...and more!
CLICK HERE to read the full May 2017 E-Letter
April 2017 E-Letter
In this E-Letter, HTO Flies High over Summerland Oil; Call for Letters; Collaborates with Regional Board; Cleaning Beaches …and more!
March 2017 E-Letter
In this E-Letter: Aerial Survey of Summerland oil has begun!, The Hurley's join HTO Advisory Board, Plum Goods benefit on March 23,... and More!
February 2017 E-Letter
In this E-Letter:HTO surveys oil seeps in Summerland;King Tides; La Cumbre Animal Hospital joins on as sponsor... and More! Click here to read full February 2017 E-Letter.
February 2017: HTO Offers Assistance to RWQCB “Human Right to Water” Initiative
Responding to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board's roll out of its "Human Right to Water" program, Heal the Ocean attended its hearing in Santa Barbara at the end of January and offered assistance to implementing the program.
Specifically we offered to pay for staff support in the following three areas. . .
January 2017: HTO Undertakes Aerial Survey of Summerland Oil Field
January is off to an exciting start for Heal the Ocean, as we have just acquired the funding to begin an aerial survey of the Summerland Oil Field. This survey will be completed by Aqueos, a renowned subsea service contractor, under the careful oversight of the California State Lands Commission. . .