Heal the Ocean (HTO) on June 19, marked the passing of the torch to Karina Johnston the group’s new executive director, and paid tribute to Hillary Hauser, who has been leading the HTO for 27 years.
“It was a tsunami of love and friendship – city and county leaders, longtime supporters, and HTO collaborators came together to celebrate the past and look toward the future,” HTO said.
Hauser introduced Johnston, who brings more than a decade of experience in science-based coastal restoration and resilience. Johnston served as senior restoration ecologist at Tidal Influence and science director at The Bay Foundation.
Refering to a recent news article headlined “We are Pipes and Wrenches,” Hauser literally passed Johnston a giant red pipe wrench tied with a ribbon as a symbol of hands-on, can-do environmental work…