Past to Present Lecture Series - Walrus Boat Recycling

""Sustainable Practices with Walrus Boat Recycling"" - Join maritime preservationist and circular economy innovator Olive Theodore for an inspiring talk on her closed loop solution for recycling derelict boats and her national initiative advancing historic preservation and coastal resilience. Olive will share how Walrus Boat Recycling transforms abandoned vessels into renewed materials, community assets, and educational tools while protecting waterways from harmful marine debris. She will also introduce a bold multi state strategy to safeguard working waterfronts, restore historic vessels, and build a more resilient, climate ready maritime future. This talk invites museum visitors, partners, and coastal communities to imagine what becomes possible when we turn maritime waste into regeneration. Olive Theodore is a maritime preservationist, environmental innovator, and founder of Walrus Boat Recycling, a creative closed loop solution turning derelict vessels into usable materials, art, and community assets. Additionally she is leading a National Maritime Heritage and Coastal Resilience Initiative - a multi state effort to protect working waterfronts, restore historic vessels, and reduce marine debris through circular economy systems. Her work weaves heritage, ecology, and imagination to strengthen communities from coast to coast.