The Tamil Nadu Forest Department, Department of Environment and Climate Change and the Cuddalore district administration have restored a 3-km choked section of the historic Buckingham Canal in Killai in Pichavaram, by removing plastic waste and invasive Prosporis juliflora as part of Tamil Nadu’s Climate Resilient Village project. Nearly 600 local villagers participated in the desilting of… Read More
By David Biggy With one phase of wetland restoration already scheduled for a portion of Stafford Township’s section of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge this summer, the township council on March 3 made a commitment to widen the scope of the restoration work through another phase. “This is now a two-phase project that… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — The Department of the Interior announced today’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 2, or BBG2, generated $46,976,423 in high bids. Deputy Secretary Kate MacGregor and Acting Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Lanny Erdos attended the sale. The sale, the second non-discretionary offshore oil and gas lease sale… Read More
Our team replaced the aging Southwest guide wall dolphin with a new monolithic concrete bull nose dolphin, strengthening navigation along this critical waterway. Project highlights: Demolished 60 feet of the existing timber guide wall Drove 36-inch piles and installed precast formwork members Placed a 6-foot-thick mass concrete foundation below water elevation Constructed 17-foot-high mass concrete… Read More
An amended bill headed to the governor’s desk would severely restrict dredging in an area near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The plan to create a cruise ship port near the Sunshine Skyway may be sunk after the Florida House unanimously passed legislation limiting dredging needed by larger ships. Bradenton Sen. Jim Boyd’s bill passed the Senate last… Read More
