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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Gratitude and reflection filled the room as 18 employees with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District graduated from Level I of the Leadership Development Program during a ceremony at district headquarters Sept. 4. Led by longtime instructor Michael Evans, who has taught the course for over eight years, the program… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: https://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/49918 Report Number: ERDC/CHL MP-25-13 Title: Distinct Sandbar Behavior on a Gently Sloping Shoreface Sea-Breeze Dominated Beach By Gabriela Medellín, Alec Torres-Freyermuth, and Nicholas Cohn Source
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: https://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/49920 Report Number: ERDC/CHL MP-25-14 Title: Projecting the Longevity of Coastal Foredunes Under Stochastic Meteorological and Oceanographic Forcing By Nicholas Cohn and Dylan Anderson Source
ALFRED – Dredging operations and associated work to repair coastal dune devastation stemming from a pair of voracious storms in January 2024 are to begin sometime in November. The dunes provide a protective barrier from the elements. The storms on January 10 and 13 battered the coastline. “The dunes did their job, but were destroyed… Read More
A coalition of the six Florida counties along the river is urging federal officials not to return to past practices they say destroyed or smothered floodplain habitat and choked creeks with dredged sand. GREENWIRE | TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Some Florida counties and environmental groups are opposing a federal move to consider resuming dredging in the Apalachicola… Read More
OXNARD, Calif. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, in coordination with the County of Ventura, is returning to complete the maintenance dredging at Channel Islands Harbor. USACE has conducted routine maintenance dredging of Channel Islands Harbor since the 1960s. Manson Construction of Seattle, USACE’s contractor, will be completing the work. During the… Read More
Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, district commander, attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Dutch Harbor Channels Project in the community of Unalaska on Sep. 2. He joined Vincent Tutiakoff, mayor of Unalaska, Bil Homka, city manager, and members of the City Council to celebrate the critical milestone at the harbor. Before work at this project began,… Read More
SOUTH BAY, Fla. – The Honorable Adam Telle, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) and Maj. Gen. Jason Kelly, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District keynote project at the Central Everglades Planning Project Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) phase… Read More
Colonel Brad Morgan, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District, participated in Buncombe County’s 86th and final Hurricane Helene community briefing this week. Held inside the county’s government building, the briefing drew local leaders, media and community members, reflecting on nearly a year of response and recovery. As participants entered, conversations echoed… Read More
Mobile, Ala. – The U.S. Coast Guard exercised options worth $314 million to Austal USA for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program. The contract options provide Austal USA approval to order long lead time materials (LLTM) for another 3 OPCs, Austal USA’s 4th, 5th, and 6th cutters. Funds have also been provided for logistic supply items for… Read More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Congresswoman Hillary Scholten and members of the U.S. Corps of Engineers joined local leaders Friday to announce that dredging for Grand Haven’s inner harbor will begin in October with a completion date of November 8th. This after the dredging was put on hold, as the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes,… Read More
BETHANY BEACH, Del. — Members of Delaware’s congressional delegation joined Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Greg Patterson and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lt. Col. Ryan Baum to tour key coastal restoration projects at the Indian River Inlet, backed by more than $15 million in federal support. The group gathered near the base… Read More
The Captiva Beach Renourishment Project is set to start September 20 at Turner Beach. The project will run 24 hours a day over an expected 56-day period, to place approximately 1.2 million cubic yards of sand along Captiva’s beaches. The project will restore and protect shoreline, enhancing resilience against erosion, storm surge, and sea level… Read More
Mike Hooks LLC, Westlake, Louisiana, was awarded a $49,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the rental of a cutterhead pipeline dredge with attendant plant and operators for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the web with three received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 4, 2026…. Read More
A wave of relief washed over Fire Island this summer thanks to new funding intended to prevent the beloved shoreline from becoming New York’s own Atlantis. The money — $1.7 billion secured in this year’s state budget — pays for resiliency work for Fire Island and other Long Island shorelines through 2050. It helps cover… Read More