It's on us. Share your news here.
It's on us. Share your news here.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 18, 2021) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and NOAA today announced $39.5 million in new grants from the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) that will support coastal resilience projects in 28 states and U.S. territories. The 49 grants announced today will generate more than $58.3 million in matching contributions… Read More
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a contract modification from the U.S. Navy for $113.6 million to enable long-lead-time material and advance procurement activities for amphibious assault ship LHA 9. This modification brings the total advance funding for LHA 9 to $651 million. “We appreciate the partnership we have… Read More
Three projects in North Carolina will receive a portion of the $39.5 million in new National Coastal Resilience Fund grants. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the grants Thursday. The grant program supports coastal resilience projects in 28 states and U.S. territories. The 49 awards are expected to… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — Emerald Isle commissioners voted 5-0 Nov. 9 to authorize town manager Matt Zapp to apply for state funds for a dredging project to improve the channel to and from a regional boating access facility on Bogue Sound. The vote came during the board’s monthly meeting in town hall, also held virtually via… Read More
Lee County Board of County Commissioners approves state funding, will match a portion of funding The Lee County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve an approximately $2 million match to a $10 million grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for Lovers Key Beach nourishment which will lead to a total of $11,988,615.94… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District will begin pool draw down at Thatcher Lock and Dam on Nov. 19, 2021, to make repairs to the seal of the hinge crest gate. The pool at Thatcher Lock and Dam is expected to fall as much as six inches per day, from… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District welcomed home the Dredge Jadwin and crew Nov. 18, 2021, to the Vicksburg Harbor just in time for the holidays. The dredge and crew of around 50 set out May 3, 2021, for their annual season of dredging on the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is working to develop an Installation Energy and Water Plan (IEWP) to address resiliency for water and energy security at the ERDC Waterways Experiment Station (WES) in Vicksburg, Mississippi. “Our current IEWPs address where we are vulnerable,” said Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, the… Read More
Reinforcing their sophisticated sand dune strategy to protect Key Biscayne’s shoreline, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials Wednesday presented their management study at a pair of virtual open house meetings to discuss the next 50-year protection plan. Officials gave details on three important parts of the project for Key Biscayne’s tentatively selected process, including: –… Read More
Jacksonville — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Nov. 15, 2020) – Jacksonville District announced public participation log-on instructions for two virtual Tampa Harbor, Florida Study presentations scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 18. The study focuses on the deep draft navigation channel and will investigate alternatives to improve ship vessel navigation efficiency, reduce transportation costs, and maintain safety in Tampa… Read More
Submitted for publication by Sevenoaks District Council Renewed efforts to secure funding to improve Bradbourne Lakes are being made by Sevenoaks District Council Working with the Kent Wildlife Trust, the council submitted a joint application on Friday, November 12 to the Heritage Lottery Fund for £550,000. If the application is successful, it will help fund… Read More
Lee County Board of County Commissioners approves state funding, will match a portion of funding The Lee County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve an approximately $2 million match to a $10 million grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for Lovers Key Beach nourishment which will lead to a total of $11,988,615.94… Read More
After 43 years, Rosemary Reilly is marking the end of an era. Reilly, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District’s Water Quality Unit lead, is closing out a landmark career that spanned more than four decades, earned numerous awards, built key partnerships, and served 18 district commanders. She began her career in 1978 as… Read More
Many people welcomed the news on November 5 when the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes $2.5 billion in waterways infrastructure funding. Edward Belk Jr., P.E. has special reasons for welcoming it. Belk is director of programs for the Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi Valley Division, and he oversees a lot of… Read More
Army Corps shipping channel navigation effort could have contributed. DULUTH – The Army Corps of Engineers will undertake an expensive study of Park Point’s longtime beach erosion issues. Duluth Mayor Emily Larson asked the federal agency last March to investigate whether its shipping channel navigation work could have caused erosion of the popular 7-mile sandbar,… Read More