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City of Oceanside’s dredging project wrapped up just in time for summer, pumping hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of sand onto the beaches to keep the area safe. Source
By Rob Wu BUXTON, N.C. — The ocean has always shaped life on the Outer Banks. In Buxton, erosion is now reshaping the shoreline in ways that are hard to miss. The National Park Service says 31 privately owned homes in Dare County have collapsed since 2020. Twenty-six of those have fallen in just the… Read More
By JEFF ROSENFIELD Pinellas County and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have signed an agreement that resolves a yearslong standoff over property easements and restores federal funding for most of the county’s beach renourishment. County commissioners, local leaders, U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and several U.S. Army officials gathered May 29 in North Redington… Read More
By: Brian White OCEANSIDE, Calif. — A major dredging project aimed at keeping Oceanside Harbor safe for boaters and protecting local beaches from erosion has been completed just in time for the busy summer season. The annual maintenance project, which often goes unnoticed by beachgoers, plays a critical role in ensuring safe navigation through the harbor… Read More
By Sydney Goldberg BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – South Louisiana’s coast has long served as a natural buffer between communities and rising water. But since the 1930s, Louisiana has lost nearly 2,000 square miles of coastal land. Dr. Torbjorn Tornqvist, a professor at Tulane University, said Louisiana is one of the most vulnerable coastal areas in… Read More
NOAA is releasing new, higher-resolution land cover maps for coastal Alabama, Mississippi, Northeastern Ohio, Rhode Island, and the Puget Sound in Washington. The data will be made available through the Digital Coast website and will provide these communities with better information for decisions related to stormwater management, water quality assessments, urban heat and tree canopy/cover projects, wetland… Read More
Recently, the NC Ferry Division announced temporary schedule adjustments on the Hatteras – Ocracoke route to accommodate a critical dredging project in Sloop Channel (federal designated channel). The temporary changes affect two early morning departures and three late evening departures each day. This dredging project is being conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
LĪHUʻE, Hawaiʻi — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Kauaʻi District Health Office will conduct a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) survey in June, to assess the emergency preparedness of Kauaʻi households. “Routine preparedness CASPERs enable the Kauaʻi District Health Office and our partners to build capacity to conduct similar rapid needs… Read More
By Jerome Tuaño The Port of Olympia Commission voted 3-2 to approve a $11.25 million federal grant application with Maritime Administration (MARAD) to fund the construction of a second marine terminal warehouse and dredging of shipping berth. The grant would cover the majority of the costs for the two projects, while the port would cover… Read More
For the first time in decades, the federal government has a concrete plan to restore sand to Oceanside’s eroding beaches. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) has released its Draft Integrated Feasibility Report for the San Diego County Shoreline (Oceanside) Mitigation Study, identifying beach nourishment as the tentatively selected plan to address more… Read More
By Randy Petersen ROCHESTER — Olmsted County commissioners unanimously approved at least two years of annual funding for future dredging of Lake Zumbro. An agreement approved Tuesday with the nonprofit Lake Zumbro Forever will provide up to $50,000 contributions in 2027 and 2028, with the potential of continuing the annual payments, if needed. The proposed dredging, which… Read More
Dredging is underway in South Haven, and this time around, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is doing it a bit differently. Speaking to the city council this week, South Haven City Manager Kate Hosier said the crews started last week and will be out in the harbor through July 12. “They do know to watch out for our July 3 fireworks night, but they are looking to take out about 83,000 cubic yards out of the near shore harbor and out to the pier heads,” Hosier said. The… Read More
By Jillian Kohls SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — After being denied millions of federal dollars for beach renourishment last month, Tybee Island City leaders told WSAV Tuesday they are now exploring funding sources on the state level as backup. City of Tybee Island City Manager Bret Bell said for the past 50 years, Tybee Island has… Read More
By Claire Barrett May the best Unmanned Surface Vessel win. The U.S. Navy announced Friday that it selected seven companies to compete for the service’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel contract. At-sea testing of the vessels is slated to begin next month, with companies whose MUSVs successfully complete the trials set to receive $15 million and be eligible… Read More
Effort to include cost-benefit ratios, public and private funding options, recommended financial blueprint for resilience projects BOSTON – June 1, 2026 –Arcadis, a global leader in sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets, has been selected to lead a study to develop a comprehensive funding and financing implementation blueprint for flood protection projects across Boston’s… Read More