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Oceanside Harbor dredge update: Sand placement wraps up this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. The Army Corps of Engineers has cleared about 325,000 cubic yards of sand out of the Harbor inlet so far, with roughly 60,000 more to go. This puts this dredge total at about 390,000 cubic yards of sand cleared and placed on… Read More
By Mekahlo Medina and Génesis Miranda Miramontes After weeks of powerful waves battering the Long Beach peninsula, a major project to restore the beach is now getting underway. Crews are moving into place Tuesday morning as part of an 11 million dollar effort to rebuild the shoreline. The crews are starting to move at 72nd… Read More
To help address Louisiana’s serious coastal erosion problem, a recent study investigated how native estuarine animals were impacted by an innovative fill material for coastline restoration: Sand made from recycled glass. The study, which is part of a larger five-year research project examining the impacts of the sand on coastal ecosystems, found “no significant differences”… Read More
On the weekend of Oct. 10–12, surf from Tropical Storm Rachel, riding on El Niño-elevated sea levels, overtopped and breached the bulkhead protecting California’s Long Beach Peninsula, collapsing part of one of the state’s oldest boardwalks and leaving eight buildings red-tagged as unsafe. Two weeks earlier, a powerful nor’easter flooded coastal communities from New Jersey… Read More
By Donald Wittkowski Worst Nor’Easter in 10 Years Gov. Mikie Sherrill is seeking emergency federal funding to help restore beaches and dunes severely eroded by September’s powerful nor’easter – the most destructive coastal storm at the Jersey Shore in the last decade. The Sherrill administration wants the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide federal… Read More
By Thad Randazzo and Mike Modrick Recovery from Hurricane Isaias continues in the Florida Panhandle, with communities working to restore what was lost during the Category 2 storm. ABC7 First Alert meteorologist Mike Modrick spoke with WJHG meteorologist Emmett Rice about the recovery process. Rice is with Gray Media’s sister station in Panama City. Rice… Read More
Two major coastal restoration projects got the final go-ahead to begin construction in Louisiana, together restoring up to 1,700 acres of coastal shoreline and wetland habitat at a total cost of $265 million. The East Orleans Landbridge and Raccoon Island restoration projects have been given final approval by Trustees of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill… Read More
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking proposals from eligible entities for approximately eight awards totaling $5.3 million in innovative restoration grant funding under EPA’s Southeast New England Program (SNEP). Funding from this opportunity will support priorities related to coastal watershed restoration across southeast New England. “Southeast New England’s coastal communities are vital to the… Read More
By Annette Weston The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is looking for an expert to help protect the state’s coastline. The Division of Coastal Management has officially issued a request for proposals to update the state’s Beach and Inlet Management Plan. This critical blueprint guides the conservation and maintenance of North Carolina’s 320 miles… Read More
CPRA’s commitment to Louisiana’s coast doesn’t end when construction is complete. Recently, crews conducted monitoring surveys at the West Grand Terre Restoration Project to evaluate how the restored barrier island is performing. Completed in July 2022, the project restored 295 acres of beach and dune habitat and 144 acres of back barrier marsh. A rock… Read More
30 minute video describes extremely positive outcome of dredging remediation project including Cashman For decades, the Hudson River was polluted by toxic industrial chemicals. Then America launched a massive cleanup effort, spending billions to remove contaminated sediment. But what happened next was remarkable. From returning wildlife to signs of a recovering ecosystem, discover how one… Read More
Next Tuesday, Livingston city commissioners are scheduled to discuss the prospect of dredging the Sacajawea Lagoon. City staff are asking city commissioners to consider whether to take advantage of an opportunity afforded to them by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP). FWP plans to dewater the lagoon to remove non-native fish species… Read More
By Lois Beckett San Clemente is one of southern California’s most picture-perfect beach towns – a capital of American surf culture since the 1950s. In two years, 2028 Olympic surfers will compete at Lower Trestles, a world-class surfing beach. But the town’s longtime cultural and economic driver, its beaches, are now under threat. As pounding… Read More
Ithaca’s next major waterfront project could involve months of dredging, floating pipelines and temporary construction areas as New York works to restore space for floodwater and boats in Cayuga Inlet. The Department of Environmental Conservation’s project notice describes removing up to 206,043 cubic yards of sediment from Cayuga Inlet and Old Cayuga Inlet and pumping… Read More
By Tom Bartley Troubled Todd’s Pond could soon undergo yet another try at restoring that venerable waterway as a Katonah neighborhood’s popular spot for recreation and relaxation. The latest plan, more modest and far less costly than efforts proposed or launched in recent years, calls for dredging a small part of the pond, down “just… Read More