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By Timothy O’Hara Florida sea turtles in the past five years have laid over 14,000 nests on two St. Lucie County beaches currently undergoing massive sand replenishment projects, which are occurring during the start of nesting season. Crews with heavy equipment and portable lights are working day and night, seven days a week, to finish…. Read More
By Angie Angers MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — More than one month into the long-awaited dredging project in John’s Pass, the city of Madeira Beach confirms the contractor is only about 20% complete. A spokesperson for the city said it’s a “slow process” as the contractor, Bayside Dredging, works to pull roughly 13,000 cubic yards of… Read More
SANIBEL, Fla. (WINK) — A large sandbar has effectively sealed off Blind Pass, the waterway that separates Sanibel and Captiva islands. The pass, which typically allows water to flow between the Gulf and the bay system, is currently blocked by a large amount of accumulated sand. Officials say the situation reflects the natural dynamics of a… Read More
DredgeWire note: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock was prime on this project Gov. Jenniffer González Colón and Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) Executive President Luis Reinaldo González Delgado announced over the weekend the completion of the dredging project for the Carraízo Reservoir. They also announced the allocation of funds for a second phase… Read More
SULLIVAN, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— The Sullivan County Commissioners met to discuss a number of different topics and one of those items was the current dredging project going on at Sullivan County Park and Lake. Officials with the Sullivan County Park and Lake were asking for the dredging project to be given priority status in the county…. Read More
Recent comments from Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley may have created some confusion about the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s proposal to dredge sections of the shipping channel east of Second Narrows in Burrard Inlet. I would like to clarify that this dredging would not change the types of tankers from those currently accessing Trans Mountain’s Westridge terminal, where size remains limited to the Aframax vessels and below…. Read More
By Noah Hodges ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) — Red Pines is hosting a St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser to support the North Shore Dredging Project, an environmental restoration effort aimed at improving Lake Onalaska’s ecosystem. The fundraising event features raffles and live music as organizers work to close a $100,000 funding gap for the critical lake restoration… Read More
By Haley Zarcone SANIBEL, Fla. (WINK) — Two barrier island beaches are now connected, and it’s not by a bridge. The end of Sanibel and the beginning of Captiva are connected by one big sandbar. It has not always been like this. Since all the hurricanes, beach renourishment projects, and Mother Nature worked together to form… Read More
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announces a stakeholder meeting for the Jenkins Creek Dredging and Shoreline Stabilization project located in Hernando County, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, Hernando County Utilities Department Conference Room 15365 Cortez Blvd, Brooksville, FL 34613. PURPOSE: To present and receive public comments on the project design plans and… Read More
Erosion along about a mile of beach south of the Fort Pierce inlet jetty has significantly reduced Florida sea turtles’ nesting habitat — and no mothers have dug nests to lay their eggs there so far this season. Biologists can’t say for sure whether the erosion is directly to blame, as nesting typically is low… Read More
After the bruising February 2026 blizzard and the coastal erosion, sand replenishment is underway at Salt Marsh Road homes in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Source
A long-awaited beach renourishment project in Destin is set to begin later this month, restoring thousands of cubic yards of sand lost during Hurricane Sally. Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners announced that crews will begin mobilizing equipment the week of March 23 as part of a $10 million project aimed at rebuilding portions of Destin’s eroded shoreline. County… Read More
By Kailey Tracy TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. – Nearly a year and a half after Hurricanes Helene and Milton battered the area, a popular spot on Sunset Beach is finally undergoing repairs. Construction crews began work in January to repair the Sunset Beach Pavilion. While the storm surges destroyed the building’s bathrooms, flooring and utility systems, city officials determined the pavilion’s foundation… Read More
By Alisa M. Schafer TWO RIVERS – The city of Two Rivers will be waiting at least another year before seeing any work on dredging the Two Rivers Harbor. According to a Facebook post from “Two Rivers, WI, City Hall,” the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said the project, which is already delayed, will likely be… 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