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Ducks Unlimited (DU) has been awarded $4.4 million through the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) to launch a critical land protection project in the Terrebonne Basin aimed at safeguarding Louisiana’s coast, wildlife, and communities from increasing climate threats. Partners on the grant include ConocoPhillips, Lafourche Parish Government, and the South Lafourche Levee District. The project,… Read More
The County Dredge Department successfully completed the Popponesset Bay “Big Dig” dredging project last Friday in Mashpee, marking the largest project undertaken by the department since its formation thirty years ago. This drone video highlights another side of the work: bringing the dredge Sand Shifter back inside Popponesset Bay at the end of the day after completing… Read More
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday announced $29.5 million in new environmental grants, pushing the state’s total investment in Biscayne Bay restoration to $100 million since 2021. DeSantis announced at Florida International University while appearing with state environmental officials on December 9. The package includes $20 million for eight Biscayne Bay water… Read More
Beach renourishment in North Myrtle Beach is set to begin. The $72 million project paid for by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will replenish sand on 26 miles of beach in the Grand Strand, with work beginning on the North Strand. Dredging equipment will be installed beginning Thursday, Dec. 11 and continuing through Monday, Dec…. Read More
DNR’s 2026 draft plans for the program are open to public comment through Dec. 17 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has about $9.6 million annually of state appropriated money to improve water quality and recreational opportunities at Iowa lakes. Most of these projects take several years to complete, but DNR’s annual report for 2025… Read More
Commissioner Maffei traveled to Mobile, Alabama, to learn the impact on maritime priorities and initiatives that have been prioritized by President Trump in his Executive Order Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance. On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, Commissioner Maffei met with Larry Ryder from Austal USA to better understand manufacturing of aluminum and steel ships. Later that day,… Read More
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) continues to accept public comments through Dec. 20 on the review of a federal request to deepen and widen the Wilmington Harbor. The comment period for reviewing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District’s federal consistency determination for the proposed Wilmington Harbor 403… Read More
Mayor Martha McQueen Lejeune delivered Port Hueneme’s annual State of the City, saying the city made progress on shoreline protection, parks, public safety and local economic development and setting priorities for 2026. Lejeune said partnerships with the Port of Hueneme, the U.S. Navy and “Tunnel Islands Harbor” produced “a rare mid cycle dredge,” currently placing… Read More
SOUTHPORT, NC – A proposed dredging project that would allow bigger ships to dock at the Wilmington port continues to raise concern over its environmental impact and how much it would cost. Some municipalities like Southport are worried about the potential impact this would have for their shorelines. The quiet town of Southport is often… Read More
Ducks Unlimited, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other partners continue to advance wetland restoration at the 150-acre Henderson tidal marsh at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Pennsylvania. The latest phase of this multiyear effort is geared toward restoring Pennsylvania’s largest remaining freshwater tidal marsh. The proposed work builds from an… Read More
The dredging of the harbor at Lake Montauk, which is to restore safe navigation to the inlet, hit a snag last month when “they ran into a really big rock,” East Hampton Town Councilman David Lys told the Montauk Citizens Advisory Committee on Monday. The project, which will increase the navigation channel’s depth to 17… Read More
A local organization that has been urging the state to dredge Lake Logan is currently reviewing an internal state document, which details how the Ohio Department of Natural Resources is implementing recommendations in a critical report on its dredging program that was issued by the state auditor in February 2023. ODNR, meanwhile, has suggested that… Read More
The Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) and Texas General Land Office (GLO) announced yesterday the approval of two engineering design contracts for the largest coastal protection effort in the history of the United States – the Coastal Texas Project. The two contracts represent a milestone in moving this historic initiative toward construction. Each contract covers a major… Read More
The City of Delray Beach, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the State of Florida, and Palm Beach County, will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on December 8, 2025, to officially launch a major beach nourishment project aimed at restoring and reinforcing the city’s shoreline. The event will be held… Read More
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has withdrawn $60.5 million in construction loans previously allocated for dredging Lake Accotink, the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services announced. “DEQ confirmed that this action does not affect Fairfax County’s ability to reapply in the future,” states a Dec. 5 email from Lake Accotink Project Manager Turgay… Read More