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By Stephen Alexander MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. — The Mobile County Commission approved a grant amendment with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and awarded a construction contract to advance the Salt Aire Shoreline Restoration Project along Mobile Bay. Approved at the Commission’s Feb. 25 meeting, the grant amendment provides additional funding through NFWF’s Gulf Environmental… Read More
You may have seen what looks like construction work along Burlington’s waterfront. This is part of a project meant to keep the Queen City’s marinas safe and functional. Source
By Audrey Brewer An impressive section of marshland has been restored in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, preserving wildlife habitats in the region. According to 102.9 Rewind Radio, Elk Valley Resources announced the completion of the Suzanne Creek Marsh project, a $1.3 million restoration initiative in collaboration with Ducks Unlimited Canada. The project revitalized aging water-control infrastructure… Read More
SANTA MONICA/VENICE – Santa Monica is expanding its beach-dune restoration project from the Pier toward the Venice border—an effort the City says will add nearly 30 additional acres of restored dunes intended to buffer erosion and flooding as sea levels rise. The City of Santa Monica said Thursday, Feb. 26, that Phase III of the… Read More
Crews will begin restoring nearly 500 acres of shoreline, wetlands and forest at Fair Haven Beach State Park this spring in a new push to curb invasive species and rebuild fragile Lake Ontario habitat. State parks officials said the two-year project will target dunes, bluffs, wetlands and wooded areas across the Cayuga County park, which… Read More
A crew guided a York County barge equipped with a giant sea vacuum across the waters of Wells Harbor last week. One contractor nudged the so-called dredge in a tiny tugboat. Another manned the equipment, which sucked up sand from the seabed. Still more workers maneuvered a more than 2,000-foot tube to Wells Beach. There,… Read More
By Eric Conklin Federal officials say three dredging projects in South Jersey are running behind schedule because severe winter weather has interrupted efforts to pump sediment onto the region’s fragile marshlands. Two projects in New Jersey’s Intracoastal Waterway and one in the Maurice River will be completed in early to mid-March, according to Stephen Rochette,… Read More
VIROQUA, Wis. – Vernon County officials are taking the first steps toward a multimillion dollar capital campaign to dredge Sidie Hollow Lake and construct a new public swimming beach. The Conservation and Education Committee voted recently to seek proposals from professional fundraising firms to conduct a feasibility study for the project. County Conservationist David Hettenbach told… Read More
Several senators used the hearing to press the Corps for project‑level detail and timelines for high‑profile coastal and regional projects. Senator Alex Padilla described San Francisco’s coastal flood risk and asked how the Corps can complete a chief’s report and keep the project on track; Lt. Gen. Graham said the total project cost range the… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced its intent to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement for proposed oil and gas lease sales in the Northern, Central and Southern California Planning Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf, the initial step under the National Environmental Policy Act which initiates the process to analyze a… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to explain how it would mitigate environmental harms, including PFAS contamination. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can’t dredge 28 miles of the Wilmington Harbor as planned, after North Carolina environmental regulators determined the billion-dollar proposal would be inconsistent with the state’s coastal management policies. Tancred Miller, director of… Read More
WASHINGTON – Today, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam R. Telle announced a major initiative, “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork,” for the Army’s Civil Works program. “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork” will provide greater focus on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) core Civil Works missions, while minimizing non-core programs, direct funding to priority… Read More
Baton Rouge, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) recently completed restoration of the Terrebonne Houma Navigation Canal (HNC) Bird Island, a major nesting area for a variety of colonial waterbird species, such as the Brown Pelican, Louisiana’s state bird. “The Terrebonne HNC restoration project will create a stronger barrier island and… Read More
Today’s maritime sector is navigating more than oceans, it is navigating an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape. As smart ships become the new standard, data traffic for real-time performance monitoring, predictive maintenance and remote operations has surged exponentially. Yet this hyper-connectivity is a double-edged sword: the same technologies driving efficiency and innovation are simultaneously expanding the industry’s… Read More
