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An effort to find innovative and sustainable ways to preserve Oceanside’s sandy beaches recently took a step forward with the announcement of finalists for a project design competition. The city, in partnership with Resilient Cities Catalyst and GHD, announced the finalists July 31 after a global search for teams to take on RE:BEACH, a Coastal Resilience Design Competition with… Read More
Millions of dollars have been made available for projects to help restore the Chesapeake Bay. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says up to $206 million in funding will be made available through the president’s “Investing in America” agenda, to protect and restore the bay and the watershed while advancing environmental justice. The EPA is accepting… Read More
The work up the Lake Michigan shore to dredge harbors continues. Holland-based King Company, a long-time contractor for the US Army Corps of Engineers, began on Friday to remove over 59,000 cubic yards of material from the navigation channel in Pentwater, from the pierheads upstream to Pentwater Lake. That material will be moved between 800… Read More
U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is again pushing the Army Corps of Engineers for faster action on beach renourishment in Pinellas County, according to a letter she sent Friday and obtained exclusively by the Tampa Bay Times. Local officials’ long-fought battle over replenishing Pinellas shorelines reached a tipping point last year when the Corps decided it would require… Read More
If you’re out on the water or swimming in the Gulf of Mexico, you may notice some barges out by Bowditch Point. The US Army Corps of Engineers is clearing sand out of the water, not because of Hurricane Ian. “From what we’ve seen there are some large floating pipes that they’re kinda moving around… Read More
Local leaders are banding together to take the first steps to solve a major problem in the middle of High Rock Lake. A massive sandbar is forming near the entrance of Swearing Creek, and much of the northern part of the lake is getting shallower by the day. Nicole Cooper watches it happen from the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District announced the start of dredging operations which began on Aug. 4 at two Lake Michigan harbors. The projects in Ludington and Pentwater represent about $1.25 million aimed at keeping “the federal navigation system safe and open for commercial and recreational traffic,” according to a press release. Ludington… Read More
Work is progressing on the dredging project on the Qual Run Golf Course at Rio Verde. There is an ongoing process to remove sludge from the irrigation storage lake along the 18th hole of the course. The sludge that has collected as sediment in the lake is being pumped out with a hose attached to… Read More
Beyond the Kikiaola Harbor on the western side of Kauai, the beach that surrounds this lush Hawaiian island becomes ragged and, in some places, nearly disappears. It does the same on Wailua Beach toward the east, with enough erosion that condominium owners have petitioned to bring in sandbags to protect their property from the approaching… Read More
A historic site in Hampton is set to receive thousands in federal funding. Fort Monroe will get $75,000 from the National Park Service in an effort to restore and preserve the site. “Virginia’s rich and diverse history is worth protecting,” Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine said in a joint statement. “We are thrilled to see… Read More
The job of protecting oceanfront property and the beach is not a simple task. It involves the coordinated assistance, regulation and oversight from multiple government agencies to help property owners through the process of rebuilding sea walls and restoring the beach. What are local, state and federal governments doing to help property owners restore the… Read More
Senator Mary Beth Carozza is renewing calls for dredging at the Ocean City inlet after reports of shoaling that she believes threatens commercial fishing interests in the area. Senator Carozza says she is partnering with Congressman Andy Harris to call for the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the channel at the Ocean City inlet,… Read More
Hurricane Ian was devastating to the dunes along the Grand Strand wiping away some parts of the Myrtle Beach dune area entirely. The emergency manager for the City of Myrtle Beach said it took a crew of about 10 people four months of working full-time Monday through Friday to complete all the repairs to the dunes. They… Read More
Louisiana armed itself against the seas in the years after Hurricane Katrina, working to rebuild a shrinking coastline while factoring in the potential for dire climate change. But since 2010, the U.S. Gulf Coast has seen a sudden burst of rapid sea level rise, with rates that scientists didn’t expect to see until late this… Read More
DETROIT — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District (USACE) will begin dredging operations in Ludington and Pentwater harbors on Lake Michigan on Friday, Aug. 4. The projects represent about $1.25 million in dredging to keep the federal navigation system safe and open for commercial and recreational traffic. Ludington Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan-based MCM Marine,… Read More