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For the first time in long time, the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal is getting some much needed help as a three month dredging project began today. Lewes city leaders tell us the canal hasn’t been dredged in about 20 years. It will begin at the Roosevelt Inlet and will go to Freemans Bridge. The U.S. Army Corps… Read More
New preliminary data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) shows the Mississippi River reached an all-time low of -10.97 feet in September. The measurement came near Memphis and breaks the previous record of -10.81 feet, which was set last October. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued the news on Friday. Low water levels… Read More
Douglas County Board of Commissioners Tom Kress, Chris Boice, and Tim Freeman are proud to announce the successful completion of a historic dredging project at Salmon Harbor Marina in Winchester Bay,. This achievement was made possible through the dedicated efforts of Harbor Master Jim Zimmer, under the visionary direction of Commissioner Boice and the commissioners…. Read More
On Tuesday, October 3rd, a coalition of local leaders and community representatives joined forces at Davis Park, Fire Island, to press the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for swift action to combat beach erosion and storm-related damage that have critically impacted the oceanfront areas of Brookhaven Town. Supervisor Ed Romaine, flanked by Councilman… Read More
A renowned oceanographer who has studied the California coast for decades says new research challenges a well-established notion about how sand flows within the surf and long-shore currents that constantly shape the state’s beaches. Studies show sand doesn’t always flow south and in some cases is carried north between the coastal communities, said Reinhard Flick,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says that more than 3,000 tires have been hauled out of the Schuylkill during the second phase of a dredge project aimed at clearing the river of muck for rowers. The illegally dumped debris may cause additional delays for the $13 million project that began in 2020. Dredgit, the… Read More
Tyndall Air Force base in northern Florida is a hive of construction activity five years after its devastation from Hurricane Michael when the Category 5 storm swept ashore on Oct. 10, 2018—destroying nearly every structure at the facility. “The decision was made very quickly and the storm only gave us one option … to rebuild… Read More
White blankets of sand, bright blue water and palm trees swaying with the breeze – it’s the picturesque landscape that comes to mind when you think of Florida’s beaches. But this stunning scenery comes at a cost with the need to regularly artificially replenish eroding shorelines, a process also known as beach nourishment. Over the… Read More
Louisiana loses roughly a basketball court sized portion of land every five minutes — one of the largest rates of land loss on Earth. The chunks of land, mostly wetlands, are disappearing primarily because of human activity, including from a stringent levee system along the Mississippi River that has separated the river from nutrients and… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers has known for decades that its continual efforts to deepen the Mississippi River for bigger ships would eventually trigger the saltwater crisis that has now gripped the New Orleans area for weeks. “This is certainly something that everybody knew was going to happen,” said Cecil Soileau, a retired Corps engineer who warned… Read More
From Fort Myers to Central Florida to Daytona Beach, Hurricane Ian cut a wide swath of destruction unlike anything most Floridians had ever experienced. One year later, the state and dozens of communities continue recovery operations with the support of federal partners, the private sector and voluntary organizations. To date, federal support totals $8.69 billion,… Read More
Erosion on the Isle of Palms continues to be a big concern for IOP city leaders and property owners. Council members, the mayor and coastal engineering experts met Tuesday afternoon to discuss short term solutions. The issue is so urgent that city leaders took action, approving more than a million dollars to fund short-term solutions… Read More
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced 27 awards totaling $44.7 million from its National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF), supported with funding through the Inflation Reduction Act. The grants announced today will leverage an additional $25.2 million from the grantees, creating a total conservation impact of nearly $70 million. These grants will support design… Read More
Additional sand nourishment and the utilization of artificial retention devices highlighted some of the solutions suggested to rescue critically vulnerable San Clemente beaches at a community meeting on Sept. 27. Residents and other stakeholders gathered in the Council Chambers at City Hall to learn about and provide feedback regarding early concepts for coastal resiliency, in… Read More
A perfectly orchestrated convoy ballet of 80,000- and 100,000-pound trucks are traversing through the narrow streets of Pass-a-Grille to haul in sand that will reconstruct dunes washed away in the wake of Hurricane Idalia. Public Works Director Mike Clarke said a county-funded program began Sept. 26 and should last through the first week in October;… Read More