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Residents and those who visit Mill Neck and Bayville this summer will see and hear more than boats and seagulls in Mill Neck Creek. The state Department of Environmental Conservation’s granting of a permit to Frank M. Flower & Sons on March 31 has made it likely that the scene in the estuary, which is… Read More
Carlsbad could be the next coastal North County city to join the San Diego Association of Governments’ proposal to launch a third regional beach sand replenishment project. SANDAG asked Carlsbad to shoulder a proportional share of the $200,000 cost for a planning, feasibility and economic analysis needed to start the project, which would pull sand… Read More
Little Lagoon Pass in Gulf Shores is so shallow due to the sand that’s built up, pelicans can stand in the middle it. Crews right now are in the process of dredging the pass and pumping the sand to west end beaches that are eroding. “Which is normally where that sand would end up naturally,”… Read More
After torrential rains caused devastating flooding in the Fraser Valley and the B.C. Interior in 2021, one metre of sediment accumulated at the lower end of Michael Owen’s marina in a secondary channel of the Fraser River in Delta. It posed a major problem for the Ladner Reach marina’s 28 floating homes in summer 2022. During the… Read More
In the Port of Oakland on a weekday, trucks, cranes and ships laden with containers moved goods across the sprawling 1,300-acre complex with the precarious precision of a Rube Goldberg machine. Just blocks from downtown Oakland, the port essentially functions as a city within a city. It is the nation’s ninth busiest port and the… Read More
Strong winds and rough surf have delayed work on a major re-nourishment project in Brevard County. Officials say they hope to complete the “South Beaches Engineered Dune” Project by May 1. However, weather conditions have forced the contractor to pause sand deliveries for several days. County officials say the practical thing to do is simply wait for… Read More
Heads up to anyone planning on transiting the Pascagoula River. In a press release sent out Friday, the Coast Guard asked people to stay alert thanks to a dredging operation taking place on the river. The operation is being carried out by the Army Corps of Engineers. The vessel E. Stroud can be found just… Read More
A large mound of sand staged at Coconut Point Park on Monday appeared to be where Brevard County said it’s pausing work on a multi-million dollar beach renourishment project because of rough weather conditions. All winter, operators of dump trucks, excavators and bulldozers worked toward moving a half-million ton of sand to rebuild south Brevard County beaches… Read More
Marine pollution from sunken vessels is predicted to reach its highest level this decade, with over 8,500 shipwrecks at risk of leaking approximately 6 billion gallons of oil. Lack of data and international cooperation means action is often too late to prevent serious harm to communities’ health and livelihoods, coastal economies, wildlife populations and ecosystems…. Read More
Nueces County was one of seven coastal counties that received funding from the Texas General Land Office, according to a Wednesday news release. The funding, $6 million, will go to projects through the land office’s Coastal Management Program Grant Cycle 28. The projects that were awarded in Nueces County include a parking lot for Bob Hall Pier,… Read More
Louisiana has made some major investments in protecting and restoring its coast, but the money that is paying for such investments is nearing the end. Now, the state is looking for how to keep the ball rolling and replace the funds. Louisiana’s coast is disappearing. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority spent billions of dollars… Read More
Caitlin Cleaver, the director of the Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area in Phippsburg, is on a dune looking out over Seawall Beach and the Sprague Marsh behind it. “This is one of the largest undeveloped barrier beaches in Maine,” she says, “and we have a conservation area behind it that is close to 600 acres.” While… Read More
The 400-foot Delaware dredger is gobbling up sand at such a prodigious pace that most of the Plum Island replenishment project could be over by the end of the week, according to local and state officials. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been working with Norfolk Dredging Company on the final stages of a… Read More
This video provides a narrated visual update on the ongoing Marco Island, FL Tigertail Lagoon and Sand Dollar Island Beach Dredging and Restoration Project, which aims to restore the area to its pre-hurricane Irma condition. The video showcases aerial views of the progress made so far, including the removal of over 417,000 cubic yards of… Read More
The 31,000 new native plants are growing, freshly arrived shorebirds are starting to nest, and the tide is pushing and pulling water in and out of the 5.32 miles of new channels. Seasonal ponds are full and flowers are blooming as Pacheco Marsh just survived one of the most frantic winters in recent memory. The… Read More