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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be rebuilding the beach in downtown Montauk as a part of the Fire Island to Montauk Point Reformation project (FIMP). The beach will be widened by around 1,000 feet with sand collected through dredging used to strengthen the shore. The project is being funded by the Superstorm Sandy… Read More
The latest research study released by Stratagem Market Insights on “Dredging Consulting Market 2023 Forecast to 2030″ research provides accurate economic, global, and country-level predictions and analyses. It provides a comprehensive perspective of the competitive market as well as an in-depth supply chain analysis to assist businesses in identifying major changes in industry practices. The market… Read More
If you enjoy visiting Tampa Bay’s beaches, you’re going to want to read this article all the way through. There’s a beach renourishment project currently on pause because Pinellas County is unable to meet the guidelines of the Army Corps of Engineers. The project, formally called the Federal Sand Key Shore Protection Project, impacts a 9-mile stretch of beach… Read More
In meetings with a dozen Senate and House offices this month, members of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA) pushed for increased funding to dredge the entire Intracoastal Waterway to its authorized depth of 12 feet. Some areas of the ICW today are as shallow as five feet deep, presenting a hazard to sailors and… Read More
Greenwich Harbor is long overdue for dredging, but this week the town got one step closer to actually moving earth. The federal government has agreed to pay $500,000 to test the sediment in Greenwich Harbor for contamination, which is required before any dredging can start. The results of this environmental review will dictate when the… Read More
The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced the distribution of $353,211,836.08 million in 2022 fiscal year oil and gas leasing revenues to the offshore Gulf oil and gas-producing states of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The annual funds, made available through the 2006 Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) act, are based on… Read More
After weeks of trying to get answers from DNREC, and asking Sen. Gerald Hocker and Rep. Ron Gray to intercede, Cristy Lane resident James Bew was elated Tuesday morning when dredging finally began in his Ocean View neighborhood, as part of the $4.7 million White Creek dredging project. “I am incredibly pleased. I am jumping… Read More
NOAA’s largest wetland restoration project ever is ahead of schedule, and is on track to be completed months earlier than anticipated. When finished, the Upper Barataria Marsh Creation project in coastal Louisiana will create habitat, reduce erosion, and protect communities. The project design includes five marsh creation areas, each of which has a unique shape and size. The… Read More
In recent years, a growing number of Rhode Island’s state legislators have taken up the debate over where, specifically, constitutionally protected “privileges of the shore” — such as fishing, passage along the shore, and collecting seaweed — may be exercised. Legal, scientific, and historical experts have been consulted. A legislative study commission was convened and recommendations were published. Bills have… Read More
The United States Army Corps of Engineers has proposed a herculean project they say will protect the New York City and New Jersey coastline in the coming decades as climate change raises tides and threatens communities. The agency is now refining the initiative’s exact scope, but some local environmental groups are pushing back against the… Read More
If a picture is worth a thousand words, Daniel Pullen’s photo published in the New York Times on May 14, 2022, and a Washington Post image from March 14 this year say about all you need to know regarding changes along North Carolina’s 330 miles of coasts. Rising tides coupled with beach erosion are destroying… Read More
Almost $51 million in Gulf Coast Restoration Funds are heading to Gov. Tate Reeves. SB 3047 proposes funding for 29 projects using Gulf Coast Restoration Funds from the BP oil spill. The bill includes $3.5 million for Long Beach’s harbor restoration, $3.1 million to Jackson County for a Vancleave Medical Center, and $1 million for improvements… Read More
Teller Wildlife Refuge is wrapping up a wetlands restoration project this week that aims to transform approximately 9 acres of cheatgrass meadow back into wetlands. Maps from the 1950s show braided channels of the Bitterroot River weaving through the project area. Until two weeks those were upland fields. The project design was conceived to restore… Read More
Ecologist Shane Godshall tromps in waders through two feet of mud in Thompsons Beach marsh on the Delaware Bay in Heislerville, in New Jersey’s Cumberland County. He pauses, then sticks his hand in the ooze and pulls out a piece of the secret weapon scientists have been deploying to fight erosion from climate change and to save… Read More
They call them “big boys” for a good reason. If you’ve never seen one up close, it’s hard to understand the dimensions of these ships, often compared to floating skyscrapers. The Ever Given is 1,300 feet (400 meters) long and 193 feet (59 meters) wide. New York’s Empire State Building is shorter at 1,250 feet (382 meters). Two years… Read More