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In Salisbury, miles of beach sit empty now. With crowds set to swell in the coming weeks, there is a wave of worry. “It becomes very dangerous for children playing here because these dunes can collapse,” said Tom Saab, a Salisbury resident. Salisbury, like many coastal towns, is battling beach erosion. A surprise late December… Read More
Third time’s the charm for North Wildwood. The Jersey Shore town has received approval from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to address public safety issues linked to severe coastal erosion that has eaten up about ten blocks worth of beach, Mayor Patrick Rosenello told NJ Advance Media on Thursday. Source
Half of the top 10 beaches in the United States for 2023 are in Florida and Hawaii. That’s according to the 2023 list of best US beaches released this week by “Dr. Beach,” aka coastal scientist Stephen Leatherman. Florida’s St. George Island State Park earns the top slot. The barrier island park offers nine miles… Read More
More than $300,000 in repairs to Ortley Beach’s oceanfront is underway, and some beach entrances have reopened as work progresses in a south-to-north direction. Last week, crews from Earle Asphalt staged heavy equipment on the beach and began trucking in sand and moving it along the beach berm to create a more natural slope to… Read More
New Jersey environmental officials will allow North Wildwood to carry out emergency repairs to its badly eroded beachfront, even as they continue a years-long fight with city officials over how best to protect the popular Jersey Shore resort’s fragile coastline. On Wednesday, the state Department of Environmental Protection told North Wildwood it could reshape three blocks… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, started maintenance dredging of sections of the Ponce de Leon Inlet and nearby sections of the Intracoastal Waterway. The USACE dredging vessel Murden is expected to remove approximately 60,000 cubic yards of shoaling material over a 40-day period. Operations will be ongoing 24 hours per day, seven days… Read More
A beach replenishment project kicked off in Fenwick Island this week. After working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the span of weeks, a long-awaited beach replenishment project kicked off in Fenwick Island Monday. While crews were anticipated to arrive in July, at the height of the town’s summer season, officials with USACE… Read More
The Army Corp of Engineers have officially decided to not move forward with a permanent solution for Ocean City’s Inlet. The channels dynamic environment causes shoal to buildup, but the Army Corp felt dredging was the better and cheaper solution. In a meeting on Tuesday, May 16th, Daniel Bierly with the Army Corp told commissioners… Read More
New Jersey environmental officials will allow a shore town to carry out emergency repairs to its badly eroded beachfront, even as they continue a years-long fight with city officials over how best to protect the popular Jersey Shore resort’s fragile coastline. On Wednesday, the state Department of Environmental Protection told North Wildwood it could reshape three… Read More
It’s August 2019 and heat radiates from the expanse of sunbaked “mud” that covers two-thirds of Swan Island, a once half-drowned 25-acre island at the southern edge of Martin National Wildlife Refuge in the Chesapeake Bay. The western third of the island, which is part of the archipelago that includes Maryland’s Smith Island, is a… Read More
As snowmelt fills waterways with silt and debris, creating potential flooding risks across the state, Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) crews are working tirelessly to mitigate the impact. The effort involves specialized equipment, including an innovative dredging machine, deployed in both active flooding regions and areas with rushing water close to roads. “Today our crews were… Read More
Louisiana’s most recent plan to restore and protect its coast at a cost of $50 billion advanced Wednesday through the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment. The coastal master plan is updated by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority every six years, as required by state law. It lays out the 50-year future for… Read More
A bumpy, 20-minute ride on a Star Wars-like people mover crosses new land, the result of a nearly complete marsh creation project in an area that badly needs it. The ride was part of a recent tour to showcase the Upper Barataria Marsh Creation project, built by pumping sediment nearly 14 miles inland from the Mississippi River…. Read More
DETROIT — A freighter laden with 21,000 metric tons of salt and 105,000 gallons of diesel fuel ran aground in the Detroit River after an electronics malfunction caused it to lose propulsion. The vessel, the 639-foot lake freighter Mark W. Barker, was later refloated, following repairs, and assisted to Belle Isle for inspection, the U.S…. Read More
Heavy shoaling has created a challenging water course for ferries that carry tens of thousands of visitors to Cape Lookout National Seashore where iconic structures, including the lighthouse, are being threatened by erosion. Now, for the first time in more than a decade, the National Park Service hopes to unclog two channels — Lighthouse Channel… Read More