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SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District identifies Little Lake Harbor, located near Newberry, Michigan, as a critical need for dredging due to significant shoaling and shoreline flooding. “Little Lake Harbor is a shallow draft harbor that serves as an important Harbor of Refuge and supports Tribal fishing,” LeighAnn… Read More
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting government protection of certain wetlands could have a significant effect on what can and cannot be removed, filled in or built upon in Galveston County. With low-lying land masses and large, circulating bodies of water, much of the landscape of Galveston County falls under federal jurisdiction protecting wetlands,… Read More
Early one March morning in Rincón, Puerto Rico, a bulldozer equipped with a jackhammer rumbled across Los Almendros beach toward a half-built cement wall sticking out of the sand in front of a condominium complex called Sol y Playa. The words “propiedad del pueblo,” or “property of the people,” had been spray-painted on the wall, as… Read More
Hotels and condos along Maui’s famous Kaanapali Beach are divided over whether to move forward with a controversial $10 million beach restoration project nearly three months after the board that oversees the state Department of Land and Natural Resources pulled its support for shouldering half its costs. While the resort properties haven’t given up on… Read More
As King Company finishes up their dredging of the outer St. Joseph harbor, visitors to Silver Beach County Park have noticed some major changes – it just keeps getting bigger. The project is a continuation of last fall’s emergency dredging to clear a buildup of sand that was blocking the pathway of commercial vessels. It… Read More
Milford Harbor will be dredged at a few key points this fall to keep its boats from grounding in shallows as part of a project likely to cost about $5.6 million and funded almost entirely by the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal. The US Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to go out to bid on… Read More
Louisiana’s ambitious and expensive plans for restoring the coast received strong backing from five of the candidates vying to be the state’s next governor. At a forum hosted by the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana in New Orleans on Friday, the candidates laid out a nearly identical vision for protecting and restoring the state’s endangered coast. Louisiana… Read More
Tuesday President Joe Biden’s Commerce Department announced a total of $2.6 billion to be allocated to protecting coastal communities and restoring marine resources. The money is part of a funding framework within the Inflation Reduction Act. The U.S. Department of Commerce said almost $400 million will go to the priorities of tribal communities and to help restore… Read More
“if Wrightsville Beach experiences one more major storm the devastation to property could be catastrophic, costing taxpayers as well as the National Flood Insurance Program significantly more.” said Congressman David Rouzer, R-NC The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently announced it will enact an emergency exception to the Coastal Barriers Resource Act The exception will allow USACE… Read More
North Carolina’s largest river basin faces more than its fair share of threats, advocates say. The Cape Fear River watershed is the most industrialized in the state. Swine and poultry factory farms, paper and wood pellet mills, chemical plants, yet-to-be cleaned coal ash ponds, countless small dams and several large dams, feed and textile mills,… Read More
Due to excessive buildup of material in the sand trap, daytime dredging of the Rudee Inlet channel and sand trap will be extended until June 11, 2023, weather permitting. The sand will be pumped onto the resort beach at 3rd Street, and the area where the material is being discharged will be cordoned off for safety… Read More
The winners of the Nor-Shipping 2023 awards have been announced, with Swedish/Danish tanker operator Terntank, wind power pioneer AlfaWall Oceanbird and Bound4Blue Co-founder and COO Cristina Aleixendri Munoz taking the top prizes. Focus on the future Expert judging panels described the competition for the accolades as “fiercer than ever”, reflecting on the “dynamic, ambitious and innovative state… Read More
The New Jersey Department of Transportation, Office of Maritime Resources, in partnership with PSEG, NJEDA and NJDEP Fish and Wildlife, proposes to hydraulically dredge approximately 600,000 cubic yards of sand, silt and clay to support development of a new channel and vessel berths for the NJ Wind Port facility. The project is located in the… Read More
Louisiana has lost more than 2,000 square miles of its coast in the last 90 years, according to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, but Governor John Bel Edwards said he believes coastal projects are restoring it. In the last seven years, the state has secured nearly $15 billion for projects, according to Edwards. “They… Read More
LSU said Friday that the final permit needed for full-fledged work on a restoration of the University Lakes system is in and that construction on its yearlong first phase should start by the end of the month. A collection of local agencies is working to improve the series of six lakes between City Park and… Read More