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Day was dawning over the Comoros when two self-described eco-guards found the great bulk of a sea turtle motionless on the beach. The animal had laid its eggs in the sand and was gathering the strength to bury them before hauling itself back to the sea. Had the men discovered it earlier in their patrol,… Read More
A coastal town in Onslow County has four projects simultaneously under way, adding sand to its beaches and improving the sustainability of its future. “I’ve never seen as many large projects happening in North Topsail Beach at the same time,” Mayor Joann McDermon said at Wednesday’s board of aldermen meeting. Some of the work is… Read More
The dunes at Willard Beach in South Portland, wiped out in a December storm, are in need of restoration, and residents’ discarded Christmas trees will be part of the solution. The city expects to receive state approval next week for the rehabilitation project that will be the first of its kind in Maine, but has… Read More
The city of Naples has been coordinating with Collier County to plan an Emergency Beach Berm restoration project. Yesterday the county commission approved contracts with four contractors to haul sand to city beaches. The city and county have agreed to four truck routes and beach access points to deliver the sand. The four access points… Read More
Spreading silt excavated from the Toledo shipping channel on area crop fields looks like a viable concept, initial results from a research project show. But Angelica Vazquez-Ortega, a Bowling Green State University assistant professor in the School of Earth, Environment and Society who is leading the study, said during a webinar this week that she would… Read More
Louisiana’s shoreline is rapidly eroding due to sea level rise and extreme weather fueled by climate change. But a scrappy New Orleans glass recycling initiative, Glass Half Full, is rounding up as many of the city’s glass bottles as possible to create sand for coastal restoration. The team, a winner of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair,… Read More
An ever-changing coastline that shows the scars of multiple tropical storms and hurricanes over the years and a disappearing beach. “Sliver beach right now,” says John Qualheim as he settles in with his back against a sand dune and the surf breaking around his toes. He is from Wisconsin he’s been coming here for several… Read More
Park Board of Trustees approved a $2 million budget amendment Tuesday after inflation pushed up the costs of the Dellanera Beach repair project that was completed this month. Trustees are waiting for $2.1 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to meet swelling construction costs of the project, which rose from $7.6 million to $9.7… Read More
Fifty years from now, Louisiana’s coast will look very different. The state continues its commitment to implement restoration and risk reduction projects that will result in a vibrant and more sustainable coast for residents and visitors to enjoy. We recognize the challenges of natural and human-made change to the coastal environment and are proactively working… Read More
Gov. John Bel Edwards joined officials from Louisiana State University (LSU), the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF), and local and federal elected officials, including U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, to celebrate the five-year anniversary of the LSU Center for River Studies (CRS). Since opening in 2018, the CRS has… Read More
A major regulatory burden has been lifted for Virginia’s Middle Peninsula, clearing the way for long-awaited dredging projects that will make it easier for people to use area waterways commercially to support working waterfronts, as well as recreationally. The Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission (MPPDC) recently announced that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk… Read More
Historical dredging and wetland loss in New York City’s Jamaica Bay have increased high-tide flooding in the area, according to a new study. Jamaica Bay is an estuary that lies between Long Island and New York City’s Brooklyn and Queens boroughs. Over the past 150 years, landscape changes and sea level rise have increased high-tide… Read More
The Oyster Bay dredger is leaving the area after almost two months of little to no progress. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been working with H&L Contracting of New York to dredge 226,000 cubic yards of sand from the Newburyport and Salisbury sides of the Merrimack River. The dredged sand will then be… Read More
Work has started on restoring the dunes along Strand Avenue facing Brush Neck Cove, which will be closed off as part of a walking path to the Oakland Beach beach. The project includes the removal of foundations and pier pilings, remnants from storms and hurricanes, replenishment of the cove beach with an area for launching… Read More
The City of Gulf Shores is looking into ways to restore its beaches after Hurricane Nate caused significant erosion in 2017, followed by Hurricane Sally in 2020 and multiple winter storms in 2022. According to city engineer Mark Acreman, the city has identified two “hot spots” that need to be addressed soon. One is around 2,000 linear… Read More