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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has received hundreds of millions of dollars to elevate homes and businesses in Southwest Louisiana. Corp of Engineers Senior Project Manager Darrel Broussard says this money will be used to elevate at-risk structures. “We only have about $300 million that’s been allocated so far. So we project that with… Read More
Months after a winter storm battered Salisbury Beach, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation has announced it’s fully reopening — just in time for Fourth of July celebrations. In December 2022, a storm caused severe erosion of the beach and access points 8, 9, and 10, making it dangerous for residents and visitors alike. In… Read More
MALIBU—The Resource Conservation District of Santa Monica Mountains (RCDSMM) held a public meeting on June 17 to receive community feedback about the Topanga Lagoon Restoration Project’s proposed construction plans. The Topanga Lagoon Restoration Project is a multi-agency effort with goals of protecting and restoring biological and cultural resources, creating more coastal access, and proactively addressing… Read More
CAROLINA BEACH — A New Hanover County beach town is seeking volunteers to help restore wetlands in partnership with the state. The North Carolina Coastal Federation is looking for assistance June 26 and 27 to help plant thousands of marsh plants to complete a habitat restoration project at Carolina Beach State Park. The Coastal Federation… Read More
Florida’s nearly 500,000 acres of salt marshes are under threat from rising seas, polluted runoff, and an abundance of urban development that’s been a growing concern for conservation groups. However an effort underway to try to save them is also saving the lives of people who benefit from their habitats. The South Atlantic Salt Marsh… Read More
Coastal erosion is almost synonymous with global sea level rise amid climate change and global warming. It has threatened some coastal communities of today from raging floodwaters coming from the world’s oceans. Now, a new study led by researchers in the United States asserts that a sand dune restoration project could be the key in… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority have taken the first steps towards implementing nonstructural coastal storm damage mitigation efforts to up to 4,000 residential and commercial properties in Cameron, Calcasieu and Vermillion parishes. The Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project aims to mitigate future severe weather damage to homes, businesses… Read More
The ocean is a beautiful, dynamic, and sometimes dangerous place. Unsurprisingly, this is why a lot of USGS researchers spend their entire careers studying it. In celebration of National Ocean Month, we thought it would be a good time to dive in and feature ten ocean field sites you’ve got to “sea” to believe. 1…. Read More
LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. (WWSB) – Longboat Key has the greenlight to start dredging near Beer Can Island in July. The island is also known as Greer Island and the project was put on hold because of wildlife nesting around the project site. “The channel needs to be able to flush and to be able to… Read More
Renowned pioneer in modern geography Waldo Tobler posited his first law of geography in 1970: “Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things.” Seemingly simple and intuitive, this observation is the basis for the complex spatial mathematical models that were developed decades later, such as spatial autocorrelation and… Read More
For decades, NOAA’s Office of Habitat Conservation has supported habitat restoration efforts across the country through large-scale competitive funding opportunities and expert technical assistance. With funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, we are continuing our work to support fisheries and coastal communities through habitat restoration and coastal resilience efforts. This includes: Fish passage projects… Read More
Three tidal channels and a saltwater marsh with native plants and wildlife will be created along the Loma Alta Creek at Buccaneer Beach in Oceanside under a restoration plan approved this month by the California Coastal Commission. “The project is purely for the benefit of protecting coastal wildlife, (and) adapting the creek system and the… Read More
Plastics are an important new component of the global sedimentary system, and much concern exists about their transport, fate and impact. This study presents the first system-scale assessment of sedimentary storage of microplastic for an estuary, Narragansett Bay, RI (USA), and the measurements of shoreline and seabed sediments add to the growing body of literature… Read More
Local groups opposing New Jersey offshore wind projects hoped this week’s public meetings on the Atlantic Shores development would be a platform for voicing their strenuous objections. But the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management held the first session Wednesday evening in a highway Holiday Inn hotel in Manahawkin, N.J., in the style of an informal… Read More
New York’s shorelines, susceptible to the impact of climate change through flash flooding and erosion, could soon have a new way of being protected. State lawmakers gave final approval this month to a measure that is meant to encourage the Department of Environmental Conservation to use “nature-based solutions” to stabilize tidal shorelines. “After Hurricane Ida,… Read More