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If you notice some activity way off the West Dike Trail this weekend and next week, don’t raise the alarm, it’s not pirates smuggling contraband ashore. It’s actually a very calculated experiment being conducted by conservation non-profit Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC), which has arranged for almost 13,000 cubic metres of sediment to be pumped onto… Read More
A vunerable strip of shorefront on Norton Point is being bolstered this week as The Trustees of Reservations start to retreat from managing the popular beach. On Feb. 13, the town of Edgartown, in partnership with Dukes County and the Trustees, commenced the second phase of restoring the dunes along Norton Point. The project involves… Read More
Louisiana students turn trash into treasure with coastal restoration project Louisiana’s lakes and marshes provide protection from storms and hurricanes, but have seen significant erosion in recent years. Two students found a way to turn everyday waste into a solution. Michelle Miller reports. Source
A contentious channel formed off the Mississippi River has begun to build new land off Plaquemines Parish’s east bank, according to research published Tuesday. Debate over the future of Neptune Pass began last spring after the river scoured out what has become one of the largest new distributaries to form on the lower Mississippi in… Read More
On February 15, Ingram Marine Group held a special christening ceremony for the M/V Steve Alley, a new vessel that now joins the fleet of the leading carrier on America’s inland waterways. The M/V Steve Alley is named after Ingram’s former Vice President of External Sales, Dry Cargo who retired at the end of 2021. Alley… Read More
Another step has been taken toward establishing ferry service from the borough to Manhattan with the completion of dredging work in the Arthur Kill. The $5 million Carteret Berth and Ferry Terminal Dredging project increased capacity in the channel and berth for the new ferry terminal, according to the DOT. Dredging operations in the Arthur… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers is refusing to fund the Sand Key Beach nourishment project, which entailed restoring sand on the beaches from Clearwater to North Redington Beach. Updates on the issue were discussed at the Feb. 9 North Redington Beach commission meeting. “Our beaches have lost 96% of our sand,” said Mayor Bill Queen…. Read More
As rising seas and stronger hurricanes pose a mounting threat to South Carolina’s treasured beaches, legislators and coastal leaders want a permanent fund to fight back. A bipartisan bill working its way through the state Senate and introduced in the House would assign 25 percent of the money collected by the state’s entertainment admissions tax… Read More
Nora Gabra stepped onto the beach at Ninth Street on Sunday and immediately sank down a few inches in the deep, powdery sand. “I love it. This is nice because it’s almost like being in a theater,” she said of how the beach has been dramatically built up with fresh sand to make it much… Read More
Versatility. Customization. Endless Possibilities. As a provider of customized metal fabricating, Bassett Mechanical has the capabilities and expertise to fabricate just about anything, like a 90,000-pound mining dredge. WE LISTEN: A new customer – Ellicott Dredges – approached us and was looking for a metal fabrication contractor that could build a large stainless steel mining dredge. Due to… Read More
It’s been 33 years since cleanup of one of the Midwest’s largest Superfund sites began. And it could be at least another seven before the work at the site, known as Allied Paper-Portage Creek-Kalamazoo River, is finally done. The PCB contamination came from decades of paper mills operating near the river. PCBs are suspected human carcinogens, as well… Read More
Despite decades of conservation efforts, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation gave the overall health of the Chesapeake Bay a D+ in its recently released 2022 State of the Bay report. In fact, the needle has hardly moved since the Chesapeake Bay Foundation began issuing the annual report in 1998. The original report gave the bay a score of… Read More
On Jan. 5, a frightening storm clobbered Seacliff State Beach and its famous ocean pier leading to a sunken cement ship off the coast of Santa Cruz County. A high tide carried over 15-foot waves ashore, flipping cement benches and smashing driftwood through bathroom doors. The ground collapsed, forming sinkholes in the park’s day use… Read More
Water levels in the Tampa Bay region are expected to rise between 12 and 19 inches over the next 30 years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s recent Sea Level Rise Technical Report. Taken alone, rising seas could challenge the region’s economy, critical infrastructure and commercial and residential buildings. Compounded with climate change… Read More
Beach restoration is still underway in Volusia County after back-to-back hurricanes wiped away several seawalls. Some condo associations and hotels have started installing a sandbag system to help. It’s a simple system involving multiple layers of sandbags with a skirt at the bottom to keep water from washing away the sand from underneath. >>> STREAM… Read More