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The Dorena-Hickman Ferry is closed as of 3:30 p.m. Saturday for the annual dredging of Hickman Harbor. The ferry will be temporarily out of service for a couple of days until dredging is complete. The ferry will notify the public of its reopening via their Facebook page. Source
VIDEO. From the San Mateo County Harbor District meeting on Wednesday, August 16th, 2025 meeting, at 10:00am, as a hybrid meeting with remote comments. Meetings are held in person at the SMCHD Administration Building, 504 Avenue Alhambra, Ste. 200, El Granada. Agenda. According to the Harbor General Manager, Jim Pruett, the encroachment permit will be issued next week… Read More
DEER LAKE — Dredging of a man-made lake in the Pine Creek basin, begun about 10 months ago, will not be complete for another year, a borough official reported. “The project was held up by this spring’s unusually wet weather, but the recent hot temperatures have ‘baked the lake’ and made ideal conditions for desilting,”… Read More
Earlier this morning, we stopped in to Magic Kingdom to check in on a few projects around the park. One of the biggest projects that is just getting started is the demolition of the Rivers of America. As we previously reported, Walt Disney World began draining the Rivers of America a couple of weeks ago. While… Read More
Today, Gordon “Gordy” Dove, Chairman of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), and Col. Scotty Autin, 66th Commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District (USACE), signed a formal agreement to initiate the design phase of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) Ecosystem Restoration Project. “This agreement marks a major… Read More
National Weather Service warns of possible minor flooding in coastal communities during high tides JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – Hurricane Erin is expected to bring dangerous conditions to our coastline even without making landfall. The National Weather Service says strong rip currents and large, rough waves will impact local beaches through Thursday. They’re also warning about the… Read More
The Army Corps could not say when the MRGO agreement would be signed. The project would be fully funded by the federal government. ST. BERNARD PARISH, La. — State officials and environmentalists labeled the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet as a “hurricane highway.” The 75-mile-long shipping channel was built as a shortcut between the Mississippi River… Read More
The Brief Florida and federal agencies have restored 44 miles of the Kissimmee River to its natural winding path after decades as a straight flood-control canal. The nearly $1 billion project brought back wetlands, fish and birds — and may be helping reduce toxic algae blooms in Lake Okeechobee. Scientists say the restoration shows large-scale… Read More
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and their partners celebrated the completion of a multi-year repair of Oswego’s West Arrowhead Breakwater and the start of construction on its Outer West Breakwater. Breakwaters protect the Port of Oswego – the first U.S. port of call on the Great Lakes. Its strategic… Read More
Findings led to the development of SHORE-BET, an online tool that helps local planners and landowners weigh long-term benefits of shoreline strategies Virginia Institute of Marine Science A new study led by William & Mary’s Batten School & VIMS shows that tidal marshes, including both natural wetlands and man-made living shorelines, generate approximately $90 million… Read More
A new analysis evaluates the impact of community-led habitat restoration projects in Florida. It finds that 12 projects are estimated to support more than 1,000 jobs and increase economic activity. Coastal restoration might bring to mind images of wetlands, sand dunes, and tidal marshes—but there’s another impact of this work: jobs and economic growth. A… Read More
Coastal communities in Hawaiʻi and other states are ramping up efforts to restore and protect their shorelines as climate change causes more destructive storms. In San Francisco Bay, salt ponds created more than a century ago are reverting to marshland. Along the New York and New Jersey coasts, beaches ravaged by Superstorm Sandy underwent extensive… Read More
SULLIVAN, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A local lake is preparing to undergo a process that hasn’t been done in its over 50-year history. To keep water and local wildlife healthy, lakes are expected to be dredged about every 15 years. The process removes sediment that has built up on the lake floor. However, Project Manager Chris… Read More
The $20 million Nassau County Shore Protection Project was finished in July NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – The Jacksonville area will not get a direct impact from Hurricane Erin, however, the National Weather Service is warning of frequent, deadly rip currents, along with rough and high surf at local beaches through Thursday, with beach erosion and minor… Read More
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Two South Bay beaches could be getting more sand as part of a Los Angeles County program that seeks to combat coastal erosion attributed to climate change. The Sand Compatibility & Opportunistic Use Program (SCOUP) would take sand sources generated through other means, such as land development projects and dredging, that would otherwise… Read More