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If the town’s front yard is the boardwalk and beachfront, then West Cliff Drive is its front porch. The drive has been assembled over the years into what it is today: a linear park, tied together in 1976 with its iconic bike path. In the 1960s, West Cliff Drive had a narrow gravel shoulder impossible… Read More
Communities along the Lake Erie shoreline are dealing with continual erosion in a variety of ways. Route 531 was closed at the Ashtabula Township/North Kingsville village line late last year by the Ohio Department of Transportation due to fears of encroaching erosion. Ray Marsch, a spokesperson for ODOT, said an emergency project to protect a… Read More
The severe storms that hit California this season could end up costing the state in excess of $1 billion. Coastal communities seem to move mountains in an effort to slow the beach erosion that threatens life near the ocean. But about 10 years ago, Surfer’s Point in Ventura County became the site of a test for a… Read More
Seagrasses are flowering plants that form dense underwater meadows in coastal waters worldwide, from the frigid seas of the Arctic to the warm shallows of the Caribbean. These meadows provide a refuge for young fish, food for grazing sea turtles and manatees, and help to slow climate change by absorbing carbon from the atmosphere up to 35 times faster than… Read More
Currituck County released this synopsis of a three-year Shoreline Stability Study that examined the county’s 22 miles of ocean coastline and was presented at a Feb. 3 retreat of the Currituck County Commissioners. Among the key findings: The part of the county facing the greatest potential impact on structures over the next 30 years is… Read More
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