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Based on a new analysis, Fairfax County staff are recommending against the proposed dredging of Lake Accotink. “The excessive cost combined with significant environmental impacts from deforestation and social impacts from large numbers of trucks, noise, visual impacts and potential impacts to recreation [led to the recommendation not to dredge],” said Charles Smith, Fairfax County… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the Port of Everett, has completed maintenance dredging of the lower settling basin of the Snohomish River Federal Navigation Channel. American Construction removed 193,000 cubic yards of material with a clamshell dredge. Source
A multibillion-dollar plan to heal South Florida’s damaged ecosystem is breaking new ground in western Palm Beach County, where Lake Okeechobee waters once trickled south to nourish the Everglades and feed freshwater to Florida Bay. The Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir, a massive holding tank for lake overflow, has been on a to-do list for more than 20… Read More
More than 4,000 feet of the heavily developed Charleston coastline are better protected from flooding thanks to an unlikely hero: smooth cordgrass. Smooth cordgrass, or Spartina alterniflora, is an essential ingredient to healthy salt marshes, which act as natural flood barriers, water filtration systems and nurseries for marine wildlife. “The oyster reef will help deposit sediment… Read More
In 2016, David Cottrell dropped a load of rocks on Washington State’s Washaway Beach to see if he could reverse the erosion—an effort that has caught the attention of engineers. David Cottrell stands on what used to be a four-meter-high cliff at the crumbled end of Blue Pacific Drive. Just a few years ago, this… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Moda Midstream, LLC (Moda) and the Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) today announced a partnership to create and preserve coastal wetlands. As an initial step, Moda has committed financial support to create the Moda Marsh & Wetlands Preserve at GBF’s to-be-built Gessner Center that will house GBF’s education center and headquarters in Kemah, Texas. The Moda Marsh &… Read More
Environmentalists celebrate in Laguna Beach – but not with balloons. The hilly coastal town known for stunning sea views and rolling cliffs is considering a plan to ban the sale and public use of balloons to reduce the risk of devastating wildfires and clean up a major source of rubbish that burns nearby of the… Read More
With funding from green bonds approved by Rhode Island voters, the Coastal Resources Management Council and TNC removed many tons of muck and plastic garbage from the bottom of the Providence River. The material will be beneficially reused to help build a new marine terminal to support the offshore wind industry. CRMC’s Dan Goulet provides… Read More
NEWBURYPORT — 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… Read More
The Oregon Inlet Task Force approved a request at its February meeting for the county-managed-dredge Miss Katie to return to Hatteras Inlet’s Connector Channel in mid-March to perform an additional dredging project, contingent upon good weather and channel conditions. Miss Katie recently completed a 10-day dredging event in the Connector Channel on February 5, with 14,172 cubic… Read More
A proposal by the administration of Gov. Janet Mills to divert money away from dredging Portland Harbor has been rejected, as Maine lawmakers stand by an earlier commitment to contribute $10 million toward the dredging project. The administration had proposed re-allocating $10 million from the dredging project to a program that helps small businesses offer… Read More
The NJ. Department of Transportation has completed a $5 million dredging project on the Arthur Kill to make it more navigable for ferries and increase the depth of boat slips that are in this borough’s future. With dredging done, Mayor Daniel J. Reiman is eager to move forward with his Carteret Ferry Terminal, saying the… Read More
Second in a series. Read Part 1. PONSER — While thousands of acres in Hyde County have produced lucrative crops for centuries, the uncultivated peatland in the county with one of the lowest population densities in the state has the potential to offer a new kind of profitable produce: carbon credits. Sequestration of carbon dioxide, or… Read More
Pasco County officials have tried for years to figure out how to keep a plan to dredge the county’s coastal canals afloat amid concerns the multimillion-dollar cost could sink it. On Tuesday, the Pasco County Commission will consider sharing the expense with the property owners benefiting from deeper and wider canals. If commissioners authorize a… Read More
The City of Rehoboth Beach is expecting beach replenishment to begin on its beaches in March or April. The hope is that work in Rehoboth will be completed before the summer season kickoff of Memorial Day weekend. “Regardless of the timing, our crews are ready to react and have the beach ready for summer 2023,” said Stan… Read More