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Ortley Beach has experienced the unfortunate reality of being labeled Superstorm Sandy’s “ground zero” in 2012, and since a major beach replenishment project was completed in the years following the hurricane, nature has chipped away at the neighborhood oceanfront to a greater extent than any neighboring community. While the protective dune itself has largely held… Read More
Coming up with ways to protect Miami-Dade County from the stronger storms and higher seas of the future has generated more questions than answers over the last few years. The county’s latest concept could stir up even more controversy. It involves closing off most of Biscayne Bay from the Atlantic Ocean with natural and man-made… Read More
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the release of the 2023 Request for Proposals for the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF). The NCRF provides grant funding to restore and strengthen “natural coastal infrastructure”—like salt marshes, coral reefs, and beach dunes—that provide a first line of defense for coastal communities and ecosystems from increasing impacts… Read More
More than ten years have passed since Hurricane Sandy exposed New York City to devastating coastal flooding. Several cost-effective flood megaprojects, including levees and storm surge barriers, have been presented to the NY-NJ region to prevent future billion-dollar disasters, but none have moved forward. Researchers studying climate adaptation have put forward theories about why so… Read More
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