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A major project to fix part of Flagler Beach’s dunes is being pushed back yet again. The Army Corps of Engineers was slated to start nourishing parts of the dunes this summer that have been demolished in recent hurricanes but now it won’t start anytime soon. The project will help nourish about 2.6 miles of dunes just… Read More
The Corps of Engineers built a channel in the San Lorenzo River after the 1955 flood that would contain a catastrophic flood by making the channel much deeper vs. wider. After finishing the project, the corps left town, turning maintenance of the channel to the city. In the years since, not only has sediment filled… Read More
Construction crews have removed about 3,000 cubic yards of material from Capitol Lake as a part of a $3.5 million project to plug an existing well and improve water quality in the iconic lake. Of those funds, $500,000 is coming from the state’s General Fund and $3 million in federal funds coming from the American… Read More
The effort to clear out the clogged Congamond Lake outlets of Great Brook and Canal Brook is taking another step forward this week, as members of the Lake Management Committee plan a kickoff meeting Jan. 18 with representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources and Conservation Service. Lake Management Committee Chair Dick Grannells… Read More
As Connecticut heads into the 2023 legislative session, grant funds remain at the top of Mayor Ben Blake’s mind. “For Milford and most towns, maintaining the grants we get from the state is always important during any legislative session,” said Blake. “A priority for the city is to get the same amount of grants as… Read More
Cheryl Nenn with Milwaukee Riverkeeper meets me just upstream from the bridge spanning the Menomonee River at Water Street in downtown Milwaukee at the northeastern edge of the Walker’s Point Neighborhood. A restaurant, Screaming Tuna, is behind us. “We’re close to the confluence of the Menomonee with the Milwaukee River. There’s a couple of big deposits of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is dredging the Mississippi River to maintain passage for ships. Fox News multimedia reporter Madison Scarpino reports from St. Louis, Missouri. Source
Sugar-white sand beaches. A breeze coming off waterfronts. Families flocking for surf, sun, and fun. For most in coastal Alabama, it sounds like picture-perfect day in Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, or Dauphin Island. But it’s also a future coveted along the western shorefront of Mobile Bay where public beaches are non-existent. Two projects – Brookley… Read More
With a break in the storms, crews are cleaning up the mess left behind following the recent big surf and heavy rains that battered the region in the past week. The north end of Bolsa Chica State Beach’s parking lots, closed for nearly a week following a flooding of seawater that stretched across the sand and into… Read More
A beach town that is defying New Jersey’s order not to shore up its eroding sand dunes is suing the state for $21 million. That’s how much North Wildwood says it spent over the past decade on trucking sand in as part of an ultimately futile effort to hold back the waves. North Wildwood is being… Read More
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen joined Snohomish County officials Friday afternoon to discuss how federal investments are helping the county fund the Meadowdale Beach Park and Estuary Restoration Project. The county reopened the beach for public access Jan. 7 after completing significant project milestones in 2022. The project was initiated by Snohomish County Parks in partnership… Read More
A public scoping meeting for a proposed project to restore and preserve Honokowai Beach is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Lahaina Civic Center Social Hall. Restoration could be accomplished by one of three methods: beach nourishment, beach maintenance, or beach nourishment with stabilizing structures. An Environmental Impact Statement… Read More
San Mateo Marina Lagoon residents are calling for a renewed push to dredge the lagoon to reduce flooding during storms, citing the recent rains as reasons to devote city funds. Rick Sakuda is a member of the Marina Lagoon Action Committee, a neighborhood association representing homeowners, residents and businesses around Marina Lagoon. He said by… Read More
Georgia’s coast draws in tourists year-round, but some of the state beaches’ biggest fans are the migrating shorebirds that make Georgia their go-to rest stop each year. Scientists and advocates argue that keeping Georgia’s beaches preserved and in good shape is key to maintaining shorebird populations and ensuring their health for the future in the… Read More
The Dare County Board of Commissioners approved contracts, adopted a resolution, authorized a sand search project and adopted budget amendments at its Jan. 3, 2023 regular meeting. Two actions deal with mitigating storm damage. Dare County received three grants from North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.The grants address coastal storm damage mitigation. The first grant… Read More