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Leaders at the South Carolina Beach advocates annual meeting say it’s important they find ways to preserve beaches because they have a big environmental and financial impact on the state. Proponents of beach preservation gathered Monday for the 9th annual South Carolina Beach Advocates Association conference. “It started about 10 years ago,” Folly Beach Mayor Tim… Read More
The shipping crisis on the Mississippi River might finally be coming to an end. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been dredging the river 24 hours a day, 7 days a week since July, ever since low water levels on the river due to drought started causing shipping backups. The Corps hopes to be… Read More
The city continues its search for a sand replenishment source paired with a retention structure, a project made controversial due to the potential use of groins or other similar hard structures. While groins — perpendicular structures extending into the water from shore to maintain updrift beaches and restrict longshore sediment transport — were not completely… Read More
In the month since Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority released the fourth iteration of its “Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast,” I’ve been trying to understand what it means by “a sustainable coast” in this world of escalating climate risks. If it’s only talking about the sinking deltas composing the bottom third of this state,… Read More
While much has been accomplished with restoration of the Everglades, and billions of dollars of more funding are being lined up, the National Academy of Sciences continues to have concerns over the lack of climate-change planning being factored into what is viewed as the world model for large-scale ecosystem restoration. “The one near certainty regarding… Read More
Salt marshes, which are key habitats threatened by accelerated sea-level rise, may persist despite increased water levels, according to a group of scientists guided by Brian Yellen, Research Professor of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The fundamental factor determining whether salt marshes perish or survive is not water, but sediment…. Read More
A new bridge has bypassed a dangerous and persistent ocean overwash problem on the roadway on the north end of Hatteras Island. Now residents of this tiny village are looking for beach nourishment to protect their homes from washing into the ocean. The reason that Rodanthe is at risk is the same reason that a… Read More
Smartphone screens, wine bottles, and porcelain toilets share a surprising ingredient: sand. In fact, the ubiquitous material is the second most exploited natural resource on Earth, after water. Most sand pours into the construction industry, which in turn pours much of it into concrete. “Sand is the most mined solid material on Earth, and we’re using… Read More
Emergency dredging operations began late Wednesday night, at about 11 p.m., at the entrance to the Santa Barbara Harbor to remove the large amount of sand and sediment that was pushed into the harbor during the recent storms. Chris Bell, public information officer for the city’s Waterfront Department, told Noozhawk that Pacific Dredge had been awarded the contract for the… Read More
The launch, docks and boat trailer parking lot are all set to be off-limits from Feb. 6 to Feb. 17 as overdue dredging begins at Rocky Point. The closure is intended to allow workers space to haul out sediment around the shore area and navigation channel of the Port Moody Arm, according to a statement… Read More
Could the Louisiana of 2073 face less flood risk from hurricanes than it does today? According to Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority officials, the answer could be “yes”–if their latest coastal master plan, released as a draft earlier this month, is fully implemented and predictions for more moderate environmental conditions prevail. Officials brought the $50-billion… Read More
Portland and South Portland are pressing for millions of dollars in government funding to pay for dredging in Casco Bay around piers, wharves, and marinas where so much silt has built up the berthing space for boats is at risk. But so far, the total funding desired has proven elusive. A plan to dredge the… Read More
Due to recurring scour and maintenance concerns at the NC 24 Causeway between Swansboro and Cedar Point, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) partnered with the North Carolina Coastal Federation to begin a year-long Living Shorelines Project in November 2022. Fast-moving waters in the White Oak River cause soil erosion surrounding the NC 24… Read More
Village of Mamaroneck Officials Released this Statement about the suspension of the long awaited flood mitigation program until flood assessment studies are completed: Officials in the Village of Mamaroneck are baffled and outraged by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (NYS DEC) refusal to let the municipality help itself. In a letter dated January 24,… Read More
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara harbor has closed to allow the just-arrived dredge to dig in on a project where sand has blocked most boats from going in and out. The sand bar developed in the recent series of storms. Harbor Patrol Lt. Nathan Alldredge was at the controls of a patrol boat… Read More