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A team from Alaska Sea Grant, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, the University of Alaska Anchorage Economics Department, and a filmmaker, is working with students and the community in Chevak, located in southwest Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region. The researchers are addressing issues of coastal change, food security and migration in this region. Chevak… Read More
Chatham County and the eight cities within it have less than a month to come to an agreement on how to split funds from the Local Option Sales Tax. Just when it looked like a deal was ready, a fight over beach sand brought everything to a halt on Wednesday. The meeting ended when the… Read More
People are asking questions about a storm protection proposal for New York and New Jersey that would be among the most massive and costly flood control projects ever done in America, aiming to prevent the type of catastrophic flooding caused by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. At a public hearing Wednesday night on the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
Highland Beach, a historic black town in Anne Arundel County, Md., is washing away into the Chesapeake Bay, giving ground at a rate of more than 2 feet per year. Leaders of the Maryland town’s government responded earlier this year with a fix: a $1.2 million effort that included widening a key section of the… Read More
In November 2022, the City of Marco Island Island started the Hideaway Beach and Sanddollar Island construction project. This dredging project is located on the northwest tip of Marco Island in and around Tigertail Beach. This video captures unique aerial views of the excavation happening live where you’ll see the workers in action operating excavators… Read More
The water in Rough River Lake is at its lowest point of the season and it could end up staying that way for years to come. Every year, the Army Corps of Engineers drains water from the lake for the winter down to what is called “winter pool” levels. It’s usually refilled during the summer… Read More
Railroad passenger service through San Clemente has been halted twice because the seaside track shifted from waves pounding the soil, leaving commuters scrambling. The lifeguard headquarters near the town’s pier may have to be moved back from the beach — away from the encroaching sea — and into a parking lot. In south San Clemente,… Read More
The report titled Dredging Market aims at accommodating the demographics, geographical aspects, industry trends, latest market trends, opportunities, and the emergence of technologies in the study report. A detailed analysis of how the developments & recent innovations have shaped the market future is shown, and new product launches, market share size, and segment categories are discussed in… Read More
New legislation making its way to President Joe Biden’s desk this week includes multiple provisions that improve the coastal landscape of eastern North Carolina. With a leg up from U.S. Rep. David Rouzer (NC-07), the Tar Heel State’s shorelines will benefit from a new pilot program. New Hanover County’s beach communities will save on nourishment… Read More
The City of Orange Beach, City of Gulf Shores – Municipal Government and Gulf State Park’s joint beach restoration project has been delayed until Fall 2023 due to unexpected delays in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s environmental review process. This critical project is designed to rebuild local beaches and the dune protection system, which were… Read More
More than two months after Hurricane Ian swept along the South Carolina coast, the beach of the tiny Georgetown County tourist island has been cleared of the remains of Pawleys Island Pier, but plenty of storm-related work is still to be done. The town has already removed enough debris from the beach to fill about… Read More
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) last week secured the inclusion of the Conn Creek Dam Safety Project study and the Napa River Dredging study in the National Defense Authorization Act. The NDAA passed the House by a vote of 350-80. “Napa’s waterways are vital to the economic well-being and environmental protection of our community,”… Read More
The Lake Management Committee said last week that the Natural Resources and Conservation Service has signed a contract with a consultant to explore the costs and processes needed to dredge Great Brook and Canal Brook. Committee Chair Dick Grannells told the rest of the committee on Dec. 8 that he will likely meet with the… Read More
Restoring tidal flow to enclosed freshwater wetlands is key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping reach Australia’s carbon reduction targets a Griffith-led study found. Published in Restoration Ecology, the study compared the greenhouse gas emitted by impounded freshwater coastal wetlands with those from tidally connected mangrove and saltmarshes in the Queensland’s Burdekin catchment. “The freshwater impounded… Read More
Homeowners hit hard by Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole now fear their homes could face more damage. High tides and large waves are expected this weekend and can eat away at even more of the beach that’s mostly already gone. A subcontractor from FEMA is installing a temporary seawall to protect homes from the high… Read More