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As more federal funding becomes available to help communities deal with growing climate change-related flood risk, much of it has been steered to wealthier, coastal communities better able to manage the sometimes complex and time-consuming application processes When deputy clerk Kelly Smith saw how changing flood risk maps could saddle many of her Montana city’s… Read More
The Legislature’s budget writing committee voted unanimously Thursday to restore $10 million in funding for a long-awaited dredging project to protect waterfront access in Portland Harbor. Gov. Janet Mills had proposed reallocating the federal funding in her supplemental budget to a program that helps small businesses afford health care for their workers. Her proposal to… Read More
In the first week of the Flagler County’s dune restoration project, 12.3 tons of sand have been added to 1,500 linear feet of area beaches, according to the county. The $3.67 million project seeks to add sand from south MalaCompra Park to south Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, Flagler Public Information Officer Julie Murphy said. The more-than… Read More
Consider Cove Island Park channel halfway dredged. A firm hired by the city has completed the first phase of a two-prong project to remove sediments and debris from the island park’s marina and channels, according to a city press release. The park and its marinas suffered serious damage during Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Repairing them… Read More
Now twice postponed, the plan to replenish sand on Wrightsville Beach after nearly five years is making traction, but an environmental assessment from last month reveals the site comes with negative consequences. It will cost more, take longer, require more dredging and be riskier to wildlife. The dredge already comes with a lot of baggage…. Read More
South Portland officials said Thursday that the city plans to restore Willard Beach dunes that were washed away during a Dec. 23 storm that generated exceptionally high tides. The city said in a release that the dunes protect wildlife habitat and public infrastructure, including the wastewater pipe that runs along the beach. The restoration plan… Read More
Franklin County commissioners, upset at talk around the community that the Eastpoint dredge project would be further delayed, voiced their anger at a special meeting last week. The Jan. 26 meeting, called by Chairman Ricky Jones, focused on why it is that the dredge contractor has been slowed in its progress, apparently because the equipment… Read More
About $20 million in grants are available through the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to improve wetlands as part of the 3M PFAS Natural Resource Damage Assessment settlement. While Priority 1 of the settlement is focused on drinking water projects in the Twin Cities east metro, this priority (Priority 2) is… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dredge vessel Merritt is set to begin dredging a critical part of the Bogue Inlet channel between Emerald Isle and Onslow County on Thursday, Feb. 2. Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Ryan Davenport, whose office helps plan and oversee dredging and beach nourishment projects in the county, said… Read More
The water levels of the Mississippi River reached historic lows in the fall of 2022, causing barge traffic to slow and back up without deep enough water to navigate the river. Since then we have seen water levels rise but by how much? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been hard at work since… Read More
The glacial moraine left behind millennia ago underlies a fact of life for all of Cape Cod: we live on what is essentially a pile of gravel and sand. Given our endless exposure to the North Atlantic, that pile is constantly in flux, shifting with every storm and even every tide. So much moving sand… Read More
The borough of Avon has received a $490,768 grant from the State Department of Environmental Protection’s [DEP] grant program to complete Phase Two of the Living Shoreline Project for Sylvan Lake. The borough has also received a grant of $141,864 from the Department of Defense’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration for the design and engineering… Read More
In 2022, NOAA and our partners recovered over $114 million dollars from polluters to restore six contaminated waterways across the country. Pollution in our waterways harms plants and animals, and degrades the quality of life for people who live, work, and recreate in these areas. Restoration projects funded from these settlements contribute to restoring the… Read More
A Hurricane Ian worker maneuvers a machine attached to a barge to pick up debris in a canal on Fort Myers Beach on Feb. 1, 2023. Source
Gov. Tony Evers, along with the Wisconsin DOT, today announced grants totaling $5.3 million for seven harbor maintenance and improvement projects to promote waterborne freight and economic development. “From the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River, Wisconsin’s unique geography provides our state opportunities to grow our economy and help our businesses reach markets worldwide,” said… Read More