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After two years of waiting, Wilton residents can look forward to swimming in Merwin Meadows Pond this Memorial Day weekend thanks to a unanimous vote by the Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) in favor of dredging the pond and beach to remove silt deposited there during the August 2024 floods. The vote, held during a special meeting on Tuesday, Apr. 21, was the… Read More
If you think you see a capsized boat in the Muskegon Harbor Entrance in the next few weeks, do a double-take. It might just be dredging equipment. King Company, working on behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will begin dredging the Muskegon Harbor entrance starting as soon as late April or mid-May. Once… Read More
By Steve Featherstone | sfeatherstone@syracuse.com The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, along with conservation partners Ducks Unlimited and the National Audubon Society, recently completed a project to improve 50 acres of Lake Ontario marsh habitat in the Lakeview Wildlife Management Area, in Jefferson County. The project enhances spawning and nursery habitat for fish such as… Read More
And don’t miss the response of the Dredging Contractors of America to this development, included at the end of this story. The Trump administration is preparing to extend its controversial Jones Act waiver for up to 90 days, a move that would deepen an already contentious policy experiment launched during the Strait of Hormuz crisis and intensify… Read More
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A project is underway to help restore the health of the struggling Indian River Lagoon and remove decades of old pollution from the waterways. What You Need To Know A project is underway to help restore the health of the struggling Indian River Lagoon Workers are hoping to fully remove decades… Read More
Dredging the San Joaquin River as it meanders through the South Delta could become part of a larger strategy to provide more robust water supplies for California and increase the survival rate of threated Chinook salmon. It’s the goal of the Greater Valley Farm Water Partnership (GVFWP) consisting of 13 growers in the Delta as… Read More
Statement by Carl W. Bentzel President National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) “Revitalizing Shipbuilding and the Maritime Industrial Base,” Joint Hearing of the Seapower and Projection Forces and the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittees Rayburn 2118 April 22, 2026 Thank you, Chairmen Kelly and Ezell and Ranking Members Courtney and Carbajal, for holding this… Read More
By Renata Schmidt BIDDEFORD, Maine — Students from the University of New England teamed up with the Biddeford Pool Conservation Trust in March to plant dune grass along the beach in Biddeford, Maine. Dunes help protect the communities and habitats behind them and also provide a habitat for animals. Biddeford was hit hard during the back-to-back… Read More
By Greg Pallone BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A project is underway to help restore the health of the struggling Indian River Lagoon and remove decades of old pollution from the waterways. In a spot near the Eau Gallie Causeway, work is ramping up to remove a big issue plaguing the lagoon for decades. Muck, organic-rich… Read More
ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (WCSC) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, officially finished two dredging and sand placement projects on the Isle of Palms on Sunday. The Breach Inlet Beneficial Use Projects moved about 700,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand from the Corps’ routine maintenance of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to nourish… Read More
By Jim Murdoch Work is underway at the Manasquan Inlet to make it safer for boats to navigate through the narrow channels. This million-dollar dredging project will help keep the important local economy sailing smoothly. The $1.35 million emergency dredging operation is over what’s known as the Wills Hole Thorofare Channel in the Manasquan River…. Read More
By Annie Dance RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. — The town of Lake Lure will begin a phased “soft opening” of its lake on April 20, restoring limited public access after months of storm recovery while maintaining restrictions intended to protect public safety and allow ongoing work to continue. The path to reopening began after Hurricane Helene struck on Sept…. Read More
A beach restoration project is underway at Jensen Beach on April 13, 2026, on Hutchinson Island in northern Martin County. The project is part of the Martin County Shore Protection Project. Crews will be placing approximately 360,000 cubic yards of sand along 4 miles of the beach. The sand for the $14.6 million project will… Read More
By Kendall Hanson Six environmental organizations are taking their concerns about a proposed shipbuilding, repair and recycling facility in Union Bay to Prime Minister Mark Carney and B.C. Premier David Eby. The organizations say Union Bay is not the right location for such work and it’s calling for any review processes related to this proposal… Read More
By Hunter Ezelle BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) — Sand is being pumped as part of a year-long beach replenishment project. Contractors began dredging the Mississippi Sound in Biloxi near the lighthouse Monday morning. The silt and sand appear black when they’re first pumped up from underwater, but after being spread across the beach, they gradually lighten and… Read More