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The Panama Canal Authority presented to the Cabinet Council the budget for fiscal year 2026, amounting to B/.5,207.2 million, covering the period from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026. The budget prioritizes future investments with a focus on water sustainability through the Río Indio lake project, business diversification, training and human resource development, management… Read More
Manson’s Fritchie Marsh Restoration Project aims to strengthen natural storm protection for the surrounding community and restore native habitat to the Louisiana area. The initiative reclaims approximately 300 acres of marshland for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Orleans District. In December 2024, Manson partnered with amphibious equipment specialist Wilson Coastal Development to construct… Read More
In San Francisco Bay, salt ponds created more than a century ago are reverting to marshland. Along the New York and New Jersey coasts, beaches ravaged by Superstorm Sandy underwent extensive restoration. In Alabama, a rebuilt spit of land is shielding a historic town and providing wildlife habitat. Coastal communities nationwide are ramping up efforts… Read More
AGAWAM, Mass. – The Healey-Driscoll administration is distributing over $2.9 million in grants supporting ecological restoration projects throughout Massachusetts. The Department of Fish and Game’s (DFG) Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) is providing this funding, designed to protect land against extreme weather and restore wildlife habitats in the state. The grants also seek to improve… Read More
Efforts to deepen and widen the Port of Mobile’s ship channel are drawing both strong support and determined opposition. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is carrying out the project to accommodate larger vessels, a move backed by the Alabama Port Authority and business advocates who point to the port’s role as a key economic… Read More
LOGAN – As advocates for the restoration of Lake Logan work to persuade state officials to take action to improve the health of the lake, they might learn something from a lake restoration project that was proposed over 15 years ago, but which apparently never came to fruition. Government documents obtained by a citizen through… Read More
Los Angeles County supervisors have unanimously approved a program that will reuse sand from construction and dredging projects to fortify eroding beaches as part of an ongoing effort to mitigate climate change impacts along the local coastline. The Sand Compatibility and Opportunistic Use Program, known as SCOUP, will allow the county’s Department of Beaches and… Read More
The Los Cerritos Wetlands restoration project took another step forward this week, with the California Coastal Commission OKing the effort’s Phase 2, which includes reestablishing an additional 77 acres of tidal wetlands, constructing a perimeter berm and improving public access amenities, among other things. The project will be carried out on the southern, 86-acre portion… Read More
Twenty years later, restoration and recovery continue in this vulnerable coastal city. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, reshaping not only the physical landscape of South Louisiana and Mississippi but also the emotional and political contours of our coastal communities. In the storm’s wake, many residents were displaced, entire neighborhoods submerged,… Read More
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — Two major milestones this week for Fort Myers Beach as the town is seeing real progress with its iconic Fort Myers Beach pier, and its beach renourishment project is expected to be complete by next week. Fort Myers Beach’s massive beach renourishment project, working to restore the shoreline, is finally… Read More
Army Corps of Engineers says they will return next week QUINCY – Crews dredging the Mississippi River in Quincy were pulled off their work on August 13th. “The Dredge that was working in the Quincy Boat Harbor was called away as it was needed for emergency dredging operations on the Red River in Vicksburg, MS,”… Read More
Baton Rouge, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are utilizing a $25,000 grant from Shell to conduct sea turtle nesting surveys on the Chandeleur Islands for the fourth consecutive year. Thanks to the collaborative effort,… Read More
For over 30 years, I have dedicated myself to the protection and restoration of Louisiana’s coast. As a legislator for 12 years serving as chairman of the Natural Resources and Environment Committee, a Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority board member representing the House of Representatives as well as parish president of Terrebonne Parish for eight… Read More
The Missoula County Commissioners approved a large dredging project Thursday to remove sediment buildup from a popular boating and float plane dock in Seeley Lake. The project will remove 600 cubic yards of lakebed to restore space for boats and planes along the shoreline of Lindey’s Prime Steakhouse. Owners of the business said the project… Read More
If you’ve traveled to Dauphin Island in the past two years, you’ve obviously noticed all the work that’s ongoing along the Dauphin Island Causeway. Rows of riprap, piles of dredge material and heavy equipment dot the east side of the roadway for more than 3 miles. The Dauphin Island Causeway Shoreline Restoration Project is being… Read More