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BATON ROUGE, La. – St. Bernard Parish Government today announced the receipt of a first-of-its-kind grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program totaling $14.8 million for construction of Phase III of the Lake Lery Marsh Creation and Rim Restoration Project near Delacroix. The estimated project cost is approximately $21… Read More
It was barely two months ago when U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, the Republican whose six-county district includes all of Flagler County, was among the dozens of officials in Flagler Beach marking the groundbreaking of the 3.4-mile, $27 million beach renourishment project Flagler Beach had been waiting for almost 20 years. At Flagler Beach City Manager Dale Martin’s invitation, Waltz… Read More
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland transportation leaders on Thursday approved a contract for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge several months after the 1.6-mile (2.6-kilometer) steel span collapsed under the impact of a massive container ship that lost power and crashed into one of its supporting columns. In the immediate aftermath of the deadly March 26 collapse, officials… Read More
Fantastic news from CA this week, as AB 1122, a bill to make needed fixes to the CARB Commercial Harbor Craft rule, passed the CA Senate by a vote of 39-1! Next, the bill heads to the Assembly. A big win for mariner safety! Source
Centuries of farming have altered the flow of water in Old Pond Marsh. Restoration experts are racing against time to save it. HANCOCK, Maine — On a warm bright afternoon, with just enough breeze to keep the mosquitoes at bay, Tatia Bauer crouched down and brushed her hand over tufts of bright green saltmarsh cordgrass that… Read More
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — Auburn University researchers are recommending dredging and aerators to help improve the sediment and water quality in two popular Orange Beach water bodies. The study was funded by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the RESTORE Council. The shallow waters and canals of Terry Cove and Cotton Bayou… Read More
NOAA is seeking proposals for new grant awards that will restore habitat for Great Lakes fisheries, helping to support local ecosystems and communities. NOAA is announcing the availability of up to $12 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding to continue our work restoring habitat for Great Lakes native fisheries. We are seeking proposals for projects… Read More
Janice and Steve Hyman spend their summers just a few houses away from Wrightsville Beach, near Wilmington. Janice has been coming here since the 1940s and says the ocean has always flowed where it wanted. “The beach, when I was a child … where the oceanfront house is, the house that was there at that… Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa –Clear Lake is launching a $25 million cleanup project in hopes of improving the lake’s visibility after decades of damage by farm and yard runoff. Local residents and leaders have teamed up with the state to set up a massive dredging project at the northern Iowa lake, the state’s third-largest. It is… Read More
Today, NOAA is recommending more than $45 million in funding to support 27 new Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants for Tribes and Underserved Communities. Of this $45 million in funding, more than $20 million is recommended for federally recognized tribes and tribal organizations. Another $25 million is recommended for projects that will benefit underserved communities…. Read More
The Navarre Beach Restoration Project will tentatively begin on Navarre Beach with the mobilization of equipment starting as soon as November 27, 2024. The restoration limits are from approximately 900 feet east of the Navarre Beach Pier and continue west to the Gulf Islands National Seashore property. The contractor is expected to work from 6 a.m. to… Read More
As water levels continued to rise the last week of June, the St. Paul District activated its Emergency Operations Center to assist the state of Minnesota and surrounding communities with the summer flood risk. Community support Nearly 50 district employees were activated to assist in the planning, coordination, staging and delivery sites, and technical oversight… Read More
Drone pictures; “Love Bug” superyacht being raised 8/23/2024 Source
GULF OF MEXICO — Officials allowed News 15 an exclusive, up-close look at a mysterious new island discovered nine miles off the coast of St. Mary Parish. Our journey to the new island started in Morgan City. With help from the US Coast Guard, we traveled down the Atchafalaya River. Our destination was about 40… Read More
HOUSTON, Aug. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, announced today the receipt of several dredging awards totaling $256.2 million. The awarded work includes: Mobile Harbor, Alabama Deepening and Widening – Phase 2A Dredging Project (Capital, Alabama,… Read More