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WESTERLY — A dredge project at Winnapaug Pond might wind up removing less sediment than originally expected. Interim Town Manager Shawn Lacey, during a Town Council meeting on Monday, said he recently learned that the project, which started with the set-up of equipment last month, might result in the removal of just 54,000 cubic yards… Read More
Erosion and damage in Ortley Beach following the Oct. 2021 nor’easters. (Photo: Daniel Nee) Erosion and damage in Ortley Beach following the Oct. 2021 nor’easters. (Photo: Daniel Nee) Erosion and damage in Ortley Beach following the Oct. 2021 nor’easters. (Photo: Daniel Nee) Several beach entrances were closed, a 1-2 foot dune scarp was present along… Read More
Reversing a Trump-era decision, the Biden administration has said beach towns can’t use sand from protected areas for beach nourishment projects As officials in Carolina and Kure beaches celebrated, those in Wrightsville Beach stewed. The reason was that after more than a few nervy months and heavy politicking in Washington, federal funds had finally been secured for the nourishment projects planned for New… Read More
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – They are regulars at Maui’s beaches. Volunteers in blue tshirts carry small buckets into knee-deep surf to collect water samples off south and west shorelines. They are measuring water quality. “Without those volunteers going out at 7:45 a.m. every day we wouldn’t be able to have such clarity on what’s going on… Read More
Martha Raddatz covers Hawaii’s response to climate change on ABC’s “This Week.” Rising sea levels paired with recent storm surges have been causing faster than usual erosion on Hawaii’s beaches and shorelines. “The coastal issues that are related to climate change are sort of the canary in the coal mine,” coastal hazards specialist Tara Owens… Read More
A luxury area of Naples is seeing hundreds of construction vehicles coming in and out. And they’re lugging thousands of tons of sand. However, those truck trips in and out are said to have a large payoff down the road. There are so many trucks coming in and out of one Naples neighborhood that there’s… Read More
SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. – Many on Delaware’s coast are seeing the impacts of Friday’s storms. One local says the storm took more away than the other storms and is concerned for the future of Broadkill Beach. “You need a parachute to get on to the beach,” said Jim Bailey, the President of the Broadkill Beach… Read More
Stretches of beach in West Newport are about to get wider. Annual maintenance of the Santa Ana River outlet kicked off this week. The county project pulls sand from the waterway to help with flood control, then makes use of it to replenish the shoreline between the rock jetties and near the Balboa Pier –… Read More
Partnership will Restore Islands off Dorchester County Using Dredged Material BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are marking a milestone of environmental stewardship this month on the landmark restoration of Poplar Island near Talbot County. Simultaneously, the agencies are advancing… Read More
The Balgal Beach shoreline will receive a renewed lease on life with beach reprofiling of the coastal area beginning this week. The beach reprofiling works are part of Townsville City Council’s ongoing Shoreline Erosion Management Plan. Community Health, Safety and Environmental Sustainability Committee chairperson Maurie Soars said the beach reprofiling along the foreshore will reinstate… Read More
SEATTLE — When coastal homeowners install seawalls to protect their houses from rising waters, they’re solving one problem by creating another. Protective structures such as seawalls and bulkheads can help save properties from erosion. But such structures, known collectively as shoreline armoring, can block the natural flow of sand and sediment down the coast and multiply… Read More
CONWAY, S.C. (WPDE) — The past five years have showcased a new chapter in the lives of neighbors who call the South Carolina coast home. Weather events from hurricanes, extreme seasonal rainfall, to the ebbs and flows of the ocean have impacted lives more frequently than what was once the norm. That’s evident in data… Read More
On Anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, State Begins Work to Protect Residents Along Fresh Creek in Brooklyn Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) will begin construction on a $14 million project to protect the most at-risk sections of Fresh Creek’s shoreline in Canarsie, Brooklyn. The project will help the community adapt to the effects of… Read More
The Interior Department announced Thursday a proposed lease sale for offshore wind development off North Carolina and South Carolina. The proposed Carolina Long Bay lease area consists of about 128,000 acres and includes most of the Wilmington East Wind Energy Area, which officials said has the potential to generate enough electricity to power more than… Read More
Minnesota is one big step closer to completing a massive clean-up effort of the St. Louis River estuary near Duluth. In October the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources finished a three-year, $18 million project restoring 230 acres of coastal wetland habitat at Kingsbury Bay and Grassy Point, where the St. Louis River widens before it… Read More