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The Alabama Port Authority said Wednesday that a plan to create hundreds of acres of wetlands in a portion of upper Mobile Bay has taken two big steps forward. The Upper Mobile Bay Wetlands project has been in the works for years, with backers saying it will provide a “beneficial use” for dredge spoil by creating… Read More
After years of coordinated engagement among several coastal agencies, a winter dredging campaign is slated for the 2025–2026 season to safeguard year-round access to Ocracoke Island and the greater Outer Banks. As detailed in a press release from Ocracoke Access Alliance, the project will target two trouble-prone corridors: Sloop Channel in Hatteras Inlet and Big… Read More
Coastal Chair Gordon Dove pushes alternative projects, including barrier islands LAFOURCHE PARISH (WVUE) – Charter boat captain Mike Guidry points to open water where a Louisiana barrier island once stood. “You see, we used to walk right here, floundering,” Guidry said as he positioned his boat near what remains of East Timbalier Island. The island,… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group halted work on the U.S. Coast Guard’s Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter program, citing “significant financial strain” caused by the program’s conditions, USNI News has learned. “Eastern Shipbuilding Group has made the difficult decision to suspend work on the Offshore Patrol Cutter program due to significant financial strain caused by the program’s structure… Read More
Sandwich’s Town Neck and First Beach have lost 15 to 20 feet of the new sand — and this season’s winter storms haven’t arrived yet. Erosion is a serious problem on the Massachusetts shoreline, especially, when those powerful winter storms start arriving. The latest example of extreme erosion is at Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, where… Read More
The City of Pensacola is asking Triumph Gulf Coast for $86 million to help build a major shipbuilding complex at the Port of Pensacola — a proposal that would represent one of the largest industrial investments ever brought forward for the downtown waterfront. In a pre-application submitted to Triumph Gulf Coast, the city outlines a plan dubbed Project… Read More
The 44-day federal government shutdown sent ripples through the economy and the justice system. But it didn’t stop dredging on Port of Morgan City waterways. Mechanical difficulties may end up causing more delays than a pause in other government operations. The dredging at the port’s federally authorized channel is funded through congressional appropriations to the… Read More
WAHPETON, Iowa — Dredging is now underway at Turtle Lake near Wahpeton as part of a major water restoration project on the Iowa Great Lakes. The long-anticipated dredging of Turtle Lake is removing thousands of cubic yards of sediment. “We have a main barge out here, it is digging. It is filling up hopper barges… Read More
The Shell Rock River Watershed District Board of Managers last week voted to go out for bids for the final phase of dredging on Fountain Lake. The vote includes the dredging of the east basin of Fountain Lake’s main bay and also calls for an option to include work in Bancroft Bay, though the outcome… Read More
Six-week project adds sand, caps $25–$28M dune-repair effort After about six weeks of work, the beach replenishment project immediately north of the Indian River Inlet has been completed. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, the contractor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, finished work midway through the week of Nov. 10. It was a… Read More
WILMINGTON, NC – There is a peace that many birds like the brown pelican and white ibis find along the Cape Fear River. Lindsay Addison, a biologist with the Audubon Society, an organization that protects birds and their habitats, said 30% of the state’s coastal waterbirds nest on the Cape Fear River. But these nesting… Read More
San Diego County beaches gained width in the past year and average beach width across all of California has remained stable since 1985 Two new studies from researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography provide encouraging news about California’s beaches at both local and statewide scales. The 2025 San Diego County Beach Report found most… Read More
ALTOONA – A local group is frustrated after an important Lake Altoona project has been delayed for at least one year. Eau Claire County was planning to conduct a dam repair in 2026. But changes to the recently approved county budget means that project is now pushed into the next budget cycle. This timeline is important… Read More
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began offshore equipment mobilization this weekend, marking the start of a $72 million Grand Strand beach renourishment project. The beach renourishment comes after damage from hurricanes Ian and Debby along the Grand Strand coastline. The Army Corps of Engineers plans to restore 2 million cubic… Read More
Carolina Beach, NC – Bulldozers and pipes laying on the beach signal the start of Carolina Beach’s renourishment project. After months of planning, Sunday marked the first day that workers would begin to reshape the coastline. The project will start off in the north side of Carolina Beach and will work its way south, more… Read More