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Seattle Parks and Recreation and McClung Construction have reached a milestone with the Lowman Beach Park seawall and beach restoration project. Two main components of this project are complete: demolition of the existing failed concrete seawall, as well as drilling and installation of the steel piles that provide structural support for the new seawall. The… Read More
10 billion-dollar disasters of 2021 2021 was a year of tumult across the globe, but particularly when one examines weather patterns in the United States: Wildfires raged across the West Coast in the summer and fall, Hurricane Nicholas and Tropical Storms Fred and Elsa sent wind gusts in the Southeast, and cold and heat waves… Read More
A dredging operation provides material to restore Crab Bank, an important seabird sanctuary in Charleston Harbor. Crab Bank, an island in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, has been a critical nesting spot and refuge for birds for decades. But years of erosion, and then a brutal storm and high tide in 2018, washed much of island away, and the area… Read More
SAFE WATERWAYS: State program helped clear Oak Orchard Harbor WATERPORT — A dredging project which helped maintain two Orleans County waterways has completed its second phase. The work was part of New York state’s $15 million Regional Dredging Project — an effort which is itself part of the state’s $300 million Resiliency and Economic Development… Read More
As folks are taking down their holiday decorations, they may be wondering the best way to dispose of their natural Christmas trees. Fort Macon State Park in Carteret County has been collecting natural Christmas trees since 1964 and park Superintendent Randy Newman told Coastal Review he thinks around 80,000 trees have been collected in that… Read More
A major dune restoration project is well under way at Norton Point and South Beach in Edgartown, with tons of trucked-in sand being used to rebuild the badly eroded beachfront. The project is a joint effort between the town, which owns South Beach, and the Trustees of Reservations, who manage the barrier beach at Norton… Read More
BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) – The Lake Borgne Marsh Creation Project in St. Bernard Parish is officially underway, the Governor’s office announced on Tuesday. “I want to thank CPRA for their work in advancing this record-breaking effort to restore hundreds of acres of marshland in the Pontchartrain Basin,” Edwards said. “The Lake Borgne project and… Read More
For years, frivolous lawsuits levied by a few coastal parishes against hundreds of oil and gas companies have created a chilling effect that has stopped investment and pushed countless jobs out of Louisiana. While Louisiana’s coastline is a vital resource that protects our state from natural disasters, these lawsuits do nothing to help restore our… Read More
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will provide an overview and updates on the White Creek maintenance dredging project in Sussex County during a public information session set for 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. The project is now in the engineering phase. More information about the project and the link to… Read More
Pascrell Seeks Help for Cresskill Resiliency after Tropical Storm Ida Congressman requests full funding from Army Corp of Engineers for Tenakill Brook restoration, flood prevention project PATERSON, NJ – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today requested full-fledged federal support for to study on how to protect Cresskill from future flood events after Tropical Storm… Read More
Project aims to improve the health of the lagoon and slow the natural erosion of the shoreline between Solana Beach and Encinitas A floating, diesel-powered dredge sucked sand out of the San Elijo Lagoon on Thursday — pumping the wet, gray material through a long plastic pipe onto Cardiff State Beach. Last week marked the… Read More
New York City is thinking big to protect Lower Manhattan from climate change. A new proposal from the city’s economic and climate leaders calls for a two-level, mile-long esplanade that would protect 140 acres of low-lying land in FiDi and the Seaport from rising seas and storm surges, the Commercial Observer reported. If built, the… Read More
Completion of Dredging at 20 Projects Across Eight Counties to Increase Resiliency and Sustain Recreation Phase III of Project Scheduled to Be Completed in 2022 Part of State’s $300 Million Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (‘REDI’) Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of Phase II of New York State’s $15 million Regional Dredging Project…. Read More
NORTH WILDWOOD — On a weekday afternoon, a dog and its owner work their way through a steady December wind sweeping across the beach in the troublesome northeast corner of Five Mile Beach. The tide is out, so there is a wide, flat beach at Second Street and a narrow patch of sand at the… Read More
The new federal review of an area planned for wind energy eliminates spots closest to Brunswick County beaches and splits the remaining site into three pieces. The area considered for leasing – Wilmington East – starts about 15 nautical miles south of Bald Head Island. The new review incorporates information gleaned since the 2015 federal… Read More