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PROJECT STATUS UPDATE FEBRUARY 22, 2021 Sand placement operations are complete. To date approximately 1,200,000 cubic yards of sand was pumped ashore. Demobilization of construction equipment and machinery is underway. Expect traffic delays on A-1-A and limited parking availability in the eastern lot of Loggerhead Park. Additional shell has been added to the public shell pile. The pile… Read More
The city of Fernandina Beach is working to fund dredging of the Fernandina Harbor Marina through grants from the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND), grant administrator Lorelei Jacobs told the Marina Advisory Board this week. Jacobs explained FIND grants are for dredging, permitting and… The city of Fernandina Beach is working to fund dredging of… Read More
Fracking is now permanently banned in the Delaware River watershed. And the regional regulatory body that approved the ban will next propose regulations on the import and export of wastewater. The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) on Thursday approved a final rule prohibiting fracking, or high volume hydraulic fracturing. The ban is to control future… Read More
Delta mayor warns the secondary channels have already begun to silt up again They’ll be right back where they started unless they work together with other communities. That’s how Mayor George Harvie summed up the lack of ‘anything’ happening when it comes to trying to get senior government to the table to come up with… Read More
The audit found that fleet renewal experienced many delays. Only two of four ships scheduled for delivery by January 2020 were delivered, and both were late. Although the government identified weaknesses in schedule and risk management, efforts to address them were not always effective. Delays could result in several vessels being retired before new ones… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) offered a second grant opportunity to nonprofit organizations around the world challenged by COVID-19 to support research and conservation projects relating to a massive and growing concern for ocean conservation: marine debris. The Marine Debris Prevention & Awareness Grant Contest awarded $5,000 to Earthlanka, a youth-based… Read More
A project to restore marshlands and add sea-level rise protections in San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood received glowing reviews from the Planning Commission this week. Commissioners gave comments of support during a “scoping session” Tuesday to kick off the environmental review of the planned restoration and expansion of Tiscornia Marsh, a 20-acre site situated north of… Read More
OCEANSIDE — A wetland enhancement project in south Oceanside has been selected as the recipient of a $1 million federal grant from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, it was announced today. The award was issued through the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation grant program, which funds projects that protect, restore and enhance coastal wetland ecosystems…. Read More
Something unusual is happening next month. For the first time in decades, Rhode Island is holding a statewide election without any candidates on the ballot. Money is on the ballot March 2, when voters will be asked to weigh in on seven referendums that would approve a combined $400 million in state borrowing for a broad swath of public projects. Adding interest over the 20-year… Read More
BAY HEAD – As the sea continues to carve into the storm-battered dunes on Bay Head’s beach, Mayor Bill Curtis says he hopes an emergency permit to make repairs will soon be approved by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The borough plans to use one of its on-call contractors to lower the slope of eroded dunes that Curtis… Read More
Although Gov. Tim Walz’s $518 million bonding bill focused on infrastructure in Minnesota, funds for the final year of dredging on Fountain Lake were not included. Companion bills before the Legislature — filed by Rep. Peggy Bennett, R-Albert Lea, and Sen. Gene Dornink, R-Hayfield — would provide the $7.5 million to complete the work and… Read More
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority expects to spend $887 million next fiscal year if the money is available, according to a draft plan CPRA’s director presented Friday to the board. Of that total, $633 million, or 71%, would be spent on construction. Other uses involve planning, design, maintenance and general operation costs. Estimated… Read More
An industry insider offers an update on this renewable sector’s potential and challenges. The Atlantic coast has great opportunity for the energy sector and governors across the northeast are aware of it. They need this power source to meet their states’ clean energy goals and are now in stark competition to establish the land-based businesses… Read More
Amid rising seas, ‘dry’ resort is wetter than it likes. Ocean City, New Jersey, is officially a “dry” town. In 1879, four Methodist ministers established a Christian seaside resort here with a permanent ban on the manufacture and sale of alcohol — a prohibition that remains to this day. But numerous times a year, Ocean… Read More
This year, the big beach replenishment project will be along the Outer Banks in North Carolina’s Dare County. Communities from Duck not far from the Virginia line south to Buxton on Hatteras Island are spending about $99 million to add sand to their ever-shrinking beaches. In the summer of 2019, it was Virginia Beach’s turn…. Read More