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Maui County has nearly completed mapping wetlands across Maui, Molokai and Lanai in an effort to help mitigate flooding, control harmful runoff, enhance wildlife habitat, restore natural fire breaks and provide other benefits like sequestering carbon. Over the last year, the Planning Department, Hawaii Sea Grant and consultant H.T. Harvey & Associates tried to determine… Read More
Council members voice some concerns about portions of proposed $5.5 million dam project amid support for continued planning and community engagement. ROCHESTER — Design work will continue on the proposal to replace Silver Lake Dam alongside future dredging. “This is not the vote right now to take a wrecking ball to the dam,” Rochester City Council member… Read More
The global commercial shipping industry could cut down its carbon emissions by 47 million tonnes per year by deploying artificial intelligence for sea navigation, a study by autonomous shipping startup Orca AI showed on Tuesday. The use of the technology could reduce the need for maneuvers and route deviation from close encounters with high-risk marine… Read More
On June 17, 2024, BOEM joined the groundbreaking ceremony for the Flagler County, Florida Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Project. This project aims to protect and enhance a portion of Florida’s cherished but critically eroded beaches. Coastal resilience efforts, like these, strengthen the ability of individuals, communities, and infrastructure to “bounce back” after hazardous weather… Read More
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association is pleased to join with our partners at the Coastal States Organization to release the Joint Beach & Inlet Management Policy. The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) is dedicated to merging science and policy to preserve, protect, and enhance the beaches, shores, and coastal systems of… Read More
Baileys Harbor Treasurer Dave Smith and Town Chair David Eliot looked for ways for the town to afford an unexpected $170,000 cost that resulted from Death’s Door Marine doing extra dredging work to eliminate a sandbar that was discovered blocking the entrance to the town marina this spring. The town eliminated three budgeted projects on… Read More
The Sussex Shores Homeowners Association operates and maintains a private beach in North Bethany. Over the past two weeks, through someone’s action and in violation of state law, a dune line there was excavated, sand was removed, and the sand was levelled to improve the view and beach area access for the property owners, according… Read More
SAUGATUCK, MI — The popular passage way from Kalamazoo River to Lake Michigan is being cleared for boaters, with sand redistribution to Saugatuck’s most popular shorelines. This month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, began dredging 68,000 cubic yards of sediment from Saugatuck Harbor to ensure safe navigation between Lake Michigan and the… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana coastal restoration officials have reached agreement with local officials in a coastal parish to renew some preparatory work for a nearly $3 billion coastal restoration project that has been halted amid legal disputes. The agreement announced Thursday between the state and Plaquemines Parish means a stop-work order is being partially lifted,… Read More
Shorebirds circled overhead while the dredge pumped sand onto an island off Folly Beach. When the hum of heavy machinery stopped, and they spread their legs for landing, the shorebirds found their nesting grounds had grown, and the Bird Key-Stono seabird sanctuary renourished. In less than a month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston… Read More
Visit many beaches in North County come springtime, and you’ll spot what looks like the spine of a sea monster or ribs from a shipwreck floating offshore near the pier. The twisting, scaly apparatus is part of an ocean dredge designed to scoop sand from the seafloor and dump it on the nearby shoreline. Why? San Diego’s… Read More
More sand is coming to Town Neck Beach. Next winter 320,000 cubic yards of sand will be dredged from Scusset Beach and planted on Town Neck Beach. The project is a step toward repairing “a historic mistake,” said Senator Edward J. Markey during a visit to the beach last Friday, June 7. The Cape Cod… Read More
For months, some Mount Pleasant residents have been complaining about a construction crew dumping dredging material on public land slated for a park in the village. The material — dredged sediment generated by a village neighborhood homeowners association’s pond revitalization project managed by Mount Pleasant Village President Dave DeGroot — has been the subject of… Read More
Sea oats help keep sand in place and can stop beach erosion. Keep Wakulla County Beautiful is planting sea oats to help restore Mashes Sands Beach Watch the video to find out how you can get involved Broadcast Transcript: Did you know sea oats help keep sand in place and can stop beach erosion? I’m… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Florida — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has delayed the maintenance dredging for the federal navigation channel in the vicinity of Sawpit Creek, Nassau County, until early October 2024. The project has been delayed because of active shorebird nests within the beach placement area of Amelia Island State Park. The project was… Read More