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Martin County leaders work to reinforce dunes at Bathtub Reef Beach following Tropical Storm Eta HUTCHINSON ISLAND SOUTH, Fla. — Martin County crews are reinforcing the dunes on South Hutchinson Island that partially eroded during the height of Tropical Storm Eta on the Treasure Coast. The dune restoration project at Bathtub Reef Beach began Monday… Read More
Tide gates, dune working at Read Avenue bayside Delaware Center for the Inland Bays Science and Restoration Coordinator Marianne Walch explains to U.S. Sen. Tom Carper how tide gate valves close during high tides, preventing backflow of bay water into the storm drain system, and reducing flooding at Read Avenue bayside in Dewey Beach. By… Read More
An investigation report [M19P0020] just released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada raises important questions about the extent to which the increasing size of containerships poses a threat to safe berthing. The report is into the TSB’s investigation into a January 28, 2019, incident in which the stern of the 7,042 containership Ever Summit… Read More
Nov. 20 ceremony to reopen park, celebrate marsh restoration and site improvements’ completion Wildlife and people now have a beautiful, newly restored place to roam — Bay Point Regional Shoreline in eastern Contra Costa County. Through an extensive and environmentally sensitive restoration project, the East Bay Regional Park District has returned the shoreline to its… Read More
An Ellicott® 670 Dragon was recently used to complete a dredging project of Accabonac Harbor in East Hampton, New York. The dredge was purchased by Suffolk County for inlet dredging, and was used to clear a spit of beach that had narrowed an inlet near Louise Point. East Hampton Town Trustees said excess material made… Read More
In September, the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association awarded the Lower Columbia Solutions Group the 2020 Robert L. Wiegel Coastal Project of the Year. This award goes to coastal projects that have stood the test of time and shown a positive environmental, social, or recreational benefit. With leadership from Ecology’s Coastal Management Program, the… Read More
A new report from the GAO (U.S. Government Accounting Office) looks at why, after spending over $100 million to develop, test, and produce hydraulic electric drive (HED) systems for its Flight IIA Arleigh Burke destroyers, the U.S. Navy has changed its plans. . According to the GAO, “The HED system draws surplus power from the… Read More
The Business Network for Offshore Wind has hailed the election of Joe Biden to be the 46th president of the United States as promising to usher in a renewed focus on renewable energy strategies, including the offshore wind energy industry. “Under the Biden Administration,” says the Business Network, “it is expected that offshore wind will… Read More
The sand needed to rebuild beaches along South Carolina and other parts of the Southeast will become scarcer over the next 50 years and there may be shortages, an analysis done for the Army Corps of Engineers says. Some areas today haven’t found enough to fill their need. The report, by Florida-based firm Taylor Engineering… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. – The fifth meeting of the Gould Island Restoration Advisory Board is scheduled for Nov. 12, 2020 in Jamestown, Rhode Island. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. as a virtual meeting using the Zoom app and hosted by Jamestown officials. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New… Read More
By Forum Staff Mayor Bill de Blasio and, Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday to announce the start of construction on the Rockaways-Atlantic Shorefront Project, the $336 million initiative to strengthen the shoreline along six miles of the Rockaway Peninsula. The corps-led project consists of a reinforced dune system… Read More
The nonprofit organization ReClam the Bay is not just about growing and returning oysters and clams to the Barnegat, Manahawkin and Tuckerton bays, said ReClam volunteer Marty Volz. “The most important thing we do is to educate the public about the bay,” he told Tuckerton Mayor Sue Marshall and the borough council during the Nov…. Read More
Summer’s over, the crowds are off the Jersey Shore beaches, and the routine replenishment of sand goes on throughout the state. Hurricane season is posing occasional widespread threats and nor’easters loom as the particular danger to beach maintenance. Projects by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers primarily protect against these risks, while keeping the wide,… Read More
MOREHEAD CITY, NC (WWAY) – Three Cape Fear area towns are getting money from the state to improve beach access and parks. The state Division of Coastal Management has awarded more than $1 million to eleven local governments and the N.C. Coastal Reserve to improve public access to coastal beaches and waters for the 2020-21… Read More
MOREHEAD CITY — A Carteret County-based environmental nonprofit and a state agency have received nearly $2 million for marine debris and derelict vessel removal. According to an announcement Oct. 22 from the N.C. Coastal Federation, a nonprofit dedicated to conserving and restoring the state’s coastal environment, the N.C. Division of Coastal Management, in partnership with… Read More