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The Lake Saint Louis Community Association is preparing for their upcoming dredge. Hydraulic dredging is scheduled in Dauphine Cove no less than every seven years, per LSLCA By-Laws. Magruder Construction has been awarded the dredging bid for Dauphine Cove and Regatta Bay. Magruder is currently on-site at Jefferson Point fusing the pipeline together that is… Read More
In this Sept. 13, 2017, file photo, a lobster fishing boat heads out to sea at sunrise off shore from Portland, Maine. New 2018 data indicates that the Gulf of Maine, one of the fastest warming bodies of water in the world, is in the midst of an all-time hot stretch. Kathleen Meil of Camden… Read More
The developer of the 800-MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project near Massachusetts has sealed an interconnection agreement with transmission company ISO New England. The agreement enables Vineyard Wind LLC, a 50/50 partnership between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Avangrid Renewables LLC, to connect the proposed wind park into the New England power grid. The… Read More
Ducks take a breather on wood floating near the Goshen Dam June 24, 2019. Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety members on June 24, 2019, authorized the funding of a $37,000 study aimed at exploring the potential use of the Goshen Dam Pond for flood control. A project that would have dredged the pond… Read More
Project expected to move 1.3 million cubic yards of sand A beach restoration project is making progress along part of St. Johns County’s coastline. The project will widen about 2.6 miles of the coast and add dunes from just north of Nease Beachfront Park to around the Ocean Villas in the Serenata Beach community, according… Read More
Two bulldozers push fresh sand Oct. 22 toward dunes in the 1300 block of Gulf Drive South in Bradenton Beach for what will be the final leg of a $17 million beach renourishment project providing new sand to eroded beaches. The project began July 8 near 77th Street in Holmes Beach and is planned to… Read More
The beaches and coastal environment are the primary draw for visitors to Lee County. The county’s Beach & Shoreline Program makes it possible for all of us to enjoy the amenities supported by visitors when they pay a tourist development tax on their hotel bill. Since 1990 this program has provided more than $134 million… Read More
The Maryland Department of the Environment has joined the U.S. Coast Guard and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control in a joint response, Wednesday, overseeing the cleanup operation of weathered oil called tar balls and oiled debris scattered along the shoreline from Bowers Beach, Delaware to Ocean City, Maryland. As crews under… Read More
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A groyne-guarded creek that’s filled with sand in recent years near where it meets Lake Huron could be in line for dredging, depending on the details of a pending City of Sarnia staff report. City council Monday asked staff to look into costs, tap the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority for its expertise, and return… Read More
Artificial reef, bypass system, groins considered for eroding coastline Consultants are taking a closer look at six preliminary concepts for replenishing and retaining sand on Oceanside’s eroding beaches. “These concepts include sand-bypass systems, environmentally sensitive retention devices such as groins and artificial reefs, and the exploration of other potential long-term sand sources,” Oceanside Public Works… Read More
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Washington D.C. – The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today issued the following statement after Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia together announced a three-state collaboration to become a hub for the promising offshore wind sector, which is set to deliver 83,000 jobs and $25 billion in annual economic output to the U.S. within a decade:… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will host a virtual public meeting Wed., Nov. 4, from 1-2 p.m., to introduce an island-building project the agency is proposing for the Mississippi River in Hastings, Minnesota. The event will be streamed live from the district’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/usace.saintpaul. The format will… Read More
A Collier County beach renourishment project on Naples shores is set to begin early next month. Trucks will begin hauling sand from an Immokalee mine to a stretch of beach from Doctors Pass to just north of Lowdermilk Park starting on Nov. 2. County officials plan to begin staging for the project this week. Commissioners… Read More