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Coastal rights attorney Pepper Uchino weighs in on the sand wars. For decades, there’s been a war along the coast of Florida for the future of our beaches. On one side of the battlefield is the public. On the other: beachfront private landowners. Each side is vying for what it believes is their right to the… Read More
LWVVC Lunch and Learn on Thursday, October 30 at the Ocean Center, was a fascinating and in-depth discussion into the options available to Volusia County to manage and address our most significant economic and natural resource: our beaches. Volusia County Coastal Director, Jessica Fentress, P.E. and representatives from Taylor Engineering, a respected Jacksonville based consulting… Read More
Our Goals Restore and expand the mixed sand-gravel beaches and salt marsh along Greenwood Beach with enhanced resilience to erosion and shoreline retreat. What We’re Doing Audubon California and partners are constructing a living shoreline to demonstrate the effectiveness of gravel and sand beaches as an alternative to rip-rap shorelines to inhibit wind-wave shoreline erosion…. Read More
Two Hatteras Island residents representing the Buxton Civic Association (BCA) traveled to Raleigh on Tuesday to elevate the worsening erosion situation on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands directly to North Carolina’s top elected leaders. BCA founder and Co-vice President Brian Harris and community advocate Jayson Collier attended the monthly Council of State meeting at the N.C…. Read More
Louisiana has lost nearly 2,000 square miles of land since the 1930s. To put that into perspective, that is more land than if New Orleans, New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago were combined. By a lot. In response to this crisis, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority hosted its third annual “Community Coastal… Read More
The suction dredge Oyster Bay and its supporting equipment have arrived in Montauk, marking the start of active mobilization of a highly anticipate Army Corps of Engineers dredging of the inlet to Montauk Harbor, announced East Hampton Town on Monday. The dredge Oyster Bay arrives at the Montauk Harbor Inlet. |. photo courtesy East Hampton Town The… Read More
Charlotte County commissioners on July 22 approved moving forward with dredging that residents say will restore navigation and return sand to an eroded shoreline at Bosilia (Basilia) Lagoon on Don Pedro/Night Island. Public comment at the meeting emphasized boating safety, navigation problems for emergency response boats and the loss of beach in front of shoreline… Read More
Neil Dorril, a Pelican Bay Services Division representative, told the Collier County Board of County Commissioners at its March 4 workshop that the county’s management plan and permits guide dredging at Clam Pass and that renewal of federal and state permits is underway. Dorril said the most recent bathymetric surveys, completed in January–February, show about… Read More
SOUTHWICK — An allocation of $500,000 included in the 2024 bond bill to dredge the area directly in front of the south boat ramp on the Middle Pond of Congamond Lakes could make the project a reality, but it’s not a sure thing. “I just want to explain it’s an earmark. It’s not a check,”… Read More
Delray Beach is moving forward with a major beach nourishment project to strengthen its shoreline and improve coastal resilience. The effort, led in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, aims to restore and protect the city’s beachfront. Work is expected to begin in December, according to the city’s… Read More
Twenty years ago, Louisiana began two campaigns essential to hopes for the long-term habitability of the coastal zone, its most populous and economically important region. One was to prevent the state’s bottom third from sinking below the Gulf of Mexico. The other was to provide reliable hurricane risk reduction for the millions of residents and… Read More
FLAGLER BEACH — Amid future funding uncertainty, the Flagler Beach City Commission Thursday night, Oct. 23, unanimously approved an easement agreement with Flagler County for the ongoing beach restoration efforts. The approximately mile-long stretch included in the agreement is part of the county’s “Reach II” phase of the overall Beach Management Plan, which began in 2023 and continues to… Read More
More than half of America’s sandy beaches could vanish by the end of the century. In California alone, that figure may reach 70%. Surfrider Foundation’s State of the Beach Report 2025 warns readers that rising seas, intensifying storms and unchecked coastal development are accelerating shoreline loss across the United States. The Foundation gathered data from over 200… Read More
“This material otherwise would’ve gone to a landfill or used in a construction site. It’s very suitable for the beach and we need sand,” said Jayme Timberlake. OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Oceanside is launching a significant beach protection initiative, with trucks currently dumping approximately 2,000 cubic yards of donated sand onto Tyson Street Beach, just south… Read More
York County Council approved second reading Jan. 21 for rezoning case 24‑59 (tax map 56100022) to change a 1.47‑acre parcel from RMX‑20 to LI (light industrial) to allow marine construction and dredging operations. The council attached a condition requiring a deed restriction to limit incompatible uses — commissioners specified examples such as manufacturing, gas stations… Read More