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The rising cost of rebuilding shorelines has the Town of North Topsail Beach reconsidering its participation a federal project that would pump sand onto the southern 4 miles of the town’s beach strand. The Town of North Topsail issued a community letter last week with background information on the project, including cost projections, and is… Read More
OAK ISLAND — After being closed off to traffic and visitors for a month in the middle of the island’s busiest season, Oak Island reopened its west end Friday morning, right in time for Labor Day weekend. For town officials and residents anxious to get the town back open after Hurricane Isaias, the move is… Read More
The Buffalo Reef Task Force is working to protect the valuable fish spawning and rearing habitat in and around the natural 2,200-acre reef situated off the eastern coast of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan.Department of Natural Resources GAY, MI – A $3.9 million dredging project to restore a natural protection to an important fish spawning site… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, recently received a permit application from the National Coast Guard Museum Association for proposed work in the Thames River off property located at 2 Water St., New London, and will seek public comments. Comments should be forwarded by Oct. 2 to the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
$750,000 in grant money builds speed bumps and new channels in the marsh to capture sediment NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) -Chris Macaluso reaches into Quarantine Bay on the east bank of Plaquemines Parish and scoops up a handful of river mud. “Heavy mineral sediments with organics and stuff,” said Macaluso, the Center for Marine Fisheries… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company‘s Rivers and Lakes Division was faced with sediment-filled ditches and pockets of connecting standing water on a large dredging project in Argenta, Ill. The contractor wanted to consider a new and more efficient approach than the traditional bucket. A unique attachment called the Ditch Doctor turned out the be… Read More
KAANAPALI – The state Department of Land & Natural Resources is proposing a $9,275,000 project to replenish sand and mitigate chronic and extreme seasonal erosion at Kaanapali Beach over the last four decades. The public has until Oct. 7, 2020, to submit comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Kaanapali Beach… Read More
The Delaware Coastal Cleanup campaign, launched Sept. 1 by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, encourages Delawareans and visitors to pick up trash in their neighborhoods and nearby parks, on beaches and along waterways to help Keep DE Litter Free. Throughout September, volunteers are asked to clean up debris like cigarette butts,… Read More
Capistrano Beach now has something it has been missing for years: Sand. The sand sits behind a row of boulders, so dipping your toes in the water won’t be especially easy. But it’s a start for the quaint beach, which has been part of a continual discussion about how stakeholders will grapple with rising sea… Read More
PETALUMA, Calif. – The North Bay is getting a popular waterway back. Beginning Friday night, and for three weeks non-stop, the Petaluma River is being dredged. It’s the first time in 20 years and 13 years overdue. “We get to celebrate something in the midst of the wildfires and the pandemic,” said an ecstatic Rep…. Read More
After nearly 20 years of cleanup, the lower Fox River is now nearly clear of industrial contaminants that pose risks to human and animal health, Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday. Evers appeared via Zoom to announce the end of the cleanup to remove PCBs from the river — a process that involved removing sediment, filtering… Read More
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Old Dominion University was recently awarded a $775,000 grant from the Department of Defense to continue research efforts on offshore wind technology along the Virginia coast. “This award comes at a time when a coordinated approach for all things maritime is more important than ever,” Old Dominion President John R. Broderick… Read More
Norfolk Southern Railway recently completed a sustainability project to reclaim a “living shoreline” along an industrial stretch of the Elizabeth River in Virginia. The project transformed a stretch of the severely eroded shoreline at the railroad’s Lamberts Point terminal into a green oasis in an area where ship repair and port businesses operate. The effort… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers is proposing $2 billion in upgrades to the levee system along the Mississippi River from Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico, with the majority of the projects aimed at shoring up protections for areas in Louisiana around New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The work, which is still in the planning… Read More
While on location with a project in Charleston Harbor, SC, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock was able to lend a helping hand to a local environmental organization. A local Charleston non-profit environmental organization, Wounded Nature, performs derelict vessel removal and other environmental clean-up services of the waterways around Charleston. Wounded Nature personnel/volunteers are primarily military… Read More