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By Paula Gardner | PaulaGardner@mlive.com High Great Lakes water continues to be an issue for Michigan, even as the state mobilizes around fighting Coronavirus. The situation puts county emergency management staff who work along state shorelines in the difficult situation of managing one crisis while keeping an eye open for the potential for another. So… Read More
I don’t have to remind anyone of the catastrophic coastal erosion our area has been hit with over the years with 30+ homes and hundreds of feet of beach being lost to the ocean. This man-made crisis, caused by the Saco River Jetty by the Army Corps of Engineers, needs to be permanently addressed once… Read More
Annual Plan The CPRA Board, with the assistance of CPRA, is required by Act 523 of the 2009 Regular Legislative Session, amended by Act 604, to produce an Annual Plan that inventories projects, presents implementation schedules for these projects, and identifies funding schedules and budgets. The Annual Plan provides an update on the state’s efforts… Read More
After phase one of a renovation project, Fernandina Harbor Marina in Fernandina Beach, Florida, reopened in January. It was redesigned to solve sedimentation issues by working more closely with the natural features in the area. Applied Technology & Management (ATM) first began studying the conditions for the city in 1995, and this year the first… Read More
CLEWISTON, FL — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announces that there will be an orderly shutdown of the Corps Campgrounds on the Okeechobee Waterway, including the Ortona South, St. Lucie South and W.P. Franklin North Campgrounds. As America confronts the challenges of COVID-19, protecting the health and safety of the recreating public,… Read More
With a late start, the Beach Renourishment Project at South Beach is in full swing.Beachgoers keep a respectful distance from the roped–off area of South Beach with plenty of beach north of the dredging project. According to the Collier County Coastal Zone Management, materialswill be dredged from Caxambas Pass and will re–nourish the south end… Read More
The main Lake Anne dock is being torn out and reconstructed, including dredging 5 feet of sediment of drainage accumulated in the channel underneath the dock from Lake Newport and Browns Chapel Park. #In addition, major work is underway simultaneously in the canal beyond the Van Gogh Bridge, including major bulkhead replacement and dredging of… Read More
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management announced Tuesday more than $36 million in grants for Panhandle counties impacted by Hurricane Michael. The following projects address two priorities: 1) building coastal resilience through restoration and enhancement; and 2) addressing design and engineering barriers to coastal… Read More
JOHNSTOWN — New flood protection work has finally begun in Johnstown, with a few million in federal funding on the way. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a total of $103.1 million has been allocated by President Donald Trump for the Pittsburgh district’s civil works program in fiscal year 2021. This includes $2.1… Read More
The U.S. Navy is preparing to deploy its two hospital ships — USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy —in response to the coronavirus outbreak. However, in a press briefing at the Pentagon yesterday, Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper indicated that they would not be used to treat coronavirus patients directly, but to alleviate the pressure… Read More
NFWF, NOAA and grantees deliver $98 million in total conservation impact for communities devastated by 2018 natural disasters The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWFoffsite link) and NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management today announced more than $43 million in grants to improve the resilience of local communities and wildlife habitat in the face of increasingly… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $64 million construction contract on February 14 to Maloney Odin Joint Venture of Novato, California, for nearly three miles of levee improvements along the Sacramento River East Levee. This project will kick off major construction in the region to complete approximately $1.5 billion of work… Read More
A US east coast city is replenishing its beaches that serve as protection against intensifying storms The city of Virginia Beach continues to protect itself from coastal storms, rising sea levels, and erosion. It provides a glimpse at how one municipality is facing such escalating issues, co-ordinating its efforts with the federal government, and looking… Read More
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed the “Middle Rio Grande Flood Protection Project, Bernalillo to Belen, New Mexico” Chief’s Report. The recommended plan is intended to reduce the risk of flood damages by constructing the Mountain View, Isleta West, Belen East and Belen West Units… Read More
The Southern Shores town council met March 4 to discuss with their Interim Town Manager the possibility of partnering with Duck on a request for qualifications for professional services to assist in possible beach nourishment projects. Interim Town Manager Wes Haskett told the council that he, along with the managers of Kill Devil Hills and… Read More