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If you live around the San Francisco Bay, you’re probably familiar with cement sea walls and sturdy levees. But, increasingly, a nature-based design is providing an alternative — one with significant benefits in the face of sea level rise. When we first met Jessie Olson, she was in the middle of a multiyear project, to… Read More
After 12 years and $7.5 million, the habitat restoration of a large wetland preserve in the very southeast corner of Michigan is now complete – and just in time for the migratory birds heading this way. The Erie Marsh Preserve in Monroe County is now home to restored wetlands that include new levees, a new… Read More
As the summer beach season approaches, both the cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach say the beaches along the Chesapeake Bay are ready to go. News 3 got an update on both of them and talked with them about issues like beach erosion. “The City of Virginia Beach has a strong commitment to maintaining its… Read More
The engine roared as a large metal pole, like an egg beater mounted on the tip of a massive dredging machine, scooped up silt at the bottom of Great Pond in Falmouth. This was step one of clearing out a channel used by recreational boaters and fishermen on the brackish pond. But the project had an… Read More
Through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program, NOAA and its partners restored Bayou De Cade to help combat land loss and support fisheries. In honor of American Wetlands Month, we’re celebrating the success of a large-scale marsh restoration project in coastal Louisiana. NOAA’s Office of Habitat Conservation and its partners restored 473 acres of… Read More
The Dutra Group, San Rafael, California, was awarded a $75,357,737 firm-fixed-price contract for Mobile Harbor, Alabama, deepening and widening. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Irvington, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 27, 2025. Fiscal 2020 civil construction and 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds… Read More
The Port of Galveston’s West Port Cargo Complex will soon undergo a massive transformation, courtesy of a $29.9 million contract. The Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees recently approved a construction contract that will kickstart the first phase of the facility’s larger $90 million cargo infrastructure expansion and improvement project. The contract, funded by cash reserves… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (MAY 1, 2024) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, announced today an immediate halt to its current beach renourishment activities within the Anastasia State Park reach of its St. Augustine Beach, St. Johns County Shore Protection Project. The contractor began work on March 8, 2024, but could not complete the park… Read More
The Bathtub Reef Beach renourishment project continues Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 1585 S.E. MacArthur Blvd. on South Hutchinson Island in Martin County. Nourishment has covered the sea wall in a sand dune. There will be a second phase to build another sea wall across MacArthur Boulevard on the lagoon side, and a third phase… Read More
Tradepoint Atlantic wants to fast track plans to build a deep water container terminal in Eastern Baltimore County. But to do that, it needs permission to dump dredge on a nearby island that years ago was at the center of a legal fight over dredging. Tradepoint is hoping it can convince the community that depositing… Read More
Long-time visitor Kathy DeFrancesco has witnessed firsthand the challenges posed by shallow waters in Ocean City and Assateague Island, particularly for larger boats. “A couple of years ago, there was a very large commercial boat that was stuck right out in front of us by the rocks in front of the Assateague Island, and she… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers began a four-month project Monday to restore 10 miles of beaches between the Duval-St Johns County line and Hanna Park. Officials say the project — the first renourishment project for Duval County beaches since 2019 — will help protect homes and businesses near the ocean and will allow for a… Read More
The renourishment project will run through the middle of August, covering 10 miles of coastline in Duval County. Source
One Pinellas County beach may not benefit from the new funds coming to beach nourishment projects. Source
Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the state will be putting an additional $50 million towards beach nourishment projects. This money is important for beach towns still recovering from storms. To be eligible for the state money, beach towns need to have a minimum number of easements. Redington Shores Mayor Lisa Hendrickson said Redington Shores needed 75… Read More