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FOLLY BEACH, S.C. — Folly Beach is making a significant comeback this beach season, thanks to a multi-million dollar renourishment project in collaboration with the Army Corps of Engineers. The project, which costs around $18 million, aims to widen the beaches for both storm protection and recreation. “The beach looks great today. The renourishment project… Read More
Water and sand shot up into the sky on Saturday for the third time in two weeks. These bursts came from a leaky dredge pipe under the sand on Fort Myers Beach, which is a part of the beach renourishment project. It had beachgoers running for cover. Connie Bauer, who operates a Three Escargots jewelry… Read More
Dredging to allow for recreational boating in the St. Joseph River this summer has begun in Benton Harbor. Pier 1000 Marina’s Kathy Myers tells us Triple D Excavating of Eau Claire began pulling sand from the river near Tackle Haven on Tuesday. Berrien County helped to secure the necessary permits for dredging to be done… Read More
A beach replenishment project in Virginia Beach that had been delayed due to the quality of the sand. Source
Season 3 of Manson’s North Extension Stabilization Step 1 (NES-1) project is underway at the Don Young Port of Alaska in Anchorage. This season’s work includes dredging approximately 420,000 CY and placing approximately 120,000 tons of rock. Manson crews will execute the work using the DB VIKING, tugboats HARRY M and PETER M, with assistance from… Read More
Captiva Island is gearing up for another hurricane season, but efforts to protect its beaches are facing delays. Beach renourishment is a key strategy for safeguarding this vulnerable barrier island, which still shows signs of damage from recent hurricane seasons. An emergency meeting at the Captiva Civic Association revealed that mechanical issues have caused delays… Read More
LELAND, MI — It was a date they’ll never forget. Mitchell O’Brien and Breanne Sika were hunting for Leland blue stones and planning to catch the sunset over Lake Michigan when the beach tried to eat O’Brien for dinner. One moment, O’Brien was walking normally on hard wet sand at the waterline. The next, he… Read More
Parts of proposal delayed; permits approved to replenish sand and restore riprap at San Clemente Emergency sand replenishment and revetment repairs have been approved to protect the train tracks in San Clemente, a vital link in San Diego County’s only passenger and freight rail connection to the rest of the United States. Transit officials, state… Read More
Reconstructing a lost island ecosystem using material dredged from Baltimore’s shipping channels. Resurrecting Poplar Island Special | 27m 45sVideo has Closed Captions|CC Resurrecting Poplar Island explores the rebirth of an island, once home to a thriving Chesapeake Bay community, that fell victim to erosion in the late 20th century. Today, Poplar Island has been reconstructed… Read More
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Beach erosion is shrinking shorelines along the California coast, and in Oceanside, it’s pretty visible. “There’s no beach… that’s pretty much the biggest thing that I’ve noticed,” Oceanside resident Jessica Shanahan said. Coastal Zone administrator Jayme Timberlake tells ABC 10News the city’s beach loss is part of a bigger issue. “Whenever we… Read More
BAY COUNTY, Fla. – Work to improve the Carl Gray Park boat ramp is now underway. Crews began dredging work on Wednesday afternoon to remove about 600 cubic yards of sand and sediment on the bay bottom. Hurricane Sally pushed all of the sediment up near the boat ramp in 2020. Not only will the… Read More
In dire need of sand to replenish its eroding beaches, San Clemente is on the lookout for nearby offshore deposits to dredge. Coastal Frontiers Corp., a consultant hired last year to carry out a sand investigation project, gave the San Clemente City Council an update Tuesday about its recent efforts. The exploration plan has identified… Read More
WEST BEND — The city announced on Thursday that the West Bend Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department and BMCI Construction dredged the Regner Park Swim Pond, 800 N. Main St., in preparation for the new Westbury Bank Aquapark that will open on June 6. According to West Bend, the Regner Swim Pond has a new… Read More
In less than 10 years, three catastrophic floods ravaged northwestern Wisconsin and changed the way people think about water. The most severe, in July 2016, slammed Ashland with up to 10 inches of rain in less than a day — a month’s worth of rain fell in just two hours. As rivers swelled to record… Read More
Bay Head leaders learned the project was once again delayed by several weeks. Not everyone is happy about the beach renourishment returning to Northern Ocean County. On Thursday night, Bay Head leaders learned the project was once again delayed by several weeks, which means it could not only impact Memorial Day weekend but also the… Read More