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Hawaii’s beaches are owned by the public, and the government is required to preserve them. So years ago, officials adopted a “no tolerance” policy toward new seawalls, which scientists say are the primary cause of coastal erosion. But over the past two decades, oceanfront property owners across the state have used an array of loopholes… Read More
To watch a video of Kerstin Wasson, a wetlands biologist with the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, explaining the Hester Marsh restoration visit https://youtu.be/UgegE01Bj2c MOSS LANDING — Just a short paddle up the Elkhorn Slough, kayakers can spot Hester Marsh. Degraded by decades of diking and draining, and threatened by rising sea levels, the marsh… Read More
Sandwich is seeking bids from contractors that can move 15,000 to 18,000 cubic yards of donated sand from Bourne to Town Neck Beach. The sand deposit is the second such gift from Bourne, which finds itself in the enviable position of having a surplus after completing a dredging project. Bourne gave Sandwich about 5,000 cubic… Read More
More projects planned A beach renourishment in St. Johns County will wrap up soon, but more beach projects are gearing up. One effort to beef up the coastline began late this year, and sand placement should be finished soon, said Damon Douglas, St. Johns County’s coastal manager. The work stretches from just north of Nease Beachfront Park to around… Read More
The parent company of the Pebble Limited Partnership said it is appealing the Trump administration’s recent decision to deny a key permit for the controversial mine proposal in the Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska. In a written statement last Thursday, Northern Dynasty Minerals President and CEO Ron Thiessen said the rejection was “without precedent… Read More
Federal Government Spending Bill Includes Funding for Four Additional Fast Response Cutters LOCKPORT, La., — (December 28, 2020) – Yesterday, the President of the United States signed into law the omnibus spending bill for Fiscal Year 2021, which included funding for four more Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters (FRC), allowing Bollinger to build and deliver four… Read More
Federal Appropriations: Update from Washington, DC FY2021 APPROPRIATIONS BILL HAS PASSED! On December 21, the U.S. Congress passed the FY21 Omnibus Appropriations Bill that includes funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program and the President signed the bill on December 27. Here are the final numbers: Overall USACE Allocation: Administration –… Read More
The latest version of the Water Resources Development Act is heading toward probable passage in the Senate, possibly as part of a larger appropriations bill. Capitol Hill sources say the House and Senate versions of the WRDA weren’t formally reconciled in a conference committee, but with another, less-used reconciliation procedure. There were reportedly last-minute ongoing… Read More
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $21 million to three offshore wind technology demonstration projects, including a study to develop a large floating offshore wind platform. Houston-based engineering consultancy Atkins will develop a full-scale design of a floating offshore wind platform capable of supporting a 10-plus megawatt class turbine, the economical size deployed in most… Read More
Bipartisan legislation meant to assist Great Lakes coastal communities struggling with high water and shoreline erosion is headed to President Trump’s desk. The standalone bill would help states create new revolving loan programs for projects that reduce the risk to coastal infrastructure posed by elevated water levels. It was introduced in March by Sen. Gary… Read More
Ten months after being approved in U.S. House with heavy bipartisan support, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act has passed the Senate and is headed for President Donald Trump’s desk. The bipartisan bill would reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative — set to expire at the end of FY 2021 — for another five years,… Read More
Padre Island’s shoreline will never look the same. The county’s long-loved Bob Hall Pier will come down, and a new pier come up in its place, commissioners decided Friday. The replacement will be “bigger, better, stronger,” said Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales. The option to raze and rebuild the pier has been in discussion for months…. Read More
WESTERLY — Work on an eelgrass restoration project that is expected to include the removal of 70,800 cubic yards of sand from the bottom of Winnapaug Pond has been delayed again after contractors submitted bids that exceeded cost estimates. The dredge portion of the project had been scheduled to occur during the current dredge window,… Read More
A first step at a recent Town Hall meeting, held via Zoom, was to rename the former town landings task force the Shoreline Access Task Force to include more than just official town landings. Bay Constable Peter Vielbig led a group of members to organize the work ahead and solve problems, some of which have… Read More
To maintain the health of the pond and protect nearby Manhasset Bay, Nassau County will dredge Port Washington’s Baxter’s Pond to clear harmful debris from its basin, Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D – Glen Cove) said. With support from Baxter Estates Mayor Nora Haagenson and Baxter’s Pond Foundation President Nancy Comer, Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton advocated… Read More