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By Arian Campo-Flores – WSJ MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—Tensions are coming to a head as this South Florida city prepares for new infrastructure projects designed to fortify the low-lying island against increased flooding and sea-level rise. Climate experts praise Miami Beach—a diverse, international city with wealthy sections—for devoting $1 billion to tackle the problem, and other… Read More
The National Coastal Resilience Fund will award approximately $31 million in grant funding to enhance coastal communities’ natural defenses against severe weather and flooding WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 4, 2020) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the release of the 2020 Request for Proposals for the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) which… Read More
A suction dredge mine is a motorized method that mineral prospectors use to search for gold in the bottoms of waterways. Miners say it’s a quick and effective way of covering ground, but environmentalists say the process destroys riparian areas and harms fish. A bill that aims to improve water quality and protections for endangered… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration today announced the availability of $9.5 million in grant funding for the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). Though both Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao and Maritime Administrator Mark H. Buzby had good things to say about the program, no funding has been sought for it in the FY… Read More
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is missing the greatest opportunity in the state’s Coastal Zone, namely combining storm and flood protection with the expansion of renewable, fauna- and flora-based, Coastal Zone industries. The focus on building wetlands is a major constraint to the CPRA’s political and technical success in the Coastal Zone. Organizations wishing… Read More
Quogue Village residents are torn over how to address worsening erosion near their village beach, with suggested solutions ranging from letting nature take its course to a project that could raise some tax bills by an estimated $30,000 per year. Residents said the village beach on Dune Road has suffered this season when fall storms… Read More
Significant. That’s the word Long Beach Township Mayor Joe Mancini used to describe a project to use sand from the bay to fill Beach 3 in Holgate. The project, which began Tuesday at Pershing Avenue, is the result of the dredging of state channels by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. “This sets a precedent,”… Read More
Geophysical surveys are nearly complete at the Kitty Hawk offshore wind project — and the enterprise just moved another step forward with approval from Virginia Beach for land to build a substation. ccording to offshorewind.biz, the project’s measurement of winds, sea conditions and high-definition digital wildlife surveys have been carried out over the last 12… Read More
PINE KNOLL SHORES — In a little more than a week, the ongoing $28.2 million beach nourishment project on Bogue Banks will roll into an even higher gear. Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection Office, said Thursday the Ellis Island, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co.’s largest dredge boat, is expected to… Read More
WINONA — With the levels of river discharge up, the amount of material floating down the Mississippi River — and dropping to the bottom of the river — is up as well. That means more material dredged up each year, said Paul Machajewski, a dredged material manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St…. Read More
METAIRIE, La. — Approximately 1,000 bald cypress trees now call the Barataria Basin home, an effort done to combat coastal erosion in Jefferson Parish. According to the parish, the $20,000 project near Lafitte was made possible through Councilman Ricky Templet’s office. The parish completed the tree-planting with the help of Resource Environmental Solutions. “We committed… Read More
Lady Liberty is in need of a footlift. That is, a large portion of the concrete pier on which she stands at City Beach in Sandpoint is in “bad shape,” according to Parks and Recreation Director Kim Woodruff. The Sandpoint City Council voted March 5 to approve a bid of $120,980 to local company C.E…. Read More
If the actual bids come in higher, the city would have to foot the rest of the bill. SARASOTA — The city of Sarasota may have to pay more than it expected for a planned project to renourish the Lido Key shoreline. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently extended its bidding time frame for… Read More
Dredging of the pass, the entrance to Gulf of Mexico from Destin, started last weekend and is expected to be complete in four to six weeks. It’s a win, win. Not only is the dredging of East Pass in Destin clearing out sand to make it more easy for boaters to navigate, but the sand… Read More
Marco Island residents may soon enjoy a wider section of South Beach as Collier County refurbishes it with 80,000 cubic yards of sand dredged from Caxambas Pass. “When the materials are pumped through the discharge pipe (they) will be processed through a ‘shaker’ that will basically separate the larger shell aggregate materials from the smaller… Read More