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Nearly 200 projects are included in Proposition B of the Dallas bond proposal that would provide $345.2 million in taxpayer money for parks and recreation. One of the projects involves White Rock Lake, where officials plan to complete a $20 million dredging effort. The 1,015-acre lake is about five miles northeast of downtown Dallas, and White… Read More
New research demonstrates that seagrass habitat restoration can be enhanced by including other grasses in addition to the declining or lost species and—ultimately—that restoration efforts must proactively select species that can withstand current and intensifying stressors driven by human activities and climate change. The work is published in the Journal of Applied Ecology. Rising global temperatures combined with centuries of… Read More
A Mississippi River dredge crew was not required by their company to regularly check below-deck compartments, an oversight that led to undetected flooding and the eventual capsizing of a dredging vessel last year, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. The non-propelled 135’x35’ dredging vessel WB Wood capsized on the early morning of Jan. 16, 2023, during dredging… Read More
Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing, straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. — Christian Thorsberg, Interim Fresh Editor This Week’s Watersheds In a landmark decision,… Read More
The Carteret County Beach Commission informally agreed Monday not to recommend trying to get permits to bulldoze sand to repair erosion caused by winter storms earlier this year. The board met in the Emerald Isle Board of Commissioners’ meeting room off Highway 58. Ryan Davenport, Carteret County Shore Protection Office manager, gave the advisory beach… Read More
There has been no recent movement in the effort to dredge the St. Joseph River ahead of the summer boating season. Marina and slip owners have reported areas of the river that are too shallow for boating to be possible this year, and they asked Berrien County for help. County Administrator Brian Dissette tells us… Read More
For the past few years there have been plenty of changes to Brighton Beach due to the erosion along the lake shore. Officials with the Duluth Parks and Recreations said the Brighton Beach reconstruction will finish by the end of 2024. Cliff Knetel, the assistant manager of Duluth parks and recreation, said there are several… Read More
A feud between the Biden administration and a North Carolina coastal town over pumping sand onto its beach from a federally protected area could be resolved under bipartisan legislation that passed the House earlier this month. The bill, sponsored by North Carolina Rep. David Rouzer (R), would restore the Army Corps of Engineers’ authority to… Read More
Lighthouse Beach Park in Sanibel is set to reopen temporarily for the weekend, just before the start of turtle nesting season. The project will be put on hold during the nesting season, which lasts from May 1 until Nov. 1. This pause will allow visitors full access to the beach, preventing the recent disappointment of… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Thursday that the capsizing of a dredging vessel on the Mississippi River last year was due to the company’s failure to mandate regular checks of below-deck compartments. The lack of these safety inspections resulted in unnoticed flooding, leading to the vessel eventually overturning. The WB Wood, a non-propelled dredging vessel,… Read More
A restoration project in California’s South Bay aims to restore the area’s wetlands, which were taken over for commercial salt production. As Reasons to be Cheerful detailed, around 15,000 acres are being reclaimed that were used for salt harvesting for around 150 years. The initiative is expected to help migratory birds and endangered species and provide natural… Read More
Congressman Salud Carbajal and Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse joined Santa Barbara Harbor officials to survey the semiannual dredging at Santa Barbara Harbor and discuss how $3,040,000 secured in the 2024 federal funding deal will help ensure safe navigation for Santa Barbara’s maritime industry, recreational boaters, and maintain its public beaches. The funding signed into… Read More
Recently nixed state funding won’t stop efforts to improve the mouth of the Black River, organizers said. State House committee leaders this week rejected proposed state budget amendments that would have added $1.5 million for Black River dredging and the installation of a jetty at the mouth of the river, state Rep. Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan,… Read More
The U.S. military has begun to build the long-awaited port and causeway off the coast of Gaza that will establish a maritime corridor to bring humanitarian aid into Gaza, the Pentagon said Thursday. “I can confirm that U.S. military vessels, to include the USNS Benavidez, have begun to construct the initial stages of the temporary… Read More