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It’s been 51 years since the brown pelican was reintroduced to Louisiana after the species completely disappeared from the state due to pesticide use in the 1960s. Since then, it has thrived on Queen Bess Island, making it the third largest brown pelican rookery in Louisiana. Another battle looms, however. Over the years, Queen Bess… Read More
”Before we started this restoration last August, only five of the island’s 36 acres were usable for nesting. Now all 36 acres are available, and we have plans to keep it that way for years to come.” – Governor John Bel Edwards #LongLiveTheQueen Source: linkedin.com
A project that will restore wetlands that protect Port Fourchon from storms, wave action and erosion will receive $26.3 million in federal money. It is part of a $30 million allocation approved last week by a board that oversees money from the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act. Congress passed the law in 1990… Read More
I am a professional geologist who has worked on coastal zone management issues for more than 35 years. So what if I said I could construct a new inlet connecting the Indian River Lagoon to the Atlantic Ocean that would restore water quality, mitigate risk of algal blooms, red tides, storm surge and sea level… Read More
The U.S. Navy recently broke ground on the first phase of a $154 million construction project to reconfigure Anaheim Bay and replace a World War II-era ammunition pier at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach. For the first time, the planned pier and causeway will be able to accommodate 844-foot-long amphibious assault ships or simultaneously service… Read More
This picture was taken yesterday morning at White Rock’s Sunset Bay, on the east side of the lake. This is the most shallow, most crappy part of the lake — literally. It’s basically a puddle of water sitting atop a bunch of bird shit. With some waders, you could probably walk across the entire bay…. Read More
Healthy salt marshes provide a number of important ecological functions that are essential to the preservation of the quality of the Cape Cod environment. Salt marshes serve as nurseries and habitat for many commercial fish species, shellfish, birds and mammals. A healthy marsh also serves as an important carbon sink similar to rain forests, helping… Read More
ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS — Should North Shore communities consider buying their own regional dredging equipment or outsource the work to a private company? This was the question contemplated at Friday’s Northeast Coastal Coalition gathering at Essex Town Hall. Representatives from various coastal Essex County municipalities met with NCC Chairman and state Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr… Read More
The move to dredge the port again was prompted when harbor pilots began complaining that the super ships now sailing through an expanded Panama Canal were having trouble turning. MIAMIA former biologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who worked on the dredging of Port Miami pleaded guilty to lying about working part-time for… Read More
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A $4.8 million project to replenish Vero’s city beaches is moving forward for November. About 155,000 cubic yards of beach upland sand will be pumped on the beach, from south of Indian River Shores to the south end of Riomar Golf Course, said County Administrator Jason Brown. The project encompasses about… Read More
Lake Michigan water levels are at a record high and the coastline is getting pinched from above and below, Great Lakes consultant Cam Davis told Evanston residents at the Ecology Center Wednesday night. More intense rainstorms are causing bluff erosion while the higher lake levels are making the beaches below shrink, Davis, who’s also a… Read More
BEAUFORT – Two excavators moving in a noisy but graceful dance Wednesday chipped away at the tons of limestone marl piled on a 250-foot-long by 52-feet-wide barge, offloading the oyster bed base material at the Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary, where work is wrapping up this week on the three-year restoration project where the Neuse River… Read More
American Shore and Beach Preservation Association Derek Brockbank, Executive Director America’s Engineered Shoreline America has an engineered shoreline. The most iconic beaches in the country have all been restored, renourished, and re-engineered to mimic natural systems. The beaches of the Jersey Shore, Virginia Beach, Miami Beach, Galveston, Malibu, Santa Monica, and Waikiki are part of… Read More
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), during a recent Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, defended the use of offshore energy revenue sharing funds that support Louisiana’s coastal restoration efforts. He also stated his serious concerns with a bill being considered by the committee that would divert unobligated revenue sharing funds to other federal… Read More
Speech to Text for Fountain Lake dredging Below is the closed-captioning text associated with this video. Since this uses automated speech to text spelling and grammar may not be accurate. / dredging update-vo-2 it’s a story we’ve been following since before the project even began. the dredging of fountain lake in albert lea. as we… Read More