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A group of Plaquemines Parish business and property owners are asking a state court to take action on the stalled $3 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project, arguing failing to move forward on the controversial coastal restoration plan threatens their economic interests and livelihoods. The group of eight filed a request to intervene on Monday in an existing… Read More
NEW YORK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, is deploying the Wilmington District, shallow draft dredge, Murden, to Lake Montauk to conduct vital dredging operations aimed at maintaining safe and efficient navigation for commercial and recreational vessels. The dredging efforts at Lake Montauk are part of the Corps’ broader mission to… Read More
Storms and natural wave action erode our beaches, so we have to put the sand back. This past summer, we completed a nourishment project at Pass-a-Grille, in which we placed about 150,000 cubic yards of glistening white sand back on the beach. This makes us more resilient to storms and more inviting to visit. Check… Read More
A judge has ordered that more than two dozen longstanding rules used to guide coastal development and protect resources be placed back into the North Carolina Administrative Code. All 30 rules removed from the code in fall 2023, shortly after the N.C. Rules Review Commission kicked them back to the Coastal Resources Commission, must be… Read More
Check out this footage from Friday, February 7, 2025, featuring the Barnstable County Dredge, Cod Fish II, hard at work in Sesuit Harbor, Dennis – a behind-the-scenes look at one of Barnstable County’s essential services. 🌊⚓Dredge Director Ken Cirillo gives us this update and takes us through the process, explaining how the County Dredge is… Read More
MANSFIELD — How deep is the Clear Fork Reservoir, the 4.4 billion gallon body of water that supplies most of the drinking water for the City of Mansfield? The best answer is: It depends on where you measure. Thanks to a bathymetric survey planned this year by Stantec Consulting Services, the city will have a good idea of exactly… Read More
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, of Georgia’s 10th Congressional District, visited the Port of Brunswick Monday to assess its growth and address delays in a dredging project aimed at enhancing the port’s efficiency. The dredging of waterways leading to the Brunswick ports hasn’t been done in nearly 18 years, a situation Collins believes must change… Read More
Video: Watch Weeks Marine dredging contractors repair the dune near El Governor Beach Resort in Mexico Beach on Feb. 10. Source
People at El Governor Beach Resort watch dredging contractors repair the dune in Mexico Beach, Fla., Feb. 10, 2025. The beach nourishment project will cover the entire three-mile shoreline from the canal to the Gulf County line. Source
The summer sun was sinking in the sky and casting a warm glow over the marsh as Klamath tribal member Garin Riddle and his family paddled their kayaks through the browning patches of wocus plants floating in the water near Southern Oregon’s Upper Klamath Lake. “I see one!” 9-year-old Knala Riddle cried out. She plunged… Read More
Turns out the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has South Carolina roots. The late U.S. Sen. Ernest “Fritz” Hollings played a big role in establishing NOAA in 1970 and championed policies to safeguard the coast, ocean and its resources. Fast forward five and half decades, and the agency has a significant presence in the Palmetto… Read More
BARNARD, Mo. — Barnard leaders are focused on the city lagoon and its needs to meet state and federal requirements. Barnard Mayor Glenn Miller met with the Nodaway County Commission Thursday, Feb. 6, providing an update on the city and requesting funds for a dredging project. He told the commission that there is a lot… Read More
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Dredging at the Lake Worth Inlet in Palm Beach will begin Feb. 17 for 5-6 weeks, the town said in a statement. The Army Corps is expected to dredge 191,000 cubic yards of sand from the entrance to the channel for 2-3 weeks, and then pump the material onto the adjacent… Read More
Washington DC [US] February 16 (ANI): Chinese and Hong Kong businesses’ control of important infrastructure on the Panama Canal and other port facilities in the Western Hemisphere has prompted calls for Washington to take measures to lessen Beijing’s influence. According to a report by Radio Free Asia (RFA), Beijing has “a strategic position over one… Read More
After a little more than two months of work, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control said the first phase of a beach replenishment project immediately north of the Indian River Inlet is nearing completion. The emergency fortification project, estimated to cost between $25 million and $28 million, started in late November, following… Read More