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CLEWISTON, FL — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announces that there will be an orderly shutdown of the Corps Campgrounds on the Okeechobee Waterway, including the Ortona South, St. Lucie South and W.P. Franklin North Campgrounds. As America confronts the challenges of COVID-19, protecting the health and safety of the recreating public,… Read More
With a late start, the Beach Renourishment Project at South Beach is in full swing.Beachgoers keep a respectful distance from the roped–off area of South Beach with plenty of beach north of the dredging project. According to the Collier County Coastal Zone Management, materialswill be dredged from Caxambas Pass and will re–nourish the south end… Read More
The main Lake Anne dock is being torn out and reconstructed, including dredging 5 feet of sediment of drainage accumulated in the channel underneath the dock from Lake Newport and Browns Chapel Park. #In addition, major work is underway simultaneously in the canal beyond the Van Gogh Bridge, including major bulkhead replacement and dredging of… Read More
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management announced Tuesday more than $36 million in grants for Panhandle counties impacted by Hurricane Michael. The following projects address two priorities: 1) building coastal resilience through restoration and enhancement; and 2) addressing design and engineering barriers to coastal… Read More
JOHNSTOWN — New flood protection work has finally begun in Johnstown, with a few million in federal funding on the way. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a total of $103.1 million has been allocated by President Donald Trump for the Pittsburgh district’s civil works program in fiscal year 2021. This includes $2.1… Read More
The U.S. Navy is preparing to deploy its two hospital ships — USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy —in response to the coronavirus outbreak. However, in a press briefing at the Pentagon yesterday, Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper indicated that they would not be used to treat coronavirus patients directly, but to alleviate the pressure… Read More
NFWF, NOAA and grantees deliver $98 million in total conservation impact for communities devastated by 2018 natural disasters The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWFoffsite link) and NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management today announced more than $43 million in grants to improve the resilience of local communities and wildlife habitat in the face of increasingly… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $64 million construction contract on February 14 to Maloney Odin Joint Venture of Novato, California, for nearly three miles of levee improvements along the Sacramento River East Levee. This project will kick off major construction in the region to complete approximately $1.5 billion of work… Read More
A US east coast city is replenishing its beaches that serve as protection against intensifying storms The city of Virginia Beach continues to protect itself from coastal storms, rising sea levels, and erosion. It provides a glimpse at how one municipality is facing such escalating issues, co-ordinating its efforts with the federal government, and looking… Read More
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed the “Middle Rio Grande Flood Protection Project, Bernalillo to Belen, New Mexico” Chief’s Report. The recommended plan is intended to reduce the risk of flood damages by constructing the Mountain View, Isleta West, Belen East and Belen West Units… Read More
The Southern Shores town council met March 4 to discuss with their Interim Town Manager the possibility of partnering with Duck on a request for qualifications for professional services to assist in possible beach nourishment projects. Interim Town Manager Wes Haskett told the council that he, along with the managers of Kill Devil Hills and… Read More
SUNSET BEACH – The lingering question of where Sunset Beach will put beach-suitable sand dredged from surrounding waterways has prompted the withdraw of the town’s federal permit application. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn the town’s application seeking to dredge roughly 3 miles of waterway and place beach-compatible sand on a little more… Read More
Draining of the four lakes that form part of the ecosystem at West Lake Park in north Davenport is complete. The lakes will be closed for the 2020 season and reopen in 2021. The entire lake restoration project will run about $5 million by the time it is finished according to Executive Director for Scott… Read More
Flood-control work would benefit homes, beache OCEANSIDE — Oceanside without sand would be like Yosemite without Half Dome or Niagra Falls without the water. The problem is, Oceanside’s sand keeps disappearing. Coastal erosion is eating away the city’s beaches at an increasing pace. The sandy shore where people pitched their tents and parked their cars… Read More
Promare and IBM engineers develop new class of marine AI to advance $90BN autonomous shipping market IBM Edge, AI technologies and over a million images at core of ship’s ability to sense, think and act autonomously at sea PLYMOUTH, England, March 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and marine research organization Promare, have announced… Read More