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Volunteers planted about a thousand bald cypress trees in the Barataria Basin near Lafitte last week in a bid to reduce coastal erosion. The $20,000 project was a partnership between Jefferson Parish and Jefferson Beautification Inc., a nonprofit focused on tree planting, and was funded by discretionary money from the office of Parish Council District… Read More
The latest beach renourishment plan for Lido Key Beach still doesn’t have a start date, but officials say they know what is needed to protect the shore for the next five years. The 2.6-mile-long beach, owned by the city of Sarasota, last had a renourishment in April 2019. A larger scale replacement of sand is… Read More
When will Bathtub Reef Beach re-open? The answer is blowin’ in the wind. “We’ve got to wait until the wind and the water calm down before we re-open,” said Martin County Coastal Engineer Kathy FitzPatrick. “We want to have a beach that’s usable and that we can guarantee to stay open a while.” The county… Read More
WORCESTER CO., Md. – An important dredging project is happening off Maryland’s coast in order to help restore Ocean City’s beaches and the Assateague seashore. The Army Corps of Engineers arrived at the Ocean City inlet last week to start the annual project. Officials say the replenishment for the National Park is needed because of… Read More
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) today to introduce new legislation to overhaul the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) process for managing water resource projects along the lower Missouri River system. The Lower Missouri River Flood Prevention Program Act is cosponsored by all of the senators from the lower… Read More
J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. (Brennan) recently won a contract with AECOM Energy and Construction (AECOM) for remediation work on LaGrange Lock and Dam on the Illinois River. The contract required us to partake in major gate and concrete rehab while supplying wireless internet access not only to our own Brennan office trailers, but also to… Read More
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