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ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will start its annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 12. What has become one of the first signs of spring, the Corps takes ice measurements on Lake Pepin annually to forecast the navigational outlook. The Lake Pepin ice thickness is measured because… Read More
MUSKEGON, MI – Two months after a cadre of lawmakers asked for an emergency declaration due to shoreline erosion, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office has declined to take action. There are several reasons for the inaction, according to administration and emergency management officials. Counties have not exhausted their own resources; the threat is more to private… Read More
NOAA supports resilient coastal communities and healthy, sustainable fisheries in Louisiana through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program. ByNOAA Office of Habitat Conservation Section: Federal Region: Gulf of Mexico Two NOAA-sponsored habitat restoration projects in Louisiana have been approved for $30 million in funding in 2020 by the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection,… Read More
The Coast Guard was yesterday responding to a report of a towing vessel that ran aground on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at mile marker 99, near Berwick, La. Watchstanders at Vessel Traffic Service Berwick Bay received a report at approximately 10 p.m., Sunday, that the towing vessel Miss Odessa, pushing six hopper barges filled with… Read More
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