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Few of us, however, have ever witnessed anything like 2018’s Hurricane Florence. Those of us who live in coastal areas like my hometown of Wilmington, NC are accustomed to weathering hurricanes. We stock up on batteries, board up windows, and make sure we have enough nonperishable food to last a couple of days if the… Read More
BOGUE BANKS — The $20.1 million beach nourishment stalled a bit late last week because of bad weather and sea conditions, but it’s still on track for completion well ahead of schedule. Work should begin in Emerald Isle by about Wednesday, April 3. The contract deadline for completion is Tuesday, April 30. Greg Rudolph, manager… Read More
DULUTH, MN — $300 million dollars are on the way to help restore the Great Lakes. President Trump made the announcement Thursday night in a reversal of sorts. “I support the great lakes, always have. They’re beautiful and deep. record deepness. and I’m going to get full funding of 300 million dollars for the great… Read More
Boaters and town officials have been on pins and needles this week waiting to hear if the main channel into Popponesset Bay would be dredged. As of The Mashpee Enterprise’s deadline yesterday, the dredge had yet to make it to Popponesset. Because of a restriction on dredging starting Monday, April 1, to protect nesting piping… Read More
PLYMOUTH – According to the Department of Environmental Protection, groundwater contamination from the Cedarville landfill discharged into Cape Cod Bay some time ago. “The contaminants detected in the landfill plume in the 1980s and 1990s, volatile organic compounds, are no longer present in groundwater samples collected from downgradient of the landfill and thus the Cedarville… Read More
CHATHAM — Marinas need access to the water to survive. As a relatively new county dredge continues to experience mechanical problems, Outermost Harbor Marine CEO Farrell Kahn decided it was time for his company to take matters into its own hands. Outermost Harbor’s access channel was down to depths of 2½ feet in some spots,… Read More
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross lauded Nassau County’s economic development Friday while at the Port of Fernandina, highlighting the emergence of Wildlight, the growth of Rayonier Inc. (NYSE: RYN) and capital projects planned for the port. The port plans to deepen its shipping channel to 40 feet, add 100,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space and… Read More
The total cost of the partnership with Charlotte County is estimated at $35.3 million, with a projected $7.7 coming from Sarasota SARASOTA COUNTY — Property owners whose homes are exposed to Gulf of Mexico waters because of critical erosion on Manasota Key could soon see some relief if the Sarasota County Commission approves a joint… Read More
More than a week after a local emergency was declared for Porpoise Point, the area near Vilano Beach was hammered by a nor’easter on Wednesday, highlighting the need for a long-term fix. It’s something that’s in the works, but that isn’t helping the situation right now. Currently, both St. Johns County Public Works staff and… Read More
A marine educational nonprofit in Redwood City that had been struggling for years for permission to restore a beach so people can get to the water has received the final necessary permit – and more than 600 tons of sand. The Marine Science Institute, which gives kids a chance to learn about the local bay… Read More
‘If we want to fix this problem, we need to work together’ Major ongoing shoaling problems in Humboldt Bay left the Humboldt Bay Harbor Working Group casting about for solutions at the citizen group’s meeting today at the Samoa Cookhouse. Parts of the bay are experiencing high levels of shoaling — sediment buildup that shallows… Read More
The long-awaited restoration project to revitalize threatened and endangered wildlife and reduce flooding in Pescadero took a major step forward earlier this month. The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution on March 12 allocating $1 million toward a dredging effort at Butano Creek. Spearheaded by the San Mateo Resource Conservation District, with… Read More
Repairs to the Union Dike resumed Monday after a one-day suspension due to rain. The broken levee had previously offered a measure of flood protection to Valley, Nebraska, and surrounding areas. Lt. Col. James T. Startzell, deputy commander of the Omaha district of the corps, said repairs to the levee is expected to be completed… Read More
Sen. Rick Scott visited the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Naples Monday to highlight his Fighting for Florida budget agenda, which includes a more than $200 million investment to protect Lake Okeechobee and the Florida Everglades. Scott said he will work with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to secure a $200 million investment to… Read More
STONE HARBOR – Federal hydraulic beach replenishment projects on Seven Mile Island have always encompassed the neighboring boroughs of Avalon and Stone Harbor. Not so in 2019. Stone Harbor Borough Administrator Jill Gougher told the governing body March 19 that the borough had been dropped from the planned Army Corps of Engineers’ project. The replenishment… Read More