ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — Auburn University researchers are recommending dredging and aerators to help improve the sediment and water quality in two popular Orange Beach water bodies. The study was funded by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the RESTORE Council. The shallow waters and canals of Terry Cove and Cotton Bayou… Read More
NOAA is seeking proposals for new grant awards that will restore habitat for Great Lakes fisheries, helping to support local ecosystems and communities. NOAA is announcing the availability of up to $12 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding to continue our work restoring habitat for Great Lakes native fisheries. We are seeking proposals for projects… Read More
Janice and Steve Hyman spend their summers just a few houses away from Wrightsville Beach, near Wilmington. Janice has been coming here since the 1940s and says the ocean has always flowed where it wanted. “The beach, when I was a child … where the oceanfront house is, the house that was there at that… Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa –Clear Lake is launching a $25 million cleanup project in hopes of improving the lake’s visibility after decades of damage by farm and yard runoff. Local residents and leaders have teamed up with the state to set up a massive dredging project at the northern Iowa lake, the state’s third-largest. It is… Read More
Today, NOAA is recommending more than $45 million in funding to support 27 new Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants for Tribes and Underserved Communities. Of this $45 million in funding, more than $20 million is recommended for federally recognized tribes and tribal organizations. Another $25 million is recommended for projects that will benefit underserved communities…. Read More
The Navarre Beach Restoration Project will tentatively begin on Navarre Beach with the mobilization of equipment starting as soon as November 27, 2024. The restoration limits are from approximately 900 feet east of the Navarre Beach Pier and continue west to the Gulf Islands National Seashore property. The contractor is expected to work from 6 a.m. to… Read More
As water levels continued to rise the last week of June, the St. Paul District activated its Emergency Operations Center to assist the state of Minnesota and surrounding communities with the summer flood risk. Community support Nearly 50 district employees were activated to assist in the planning, coordination, staging and delivery sites, and technical oversight… Read More
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GULF OF MEXICO — Officials allowed News 15 an exclusive, up-close look at a mysterious new island discovered nine miles off the coast of St. Mary Parish. Our journey to the new island started in Morgan City. With help from the US Coast Guard, we traveled down the Atchafalaya River. Our destination was about 40… Read More
HOUSTON, Aug. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, announced today the receipt of several dredging awards totaling $256.2 million. The awarded work includes: Mobile Harbor, Alabama Deepening and Widening – Phase 2A Dredging Project (Capital, Alabama,… Read More
The DaWetRest project aims to restore biodiversity to the Danube River and the neighbouring wetlands through reconnection activities and community engagement. Within the Lighthouse ‘Danube and the Black Sea’, the Danube Wetlands and flood plains Restoration through systemic, community-engaged, and sustainable innovative actions (DaWetRest) project activities aim to improve the linkage between the Danube and… Read More
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CHICAGO — As coastal communities around the world grapple with the growing threat of erosion, researchers have uncovered a surprising potential solution: electricity. Scientists from Northwestern University say that applying mild electrical currents to marine sands could create natural, sustainable defenses against the relentless assault of waves and rising sea levels. Coastal erosion is a pressing… Read More
The town’s beaches are stable and continue to gain sand through improvements in sand-bypassing and nourishment programs, according to an annual report presented Aug. 20 by a coastal engineering consultant. Since 1990, when long-term sand volume measurements began, Palm Beach’s 12.2 mile-shoreline has experienced a net gain of 4.8 million cubic yards of sand, said… Read More
HICKMAN COUNTY, KY — The Dorena-Hickman Ferry is closed on Sunday, Aug. 25, and potentially Monday, Aug. 26, due to dredging operations nearby. According to The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 1, operators are concerned that low water levels may interfere with the ferry tomorrow but will wait until the morning to make that call. Drivers planning… Read More