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Through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program, NOAA and its partners restored Bayou De Cade to help combat land loss and support fisheries. In honor of American Wetlands Month, we’re celebrating the success of a large-scale marsh restoration project in coastal Louisiana. NOAA’s Office of Habitat Conservation and its partners restored 473 acres of… Read More
The Dutra Group, San Rafael, California, was awarded a $75,357,737 firm-fixed-price contract for Mobile Harbor, Alabama, deepening and widening. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Irvington, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 27, 2025. Fiscal 2020 civil construction and 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds… Read More
The Port of Galveston’s West Port Cargo Complex will soon undergo a massive transformation, courtesy of a $29.9 million contract. The Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees recently approved a construction contract that will kickstart the first phase of the facility’s larger $90 million cargo infrastructure expansion and improvement project. The contract, funded by cash reserves… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (MAY 1, 2024) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, announced today an immediate halt to its current beach renourishment activities within the Anastasia State Park reach of its St. Augustine Beach, St. Johns County Shore Protection Project. The contractor began work on March 8, 2024, but could not complete the park… Read More
The Bathtub Reef Beach renourishment project continues Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 1585 S.E. MacArthur Blvd. on South Hutchinson Island in Martin County. Nourishment has covered the sea wall in a sand dune. There will be a second phase to build another sea wall across MacArthur Boulevard on the lagoon side, and a third phase… Read More
Tradepoint Atlantic wants to fast track plans to build a deep water container terminal in Eastern Baltimore County. But to do that, it needs permission to dump dredge on a nearby island that years ago was at the center of a legal fight over dredging. Tradepoint is hoping it can convince the community that depositing… Read More
Long-time visitor Kathy DeFrancesco has witnessed firsthand the challenges posed by shallow waters in Ocean City and Assateague Island, particularly for larger boats. “A couple of years ago, there was a very large commercial boat that was stuck right out in front of us by the rocks in front of the Assateague Island, and she… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers began a four-month project Monday to restore 10 miles of beaches between the Duval-St Johns County line and Hanna Park. Officials say the project — the first renourishment project for Duval County beaches since 2019 — will help protect homes and businesses near the ocean and will allow for a… Read More
The renourishment project will run through the middle of August, covering 10 miles of coastline in Duval County. Source
One Pinellas County beach may not benefit from the new funds coming to beach nourishment projects. Source
Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the state will be putting an additional $50 million towards beach nourishment projects. This money is important for beach towns still recovering from storms. To be eligible for the state money, beach towns need to have a minimum number of easements. Redington Shores Mayor Lisa Hendrickson said Redington Shores needed 75… Read More
Nearly 200 projects are included in Proposition B of the Dallas bond proposal that would provide $345.2 million in taxpayer money for parks and recreation. One of the projects involves White Rock Lake, where officials plan to complete a $20 million dredging effort. The 1,015-acre lake is about five miles northeast of downtown Dallas, and White… Read More
New research demonstrates that seagrass habitat restoration can be enhanced by including other grasses in addition to the declining or lost species and—ultimately—that restoration efforts must proactively select species that can withstand current and intensifying stressors driven by human activities and climate change. The work is published in the Journal of Applied Ecology. Rising global temperatures combined with centuries of… Read More
A Mississippi River dredge crew was not required by their company to regularly check below-deck compartments, an oversight that led to undetected flooding and the eventual capsizing of a dredging vessel last year, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. The non-propelled 135’x35’ dredging vessel WB Wood capsized on the early morning of Jan. 16, 2023, during dredging… Read More
Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing, straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. — Christian Thorsberg, Interim Fresh Editor This Week’s Watersheds In a landmark decision,… Read More