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The US Army Corps of Engineers recently welcomed the government dredger MURDEN to New England. According to the Corps, MURDEN began dredging May 30 at Green Harbor in Marshfield, Massachusetts, and is currently dredging Great Salt Pond in Block Island, RI. Green Harbor in Marshfield is located at the northwest end of Cape Cod Bay,… Read More
Ultimately, the decade-long restoration project filled over 100 miles of ditches, restored more than 3,000 acres of wetlands and replanted more than 20,000 acres of tallgrass prairie. POLK COUNTY, Minn. – When Tim Cowdery – a now-retired hydrologist for the U.S. Geological Survey – published a report in 2019 highlighting more than a decade of… Read More
North Wildwood Beach Replenishment Underway! – Drone Footage The North Wildwood beach nourishment dredging project is officially underway! On Wednesday night, crews initiated equipment tests, and since then, the dredge has been actively pumping sand onto the North Wildwood beaches. The Wildwood Video Archive visited the project on its first day, capturing aerial footage and… Read More
Thousands of cubic yards of sand are being blasted onto the beaches in North Wildwood. An emergency beach nourishment dredging project is officially underway, and beachgoers and long-time residents stopped by Friday afternoon to watch the machines in action. “You have to be grateful that something is finally being done because they weren’t going to do anything,… Read More
For drone footage, see this story too Crews are working to widen the badly eroded beaches in North Wildwood, New Jersey. Gov. Phil Murphy and other officials got a firsthand look at the emergency beach replenishment project. NBC10’s Ted Greenberg has the details. North Wildwood Beach Replenishment Underway! – Drone Footage Source
Curtin Maritime Corp., Long Beach, California, was awarded an $18,774,208 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Oakland, California, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2024. Fiscal 2024 civil consolidated working funds in the amount of $18,774,208 were obligated at the… Read More
Inland Dredging Co. LLC, Dyersburg, Tennessee, was awarded a $30,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 7, 2025. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Alabama, is… Read More
The annual tax would raise around $7 million each year for the program. The proposed assessment is also tiered, with residents paying more the closer they live to the shoreline. The Flagler County Commission is looking to implement a county-wide special assessment tax to fund a beach management program. By the numbers: The proposed special… Read More
Note: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this month begins the most ambitious and expensive beach-renourishment (or reconstruction) project in Flagler County history, along the shore from North 6th Street in Flagler Beach to the north border of Gamble Rogers State Recreation Area. When Flagler County signed the agreement in 2019, it was conceived as… Read More
At a March meeting of the UN International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in London, a majority of member states expressed support for a levy on greenhouse gases emitted by the global shipping industry. This fee – along with a fuel standard mandating that ships must increase the proportion of green energy they are using over time – could… Read More
GULF COUNTY Fla. – A Gulf County gem, Cape San Blas, has secured a spot on USA Today’s Top Ten list of Best Beaches in Florida. Known for its minimal tourism development, Cape San Blas offers a unique, laid-back, and natural beach experience, setting it apart from more commercialized destinations like Fort Lauderdale and Clearwater…. Read More
Cape May Higbee Beach Wildlife Restoration Project EXPLAINED Visitors to Cape May’s Sunset Beach may have noticed significant construction activity near the old magnesite plant. This construction has sparked curiosity and questions about the project’s nature and duration. Recently, the Wildwood Video Archive visited the site to capture footage and document its progress. You can… Read More
Additional dredging is planned at Barnett Reservoir thanks to $1.75 million provided by the Legislature during the 2024 session. Dredging is the process of removing sediment and other debris from the bottom of lakes, rivers, harbors and other bodies of water. Dredging is a necessity because the natural process of sand and silt washing downstream… Read More
The 2024 Bay-wide Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey revealed last week shows the crustaceans are still below desired population levels, as the state’s Marine Resources Commission considers a request to maintain the same crabbing regulations in Virginia and opening a winter dredge season. The VMRC Crab Management Advisory Committee voted last Wednesday afternoon to have… Read More
