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Lives and coastal communities in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida were changed forever on April 20, 2010, when the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, taking the lives of 11 workers and releasing an estimated 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over 87 days. Scientists at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM)… Read More
Plans to develop a new container ship terminal at Sparrows Point on the outskirts of Baltimore’s harbor are stirring up mixed feelings in a community that’s still living with the toxic legacy of more than a century of steel manufacturing there. The proposed shipping terminal itself enjoys widespread support. It would bring thousands of jobs back to… Read More
The Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation has announced the completion of remediation efforts to remove significant sediment deposits along the Crow’s Nest area of the East Shore of Lake Wawasee. The sediment was deposited as a result of shoreline development activities beginning in 2021 that were not properly permitted by state and local authorities. Working in… Read More
The Santa Rosa Island Authority plans to add approximately 1.8 trillion cubic yards of sand on an eight-mile stretch on the Gulf side of Pensacola Beach from Park East to Park West beginning as early as Nov. 1. SRIA Executive Director Mike Burns told the News Journal that the beach renourishment project will conclude by Memorial Day next year…. Read More
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. — Folly Beach is making a significant comeback this beach season, thanks to a multi-million dollar renourishment project in collaboration with the Army Corps of Engineers. The project, which costs around $18 million, aims to widen the beaches for both storm protection and recreation. “The beach looks great today. The renourishment project… Read More
Water and sand shot up into the sky on Saturday for the third time in two weeks. These bursts came from a leaky dredge pipe under the sand on Fort Myers Beach, which is a part of the beach renourishment project. It had beachgoers running for cover. Connie Bauer, who operates a Three Escargots jewelry… Read More
Dredging to allow for recreational boating in the St. Joseph River this summer has begun in Benton Harbor. Pier 1000 Marina’s Kathy Myers tells us Triple D Excavating of Eau Claire began pulling sand from the river near Tackle Haven on Tuesday. Berrien County helped to secure the necessary permits for dredging to be done… Read More
A beach replenishment project in Virginia Beach that had been delayed due to the quality of the sand. Source
Season 3 of Manson’s North Extension Stabilization Step 1 (NES-1) project is underway at the Don Young Port of Alaska in Anchorage. This season’s work includes dredging approximately 420,000 CY and placing approximately 120,000 tons of rock. Manson crews will execute the work using the DB VIKING, tugboats HARRY M and PETER M, with assistance from… Read More
Captiva Island is gearing up for another hurricane season, but efforts to protect its beaches are facing delays. Beach renourishment is a key strategy for safeguarding this vulnerable barrier island, which still shows signs of damage from recent hurricane seasons. An emergency meeting at the Captiva Civic Association revealed that mechanical issues have caused delays… Read More
LELAND, MI — It was a date they’ll never forget. Mitchell O’Brien and Breanne Sika were hunting for Leland blue stones and planning to catch the sunset over Lake Michigan when the beach tried to eat O’Brien for dinner. One moment, O’Brien was walking normally on hard wet sand at the waterline. The next, he… Read More
Parts of proposal delayed; permits approved to replenish sand and restore riprap at San Clemente Emergency sand replenishment and revetment repairs have been approved to protect the train tracks in San Clemente, a vital link in San Diego County’s only passenger and freight rail connection to the rest of the United States. Transit officials, state… Read More
Reconstructing a lost island ecosystem using material dredged from Baltimore’s shipping channels. Resurrecting Poplar Island Special | 27m 45sVideo has Closed Captions|CC Resurrecting Poplar Island explores the rebirth of an island, once home to a thriving Chesapeake Bay community, that fell victim to erosion in the late 20th century. Today, Poplar Island has been reconstructed… Read More
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Beach erosion is shrinking shorelines along the California coast, and in Oceanside, it’s pretty visible. “There’s no beach… that’s pretty much the biggest thing that I’ve noticed,” Oceanside resident Jessica Shanahan said. Coastal Zone administrator Jayme Timberlake tells ABC 10News the city’s beach loss is part of a bigger issue. “Whenever we… Read More
BAY COUNTY, Fla. – Work to improve the Carl Gray Park boat ramp is now underway. Crews began dredging work on Wednesday afternoon to remove about 600 cubic yards of sand and sediment on the bay bottom. Hurricane Sally pushed all of the sediment up near the boat ramp in 2020. Not only will the… Read More