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The Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust announced Tuesday that it is sending a little more than $8.5 million in grant funds over the next two years to help fund projects that seek to preserve wetlands by the Great Salt Lake. Combined, the projects are expected to “protect and enhance” more than 13,000 acres of the lake’s… Read More
When measuring the impact of land loss plaguing the state of Louisiana, the staggering statistics verify the significance and need for coastal restoration. With over 2,000 acres lost since the 1980s, peril was traded for progress with the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) breaking ground in late summer on its $2.3-billion Mid-Barataria Sediment… Read More
The Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council has added $33 million to the funds allocated to restore and protect the environment and economy of the Gulf Coast area. The Nov. 1 vote by the council to add the money brings total spending under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast… Read More
The long-planned and much needed dredging of Barden Inlet – partly in the Cape Lookout National Seashore and partly outside it – appears to be moving closer to fruition. Although CLNS Superintendent Jeff West said Monday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a bid for the project, Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager… Read More
The aspiring owners of nearly 150 acres of pristine beach and soundfront property at the southern tip of Topsail Island need to keep in writing an assurance that much of the land will be forever conserved, Topsail Beach commissioners warned. During a nearly three-hour-long special called meeting Tuesday morning, some town commissioners suggested that Todd… Read More
The Vicksburg Engineer District’s Dredge Jadwin marks 90 years of service to the nation on October 30, and she will not be taking a day off to celebrate. The Jadwin and her 51 crewmembers have faced increasing low water challenges due to drought conditions in recent years. This year, the crew works on a 24-hour schedule to ensure barge… Read More
A plan to dredge 16.5 miles of natural and man-made channels through Murrells Inlet is under review by federal and state agencies. It is also under scrutiny by environmental groups who question the project’s impact on the saltmarsh and oyster beds. Georgetown County is seeking permits to remove over 750,000 cubic yards of sediment from… Read More
Town of Fort Myers Beach Manager Andy Hyatt and Town of Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers recently visited state legislators in Tallahassee to provide a list of legislative priorities on behalf of the town, requesting more than $50 million from the State Legislature. Among the requests submitted to the state legislators is $15 million… Read More
The county is firmly committed to following the science to determine the best strategy to facilitate the Indian River Lagoon’s recovery. Science says muck dredging is a critical part of the strategy to heal the lagoon. The Florida Legislature was convinced in 2014 after hearing scientific testimony and awarded $20 million for muck removal projects… Read More
As Maui grapples with the trauma of the August fires and tries to envision the future of Lahaina, the mission to rebuild is complicated by a major obstacle: the contamination of the drinking water system. When fires tore through the town on Aug. 8, the heat melted pipes, polluting the water inside with toxic chemicals…. Read More
On October 26th, I had the honor of celebrating the 2023 Charles County Resilience Authority Fall Arbor Day at Westlake High School in Waldorf. The event marked the 75th tree planted on school campuses this fall, and the beginning of a yearly program aimed at restoring native tree canopies at Charles County public schools in… Read More
Broward County beaches are getting a makeover, one truckload of sand at a time. Driving the news: An ongoing beach renourishment project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will widen about eight miles of coastline from Hallandale Beach to Dania Beach to fight erosion. Construction, announced to begin Nov. 1, will finish by April 2024…. Read More
Update: The lake freighter American Courage, which ran aground in the St. Clair River Tuesday morning at 7:21 a.m. local time, was successfully refloated around 7 p.m. with the help of towing vessels from Great Lakes Towing. The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to the grounding of the 617-foot freighter American Courage on the St. Clair River near… Read More
The Shipping/Marine and the Travel and Tourism industries marked impressive resilience with year-on-year (YoY) growth of 44 percent and 30 percent, respectively. The upcoming festive season has spurred increased enthusiasm for travel, with Indians eager to explore domestic and international destinations, according to a report by talent platform Foundit. The government had also announced initiatives… Read More
Dredging and beach fill operations, part of the 2023 Engineered Beach Renourishment Project for the cities of Orange Beach and Gulf Shores, Ala., as well as Gulf State Park, got under way Oct. 30 along the 900 block of West Beach Boulevard in Gulf Shores. The beach restoration in these communities was originally constructed between… Read More