A year ago, St. Tammany Parish broke ground on the Mandeville Lakefront Wetlands Project. Supported by a $1 million contribution through CPRA’s Parish Matching Program, the project was completed in January. Today, the results are taking shape along the Lake Pontchartrain lakefront. The project combines several restoration features to strengthen this important stretch of shoreline…. Read More
On September 21, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency due to the “strong and likely historic El Nino event in the Pacific Ocean.” The timing of the announcement is in response to the latest predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, estimating a 90 percent chance of a “very strong event during… Read More
NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH – Residents and property owners here made clear in a public hearing Tuesday night that more must be done to manage the erosion-battered oceanfront at the north end of Topsail Island. Their preference? Build a 2,021-foot-long terminal groin at New River Inlet, move ahead with plans to pivot the inlet channel’s alignment… Read More
ERIE, Pa. — A total of $3 million, comprising $1.5 million in federal funds and $1.5 million in non-federal funds, has been secured for fall 2026 and spring 2027 beach nourishment and sand stockpiling at Presque Isle State Park. Advancing the Army’s “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork” (BINP) initiative, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District… Read More
Dredging update: the Trud R has been making waves! Over the past several weeks, the Trud R has been hard at work in the Gold Coast Seaway entrance. Our latest surveys show an overall reduction of approximately 45,000 cubic metres of sand across the dredging area. That’s around 18 Olympic-sized swimming pools. This figure reflects… Read More