U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Val Hoyle have announced that Oregon State University has secured a $500,000 federal grant to assess the impact of backshore dune environments to sea level rise in the Pacific Northwest. Backshore dune environments a
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has prepared a proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) for Flagler County, Florida Shore Protection Project. The Preferred Alternative consists of federally owned and non-federally
St. Paul District’s Dredge Goetz is moving from the Illinois River to the Mississippi River and will be dredging around RM 221 in the following weeks. The 225-foot Dredge Goetz uses dredge material for upland habitat development, wetland creation, aquatic habitat enhancement, beach nourishment, wint
As climate extremes continue to challenge water management, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is working with partners across the state to implement floodplain restoration projects that provide flood protection to communities and benefits for endangered species and natural habitat.
Orion Group Holdings has won a contract worth more than $100 million for the turnkey design-build of a replacement dry dock at the Grand Bahama Shipyard, situated in Grand Bahama, Bahamas. The scope of work includes marine works and infrastructure construction, dredging, creating new mooring facilit
Harris County Engineering, along with the City of Houston, worked together to remove accumulated silt and sediment deposits at the confluence of the San Jacinto River and Lake Houston following Hurricane Harvey. The City, through its contractor DRC Emergency Services, LLC (DRC), began working on thi
Ducks Unlimited (DU) and its partners in Southern Louisiana recently received two North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grants that will enhance and restore 4,960 acres of coastal wetlands near Terrebonne Parish’s Raccourci Bay and south of Creole in Cameron Parish. “The securing of $3.4
The City of Petaluma, California, has begun work on the final phase (Phase 3) of the Turning Basin Dock Restoration project. According to the City, the docks at the Petaluma River Turning Basin are coming back and they’re going to be better than ever. Construction of the new docks will begin in mid-
Hannibal Parks & Recreation (HPR) crews are busy dredging Nipper Park marina this week. The boat ramp and marina is closed during dredging but open for boaters in the evening, HPR said. Project completion will depend on weather and complications. Last year, HPR purchased a dredge that will be used t
Gaico Construction and General Services’ cutter suction dredger is on its way to Pomeroon, in the Guyana region, to move into phase two of the Pomeroon River dredging program. According to Gaico, over the next few days, the dredging crews will be mobilized and get themselves set up and prepared to c
Port of Columbia County Commissioners voted unanimously at their October 11 meeting to approve two Oregon State Marine Board (OSMB) grants the Port received through the Boating Facility and Waterway Access Grant program, which invests the fees and taxes paid by motorized boaters for boating facility
Dune restoration, or sand-based emergency erosion control measures, are being implemented in Pinellas County, Florida. The County is conducting an emergency shoreline restoration project to mitigate critical erosion caused by Hurricane Idalia. Sand for the project is being trucked in from an authori
