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Port Lincoln invites feedback on Marine Infrastructure and Facilities Strategy
The City of Port Lincoln is inviting community feedback on its draft Marine Infrastructure and Facilities Strategy, which provides a roadmap for the efficient and environmentally sustainable management, maintenance, renewal and upgrade of Council’s coastal and marine assets. The Draft Strategy is op
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Restoration underway at Alabama’s Lower Perdido Islands
Construction is underway on more than 26 acres of restored and created habitat in Alabama’s Lower Perdido Islands, following a final design process that prioritized stakeholder input, modeling results, and the protection of existing seagrass beds, Moffatt & Nichol said. Located in Orange Beach, Alab
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North Topsail Beach restoration projects
The Town of North Topsail Beach, NC, has released the latest update regarding Phase 4 beach renourishment and PTC #8 Dune restoration projects. The Town’s Engineer in discussions with the contractor and the Division of Coastal Management (for permitting), have determined that the current plan is for
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Biggest coastal protection scheme in Hove on the horizon
Plans are underway to begin the next phase of the sea defenses scheme in Hove and Southwick, Brighton & Hove City Council said. The Brighton Marina to River Adur scheme aims to protect the coastline from coastal erosion by providing new measures and replacing sea defences. The latest project runs fr
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Coastal protection funding approved for Kilkee
Funding for flood relief works and coastal protection at Kilkee, Co. Clare, has been approved. Last week, the Office of Public Works (OPW) announced the approval of Clare County Council’s application for funding under its Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. Under the scheme,
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Stabilizing San Clemente rail corridor with sand and rocks
Orange County officials have approved a series of projects to stabilize the coastal rail corridor through San Clemente. According to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), the measures include adding over 500,000 cubic yards of sand and repairing rock structures along the rail line, whic
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Spotlight on crumbling Overstrand sea defenses
Initial investigations have revealed the need for urgent works to refurbish parts of the sea wall at the village of Overstrand, the North Norfolk District Council said. “The sea wall in Overstrand helps to protect the toe of the cliffs from erosion; however, as beach levels have dropped, it has reve
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Work to protect Bluff’s Ocean Beach begins
Work to contain the contaminated contents of an historic landfill is underway at Bluff’s Ocean Beach, the New Zealand’s Department of Conservation – Te Papa Atawhai said. The beach has been off limits to public since 2018 when contaminants including asbestos were found on the beach. An asbestos remo
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Funds secured for the Hancock County Marsh Living Shoreline project
The State of Mississippi, through the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), was awarded RESTORE Act Spill Impact Component funds for the Hancock County Marsh Living Shoreline (HCMLS) project. The purpose of the HCMLS project is to support the restoration and protection of natural r
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Sunshine Coast Council considers measures to protect four stretches of its coast
Sunshine Coast Council is acting now to safeguard its coastline and coastal communities from the impacts of climate change. According to their official announcement, the Council is carefully investigating how to manage important coastal areas through Coastal Hazard Adaptation Precinct Planning (CHAP
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Spotlight on Coastal Blue Carbon Project (VIDEO)
The Coastal Blue Carbon Project is creating a living shoreline in Galveston Bay to protect the Kohfeldt Marsh from erosion and rising sea levels. As a collaboration between Rice University, BCarbon, and Scenic Galveston, this innovative effort combines land conservation with carbon credit financing,
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Spotlight on Cromer and Mundesley coastal protection works
Balfour Beatty crews are working on the Cromer & Mundesley Coastal Management Schemes, safeguarding 600 local homes and businesses from flooding and coastal erosion. “On behalf North Norfolk District Council, through the SCAPE Civil Engineering framework, we’re enhancing a significant stretch of coa
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USACE to fully fund completion of St. Augustine CSRM Feasibility Study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters, said that they will fully fund completion of the St. Augustine Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Feasibility Study. “Our non-Federal sponsor, the City of St. Augustine, will still cost-share 50% of the initial $3 million, but an additional
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Emergency coastal erosion works start at Silverleaves
Bass Coast Shire Council, on behalf of the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA), will soon begin emergency coastal erosion protection works at Silverleaves, Cowes. This work is part of the $15 million package recently announced by the Victorian Government to address coastal e