Coastal Blog — Coastal Preservation
August 10 2011
Beachfill Implicated in Injuries
Coastal Preservation Beach Dredge & Fill
A beach replenishment project completed last year in Harvey Cedars, NJ is implicated in this news article about a number of injuries in the shorebreak. The surf was chest high at best, yet they restricted swimming due to injuries.
August 04 2011
Shifting Tides: Sea level rise in US
Coastlines throughout the world are very sensitive to changes in sea level. Sea level changes where waves break, how coasts erode or accrete, the tidal flow in estuaries, and the location and extent of wetlands and coral reefs. And small changes, on the order of inches, can have profound impacts…
June 02 2011
Look Out - Thoughts from the Beach
Coastal Preservation Beach Dredge & Fill Shoreline Armoring
Steve Pezman puts a few thoughts down on the state of the coast and our lasting impacts on it.
May 25 2011
North Carolina Legislature Removes Coastal Protections
Coastal Preservation Shoreline Armoring
North Carolina has long had one of the strictest coastal management laws limiting the use of hardened structures on the beach for erosion protection. Unfortunately their legislature recently moved to allow the construction of terminal groins to try to control sand movements near tidal inlets.
April 27 2011
Another Failed South Florida Dredging Project
Coastal Preservation Beach Dredge & Fill
The federal government had to issue a cease-and-desist order in April for a beach-nourishment dredging project off Hillsboro Beach and Deerfield Beach. Residents had noticed high levels of turbidity, or muddy water, moving along the shoreline. The order cites a leaky pipe that dumped sand on an area of "hardbottom,"…
March 07 2011
Surfrider Foundation Files Suit to Restore Sharp Park
February 17 2011
Dealing with Storm Damage & Preparing for Sea Level Rise
February 14 2011
Lessons from an Unlikely Place - the Passaic River
February 01 2011
Broad Beach - Boulders as Far as the Eye Can See
January 06 2011
