Coastal Blog — Shoreline Armoring
March 29 2013
Responding to Sandy
Coastal Preservation Beach Dredge & Fill Shoreline Armoring
Almost five months after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the northeast the region is still in recovery mode. It is a real challenge to balance the competing interests of the urgency and importance of rebuilding with thoughtful planning to make the necessary changes to avoid a similar disaster in the future.…
December 12 2012
Beachfills, Dunes, and Seawalls Oh My!
Coastal Preservation Beach Dredge & Fill Shoreline Armoring
We don't really like seawalls at Surfrider Foundation, I know. But to put a large structure on the ocean side of a seawall, now that's just a lose, lose proposition. Exhibit A from Sea Bright, NJ.
May 07 2012
Ma’alaea Saved
Coastal Preservation Shoreline Armoring Ocean Ecosystems Surf Protection
Environmental campaigns are most often marathons, not sprints. You have to be prepared to be in it for the long haul. An extreme example of this is our Save Ma'alaea campaign, which has extended for over 20 years. Ma'alaea, on the island of Maui, is home to a small boat…
December 16 2011
From King Tides to Sea Level Rise
Coastal Preservation Shoreline Armoring
“King tides” are extreme high tide events that tend to be more dramatic in the winter when storms cause increased wind and wave activity along the coast. These high water events allow us to visualize now how flooding from rising sea levels will impact our beaches, coastal areas and shoreline…
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.
