Coastal restoration project gives threatened coastal plant another chance

Back in 2000, Dag Madara, a geographer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District was walking on Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, the location of the agency’s Atlantic Coast of New Jersey Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet Beach Erosion Control Project. He was monitoring the federally threatened bird – the Piping Plover (Charadrius […]

Performance of Short-Term Beach Erosion Mitigation at Capostrano Bay Community

Capistrano Bay Community Service District Dana Point, California By Craig Wright Introduction Due to the effects of extreme weather events and climate change, many beachfront developments in Southern California are experiencing rapid beach erosion and shoreline retreat. Rising sea levels and increasing wave action are causing many deleterious effects to California’s coastline, including loss of […] The post Performance of Short-Term Beach Erosion Mitigation at Capostrano Bay Community appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

Tom Scott - The World Is Slowly Running Out Of Sand, 13022017

Tom never thought of sand as a non-renewable resource, but there's only a limited supply: and to make things worse, it keeps getting washed into the sea. At Cape May, New Jersey, the US Army Corps of Engineers have just finished rebuilding a beach: here's why.