Much has been said about recent responses to the issue of climate change, so there’s no need to add to that conversation. However, coastal professionals and residents understand that, ultimately, sea level change and other consequences of a warming climate are not political realities, but scientific ones. More important, they are personal realities… and doing…
Capitol Hill Day: Wednesday, July 12th. Register here. In District Day(s): Wednesday, August 9th (or anytime during August Congressional recess). Register here. This summer is the most important time in decades for the future of federal coastal funding. Coastal funding is facing unprecedented threats from the administration and Congress that is actively seeking to make major cuts…
FORT MYERS, FL – From a childhood spent building sand castles to adolescent walks on the beach to adults enjoying family time, America’s beaches are synonymous with celebrating summer. With the beginning of the summer beach season a few days away, the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) today released its much-anticipated annual list…
After your beach was nourished, did you wonder where all that sand went? A new white paper has an easy answer: Right where it was designed to go. The movement of large volumes of sand from newly nourished beaches is simply a process of “profile equilibration,” explains the white paper just published by the American…
