Help ASBPA Support Coastal Students! According to ASBPA’s latest white paper, Training the Next Generation of U.S. Coastal Scientists and Engineers: 2018, “funding for coastal academics remains difficult to obtain and has declined over the last five years.” Furthermore, current coastal science and engineering students may have less opportunity than previous generations to conduct graduate…
Today, the Senate passed “America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018,” 99-1. The House of Representatives had passed the legislation in September by a unanimous voice vote, so the bill will now go to the president’s desk to be signed. ASBPA’s statement on America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018: The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association…
Now you can listen to ASBPA… on ASPN! ASBPA is pleased to be an initial sponsor and contributor to the American Shoreline Podcast Network (ASPN), a new podcast series on all things coastal being produced in connection with the re-launch of Coastal News Today. The weekly series is hosted by ASBPA members, Peter Ravella &…
Despite the fury Hurricane Florence unleashed along the coastline of the Carolinas, areas with wide sandy beaches and high dunes fared well in the face of an unprecedented onslaught of storm surge and waves. Although the coastline suffered significant erosion, restored beaches accomplished their design purpose of protecting upland properties and communities. While communities are…
