As part of its 100th Anniversary celebration, the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) is proud to announce the recipients of the annual Best Restored Shore Award, recognizing outstanding natural infrastructure restoration projects from across the United States. The 2026 award-winning projects are: Downe Township, NJ: Superstorm Sandy Buyout Properties Money Island Shoreline Restoration…
For immediate release: As part of its 100th Anniversary celebration, the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) is proud to announce the recipients of the annual Best Restored Beach Award, recognizing outstanding coastal restoration projects from across the United States. The 2026 award-winning projects are: San Clemente, CA: City of San Clemente & USACE…
“ASBPA proudly supports Rep. Van Drew’s bold new Coastal Trust Fund Act, which will transform how our nation funds coastal storm risk management. The bill ensures long-term, reliable, federal investment to protect lives, property, and vital infrastructure in America’s coastal communities. The bill not only safeguards our environment, but also fuels economic growth by indirectly…
ASBPA is 100 in 2026! Here’s a glimpse of the celebration to come and how you can be part of it all: 🗳️ Submit your first or favorite ASBPA memory 📚 Tell us where you got your coastal academic degree(s) and where your professional career took you ✅ Contribute to the future of coastal resilience…
The ASBPA Coastal Summit 2026 Celebrating a Century: The Policy Summit for Coastal Communities will be held March 24-26 in Washington, DC. Registration, sponsorships and government & policy awards are open! https://asbpa.org/asbpa-coastal-summit-2026/ The celebratory program will include presentations and panel discussions from invited Congressional Representatives and staff, federal agency partners, non-governmental organizations and coastal stakeholders…
Today’s ASBPA’s National Tools Showcase is a virtual platform for presenting different tools, their uses, new updates, and how to contribute to datasets or development to ASBPA members. Join us to see how cameras can be used to protect, preserve, and enhance beaches and shores. Hear from Brian McFall with USACE ERDC CHL on Sand…
The SNP Chapter is thrilled to invite you to the 2025 SNP Virtual Coastal Career Fair on November 12, from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM Eastern Time. This online event via Zoom is designed to connect emerging talent in coastal science, engineering, and policy with leading organizations across the public, private, academic, and nonprofit sectors. Whether you’re actively seeking…
Save the date for the third quarter National Tools Showcase on November 13th at 2pm eastern featuring agency partners USACE and NOAA. Join Brian McFall, Senior Research Coastal Engineer with USACE, to hear more about SandSnap, and Katrina Wyllie and Glenn Rice with NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey for details on the National Bathymetric Source…
Check out the new Shore & Beach web app! You can access the app here and refer to these instructions for more information. ASBPA members only now have access to a digital edition of Shore & Beach. The following are the articles appearing in our latest issue of Shore & Beach Summer 2025: From the…