The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of ASBPA will host a symposium titled ‘Riding the Tide: Partnerships and Funding to Further Resilience’ on February 2 at the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center from 9:00am-2:30pm. Learn how to build partnerships and find funding to further the resilience work that is so important to our region. The full day meeting, a $60…
ASBPA’s January 2023 Coastal Voice newsletter is now available at asbpa.org/publications/coastal-voice. This annual report is a great resource to briefly reflect back on the work achieved by the Government Affairs and Science & Technology committees; ASBPA Chapter reports from across the country; updates from our officers and staff; recapping the award-winning coastlines and shorelines; government…
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association congratulates Congress for passing the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023, which includes the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022. ASBPA applauds the bipartisan spirit in which this legislation was drafted and passed. This reflects the shared commitment of Congress to…
2022 Best Restored Shores Awards: Highlighting natural infrastructure projects addressing storm related coastal hazards As the federal government commits funding to improve national infrastructure needs, the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association recognizes the importance of restoring coastal natural infrastructure given its critical role in protecting coastal communities and their economies. ASPBA established its Best Restored Shores…
Shore & Beach has a rich history of coastal research and the archive provides a useful resource to delve into prominent coastal issues. To share some of this history, the Editorial Board has reviewed past issues and is posting some articles from 75, 50 and 25 years ago. The first round of articles, from 1947,…
ASBPA is proud to release our much-anticipated annual list of the nation’s best restored beaches. The award winning projects this year are Duxbury Beach Dune Restoration Project, MA; Ocean Isle Beach Shoreline Protection Project, NC; Sodus Point Beach Project, NY; and Waikiki Beach Maintenance Project, HI. The goal of ASBPA’s annual best restored beaches award…
Blue Flag USA continues our Summer Series on Wednesday June 15 from 2:00-3:30pm EDT on “Natural and Microplastic Debris Management in Sediment”. Speakers include: David Hewett & Christy Ferguson, Town of Holden Beach, NC; Judd Mahan, TetraTech; and Russell Cole, City of Galveston, TX. Presentations will be followed by a roundtable discussion with the speakers…
The Shore & Beach Journal’s dedicated issue on Critical Coastal Infrastructure has just been published and is now available to our members! You will find articles on “Adapting wastewater treatment plants to sea level rise: A case study of Half Moon Bay, California,” by Brittney Cozzolino; “Beach nourishment provides resilient protection for critical coastal infrastructure,”…
The ASBPA National Beach Nourishment Database is an online geodatabase of national-scale statistics on U.S. communities’ beach nourishment efforts over the last century (Elko et al. 2021). The database has been compiled over the last two decades and is updated annually by the ASBPA membership. We are kicking-off the 2022 database update with this call…
Register now for the May Summer Series hosted by Blue Flag USA titled “Planning Successful Educational Outreach” on Wednesday May 25 from 3:30-5:00 pm EDT. Join Ellie Moss, Moss & Mollusk Consulting, and Chris Folkes, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Volunteer. The presentations will be followed by a roundtable discussion on the implementation and results…