Nicole Elko, Ph.D., has been named the new Executive Director for the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association. She recently served ASBPA for over twelve years as Science Director providing science-based guidance to Congress, federal and state agencies, and local communities on national coastal resilience challenges. Prior to becoming the Science Director, she served on…
ASBPA Awards 2023 Best Restored Beaches Highlighting national projects that provide storm protection, habitat restoration, and recreation The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association is proud to release our much-anticipated annual list of the nation’s best restored beaches. The award winning projects this year are Central Reach Reimbursement Project (CRR) Holden Beach, North Carolina; City…
ASBPA was recently invited by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) to participate in the introduction announcement of the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act in Long Beach, NJ on Friday, May 26th. ASBPA has been a long-time supporter of the BEACH Act in previous iterations and are grateful for Congressman Pallone introducing this…
🎉Congratulations to Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors on raising their first #BlueFlagGlobal flag recognizing implementation of sustainable management practices and protection of natural resources.
🎉Congratulations to the City of Delray Beach, Florida on raising their first Blue Flag recognizing implementation of sustainable management practices and protection of natural resources.
Blue Flag USA is proud to announce the first Blue Flags in the continental United States have been awarded to beaches in California and Florida. Westward Beach between the Zuma Lagoon and Birdview Avenue in Malibu and Delray Beach Municipal Beach between Casuarina Road and Laing Street in Delray received the recognition from the Blue…
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 and Coastal States Organization (CSO) are pleased to share the publication of a new report, “Sediment Placement Regulations of U.S. Coastal States and Territories: Towards Regional Sediment Management Implementation.” This report, developed with support from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources, provides a comparative analysis of federal- and state-level regulations…
The ASBPA, the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) and the Integrated Ocean Observing System Association (IOOS Association) are seeking participants to help assess U.S. coastal community interest in expansion of a water level network established in the Southeast. We encourage coastal managers, as well as representatives from agencies, industry, NGOs and academia to…
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,”…