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…
On March 24th, the ASBPA submitted a letter of support for the SHORRE Act sponsored by Senators Tom Carper (DE) and Bill Cassidy (LA) and Representatives Lisa Blount Rochester (DE) and Garret Graves (LA). We hope to see this effort included in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022. A link to the letter is…
The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association announces the Call for Abstracts for our National Coastal Conference on “Shifting Shores, Surf, and Sediment” to be held September 13-16, 2022 in Long Beach, California. The National Coastal Conference provides an opportunity for coastal stakeholders and managers to develop collaborative networks to promote best management practices, while…
The Blue Flag USA program is excited to announce a new beach candidate pursuing the Blue Flag Award: Delray Beach, Florida. ASBPA, the national operator for the Blue Flag USA program (BF USA), has been working with beaches around the US to determine their current level of compliance with the Blue Flag eco-award criteria and…
ASBPA proudly announces nominations are now open for the 2022 Best Restored Beaches Award. This annual award honors the Best Restored Beaches in America, helps build awareness of the value of America’s restored beaches, and celebrates the best in beach renourishment projects from coast to coast. We welcome submittals from projects on the Pacific, Atlantic,…
ASBPA is now accepting award nominations for federal officials and Members of Congress who champion coastal causes at the national and/or local level. The ASBPA Government & Policy Awards will be presented during the ASBPA 2022 Coastal Summit to be held virtually on March 29 – 31, 2022. 2022 Coastal Summit Award Categories Include: Congressional…
ASBPA recently submitted our Water Resources & Development Act 2022 priorities to the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee. The priorities focused on four main areas: Identifying dredged material disposal sites for beneficial use and standard disposal Benefit to Cost Ratio Flexibility and Reform Budgeting for Natural and Nature Based Infrastructure projects USACE Sec. 1122…
Call for Manuscripts: Dedicated Issue of Shore & Beach “Social Components in Resilience Planning” The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) invites manuscripts on “Social Components in Resilience Planning” for a dedicated issue of ASBPA’s journal Shore & Beach (S&B). The goal of the dedicated issue will be to: 1) raise awareness of social and environmental equity issues…
How is your community managing coastal flooding? ASBPA is helping to address top coastal management challenges such as high tide flooding, which has become a major concern to tourism-based and residential coastal communities. We are seeking participants to help assess specific community challenges and needs related to coastal flooding. Please share your experiences with flood…
ASBPA is helping to address top management challenges in coastal communities across the Southeast U.S. High tide flooding has become a major concern to tourism-based and residential coastal communities. A widespread network of water level monitoring stations is needed to improve coastal resilience. ASBPA’s 5-year “Southeast Coastal Communities Water Level Observation System” project has been…
ASBPA is seeking our next leader to build on the organization’s 95 year legacy of preserving, protecting, and enhancing our nation’s coasts by merging science and public policy. Our new Executive Director will lead efforts in government affairs, strategic partnerships and outreach, fundraising, and vision-setting, while serving as the primary public spokesperson for the organization….
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association’s Science and Technology (S&T) Committee has released a White Paper entitled “U.S. Beach Water Quality Monitoring.” The ASBPA S&T committee serves as the organization’s guiding coalition on coastal research to affect policy decisions. As National Water Quality Month comes to a close, take a moment to consider how…