ASBPA is hiring a Science Director to start in 2018. Like all our staff, the Science Director will work for our members. He or she will take direction from our volunteer Science & Technology committee, and develop tools and resources to help our members better understand and communicate coastal science and engineering. However, because ASBPA…
We are pleased to announce that we will are hiring a part-time science director to start in 2018. The science director’s roles will include: a) coordinating the coastal science community (federal, academic, and stakeholder) and advocating for investment in national coastal science; b) supporting traditional science activities such as “staffing” the Science and Technology Committee,…
While the near-daily DC dramas may provide entertainment to some and fund-raising fodder for others, we should not be distracted by these diversions into forgetting what Washington is really about: Running the federal government, funding its operations and moving forward on the priorities of the people who put them into office. In the case of…
What can Congress do to protect our country’s invaluable coastal resources? First and foremost, fund coastal infrastructure. The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) is recommending at least $5 billion over ten years to rebuild and restore our nation’s beach, dunes, wetlands and other coastal flood risk reduction infrastructure. This should include building already…
When the word “infrastructure” comes up, most people think of steel and concrete, bridges and ports. But our water and coastal infrastructure is just as critical to the American economy and creates (and protects) just as many jobs, but does so with sand and sediment, roots and grass. Infrastructure refers to the structures, systems, and…
On Wednesday, Feb. 8th, American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) President, Anthony P. (Tony) Pratt testified about the need for federal investment in coastal infrastructure such as beaches, dunes and wetlands at the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, “Oversight: Modernizing our Nation’s Infrastructure.” Pratt is the Administrator for Shoreline and Waterway Management at…