Communities along the coast know that the federal government is a critical partner in maintaining the health of our nation’s shores and beaches. ASBPA wants to hear how the government shutdown is impacting your community, business or research! As the partial government shutdown continues, how is your coastal community or work being impacted? Are you…
By REUBEN TREVINO Summer is most people’s favorite time of year. School’s out, the weather is warm and it’s time to relax and recharge. While most people flock to the coast to enjoy their time off, there are those whose job it is to make sure the beach is clean, safe and accessible. To accomplish…
FORT MYERS, FL – From a childhood spent building sand castles to adolescent walks on the beach to adults enjoying family time, America’s beaches are synonymous with celebrating summer. With the beginning of the summer beach season a few days away, the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) today released its much-anticipated annual list…
Restoring our country’s coast is crucial, but it’s often easy to overlook they daily efforts needed to make those coasts accessible and enjoyable. One group is taking a closer look at the operations side of your favorite beach. The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association’s (ASBPA) annual National Coastal Conference will expand beyond science and…
Millions of us went to the beach this summer, and it is unlikely even a handful of us considered whether we were on a restored beach (there’s a good chance you were) and what goes into making it possible (a lot). The aspect we want to focus on today is the environmental review such projects…
Thanks to ongoing research, we know how much America’s coast contributes to the national economy. But what does that mean on a local level? The national economic impact of beaches is clear – in tourism and taxes, in revenues and returns on investment. Consider these facts: Beaches help generate $225 billion a year for the…
It’s too easy to take the coast (and good coastal management) for granted. Some of this is human nature, of course. People are drawn to disaster and destruction, not so much to resilience and recovery. “Dog bites man” is not news, but “man bites dog” might be. So, too, it is with natural disasters. So,…