CSE’s 5.6-mile project at Bridgehampton–Sagaponack (NY) is performing well two years after completion in February 2014. The project was constructed one year after Hurricane Sandy impacted the Middle Atlantic region. CSE and project leader, First Coastal Corporation (Westhampton Beach NY),…
ASBPA presented a Best Restored Beach Award to Charleston County Parks & Recreation Commission at its annual Summit Conference in Washington (DC) in February 2016. The award recognized the Folly Beach County Park project which restored Charleston’s most popular public…
The 2019 beach renourishment project at Nags Head, Dare County, North Carolina was completed August 2019 by the Contractor, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, Inc (GLDD, Oak Brook, Illinois). A total of four million cubic yards of sand was…
ASBPA presented its highest project award to the City of Myrtle Beach at the annual conference. Named after Professor Robert L Wiegel, distinguished coastal engineer at University of California-Berkeley, the award recognizes a project that has stood the test of…
A recent CSE renourishment project is credited for an unprecedented leatherback turtle nest discovery. “We’ve never had a nesting leatherback at Isle of Palms or Sullivan’s,” exclaimed Barbara Bergwerf, former city councilmember and 19-year long turtle team member. “Needless to…
Kiawah spit, at the downcoast end of Kiawah Island (SC), is notoriously unstable and has breached many times over the past 500 years. An ample supply of sand from upcoast causes spit growth and accounts for westerly migration of adjacent…
Folly Beach County Park at the southern end of Folly Beach re-opened for business on July 2 after being shut down for two seasons due to erosion. Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission retained CSE to prepare plans, secure permits…
In spring 2013, CSE took delivery of a 24-ft TuffBoat built in Seattle (WA). Equipped with twin Honda 115 hp engines, the RV Southern Echo provides a sturdy, safe platform for conducting hydrographic surveys in shallow water over inlet deltas…
We have reprinted a news release from the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association discussing the economic value of our coasts. We hope you find it interesting. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 26, 2013 Contact: Ken or Kate Gooderham, ASBPA executive…
