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…
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…
We have reprinted the following News Release from ASBPA because it captures the essence of the debate regarding what to do about development at risk along the coast. Whether you support retreat or repair, the answer is far from simple. …
Hurricane SANDY (27 October 2012) impacted the coast from North Carolina to northern New England. CSE’s project at Nags Head fared well (WRAL), but beaches in other parts of North Carolina’s Outer Banks (eg. Rodanthe), and many New Jersey and…
CSE, working with the Town of Nags Head and Great Lakes Dredge and Dock. completed a 4.6 million cy nourishment of Nags Head, NC in October 2011. The project is believed to be the largest locally funded nourishment project constructed…
