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A 400-acre island built from Tampa Harbor dredging became a nesting refuge for birds decades laterIn the late 1970s, engineers expanded Tampa Bay by developing an island from dredged materials. This man-made island has since become a cru...- California used more than 2.5 million cubic yards of dredged material to rebuild Sonoma Baylands; The project restored 322 acres of tidal wetland habitatThe Sonoma Baylands initiative has harnessed dredged materials to rejuvenate California's tidal wetland habitats. Each year, excessive sedi...
- San Francisco Bay cut invasive cordgrass by nearly 98%; native Ridgway’s rails then expanded into 4 former salt ponds as restored marsh habitat returnedThe San Francisco Bay has seen remarkable advancements in wetland restoration, benefiting the Ridgway's rail population significantly. Whil...
- San Francisco Bay cut invasive cordgrass by more than 97%; native Ridgway’s rails later expanded into restored former salt ponds as marsh habitat returnedIn a promising turn of events, restoration efforts in San Francisco Bay have notably decreased invasive cordgrass numbers, allowing the Rid...
- In 2019, Georgia placed 5,000 cubic yards of dredged sediment on a 5-acre salt marsh; six years later, it remained about 12 cm higher, with plant growth similar to nearby marshesWetlands serve as vital buffers in coastal regions, adeptly mitigating storm impacts while also acting as natural filters for pollutants. A...
- In 2022, contractors began using 400,000 cubic yards of Mississippi River sand to build six islands at Minnesota’s Pigs Eye Lake; the project covers more than 40 acres and aims to protect surrounding wetlandsContractors began constructing new islands in Pigs Eye Lake in June 2022 using sand from the Mississippi River. This project aims to restor...
- In 2018, South Carolina pumped 40,000 cubic yards of river sand onto an eroding bird island; enough to fill about 4,000 dump trucks and restore lost nesting groundThe restoration of Bird Key Stono, a vital nesting habitat for endangered bird species, involved utilizing dredged sand from Folly River. T...
- Frances Bones was buried at Carlisle in 1895: How researchers finally traced her Comanche family after 131 years and returned her remains to OklahomaFrances Bones was a Native American child who died at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in 1895. After more than a century, her remains...
- In 2004, Virginia turned dredged fossil shells into 85 acres of oyster reef in one river; later monitoring counted 76.2 million live oysters on the restored reefsIn 2004, an 85-acre reef network was built in the Great Wicomico River using dredged fossil oyster shells. Monitoring revealed that this re...
- In 2014, Texas dumped 126,000 cubic yards of mud dug from a ship channel onto a shrinking island; the unusual move rebuilt about 5 acres for nesting birdsSundown Island in Texas has encountered harsh shoreline erosion that has greatly impacted local bird populations. To counter this, a recent...
- In 2016, Wisconsin used 385,000 cubic yards of harbor mud to rebuild vanished Cat Island; more than 30 bird species returned, and 3 piping plover chicks fledgedPiping plovers are thriving on Cat Island in Green Bay thanks to a successful conservation initiative. Engineers repurposed dredged materia...
- In 2019, Maryland pumped 60,000 cubic yards of dredged mud onto eroding Swan Island; the material rebuilt about 12 acres of marsh and dunes with 200,000 plantsSwan Island, an uninhabited marsh island in Chesapeake Bay, faces challenges due to severe erosion and habitat loss. The U.S. Army Corps of...
- In 2014, New Jersey reused 7,000 cubic yards of dredged sand at Ring Island; the new nesting ground was later used by 4 threatened or at-risk shorebird speciesNew Jersey has implemented an innovative project to support nesting birds facing habitat loss due to rising sea levels. Sand dredged from w...
- Missing 10 year old’s body recovered after Iowa school field trip tragedy, teacher and student identified; what we know so farAhmed Osman, a 10-year-old boy, was found in an Iowa reservoir on September 23, a day after his teacher, 24-year-old Hannah Jorgensen, trag...
- From 2002, Louisiana dumped up to 1.8 million cubic yards of dredged mud near Horseshoe Bend, and the river turned it into a 35-hectare islandSince 2002, dredgers on the Lower Atchafalaya River in Louisiana have adopted a groundbreaking sediment placement technique. This has resul...
- In 2013, Maryland used dredged river sediment to rebuild Battery Island to about 11 acres; crews planted about 60,000 native plants as the island was restoredIn 2013, Maryland utilized dredged river sediment to restore Battery Island to provide new habitat for wildlife. The U.S. Army Corps of Eng...
- In 2015, New Jersey pumped 30,000 cubic yards of dredged mud into a breach splitting Mordecai Island; the project rejoined the island and rebuilt nesting habitatMordecai Island in New Jersey has faced significant erosion, losing half of its land over the past century. To combat this, engineers intro...
- In 1991, scientists used red dye to trace weedkiller in a Washington river choked by milfoil; the study reported a 99% decline in milfoil and up to 1,000% more native plantsResearchers used a red dye to precisely track herbicide application in Washington's Pend Oreille River. This innovative method allowed for ...
- Savannah turned 160,000 cubic yards of mud removed from its harbor into an 8-acre island; birds built more than 300 nests there in the first seasonNestled in Georgia, a harbor island crafted from dredged mud has become a refuge for over 300 bird families. This artificial sanctuary serv...
- MIT researchers are giving millions of plastic bottles a new life by turning plastic waste into homes, decks and bridges using AI robotsIn a significant development, the Atlas Building Composites, a spinout of Massachusetts Institute of Technology are turning millions of pla...
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