Projects create habitat and public access at Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center Spartina patens and Spartina alterniflora planted as part of a DNR-funded living shoreline project at the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center in 2023 the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center — known as CBEC – has been the site of living shoreline and marsh enhancement projects for more than 23 years From work that turned concrete rubble from Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium into oyster habitat to innovative techniques of thin-layer placement of dredged material CBEC has long been on the cutting edge of restoration and continues to inspire marsh and shoreline work in other parts of the Bay CBEC is the headquarters of the Wildfowl Trust of North America an organization focused on environmental education and Bay restoration CBEC also offers a unique opportunity to see Bay restoration in action The Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ partnership with CBEC dates back to the first restoration work at the site in 2002 when it was established as one of the first living shorelines in Maryland Restoration work included building two acres of tidal wetlands restoring 400 linear feet of living shoreline which together enhanced habitats for oysters and fish as well as diamondback terrapins “With the past and current restoration and resiliency projects at CBEC this very special public space can continue to support thriving communities for terrestrial and aquatic habitats,” said Carrie Decker a natural resource planner at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources so creating and enhancing marsh and wetland areas is one of the ways we adapt to changing conditions.” A barge places rocks to help reinforce a shoreline at the North Point of the reserve More recent work has built on previous efforts Funded by DNR’s Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund and the U.S two large projects in 2023 stabilized another half mile of shoreline and approximately 1 acre of marsh at the site The northern point project enhances coastal marsh habitat and helps protect 100 acres of forested marshland behind it Crews from Coastal Design and Construction installed three large groins—rigid structures placed perpendicular to the shoreline—on the southern end to prevent further erosion from tidal action and boat traffic This year, CBEC is planning to use sandy dredge material to create pocket beaches and put another 25,000 plants in the ground to build coastal resilience and wildlife habitat Funding from DNR’s Resiliency through Restoration program and the Waterway Improvement Fund are also supporting a thin-layer dredging placement project to combat marsh loss and restore habitat at CBEC “The restoration work at CBEC demonstrates the power of beneficial use—transforming dredged material from a byproduct into a resource for enhancing wetlands and improving water quality,” said Maggie Cavey “By strategically using sediment from nearby navigation channels we’re not only restoring critical marsh habitat but also reducing disposal costs and maximizing environmental and community benefits This project is a model for how beneficial use can be leveraged to support both navigation and habitat restoration efforts across Maryland.” CBEC Executive Director Vicki Paulas and Carrie Decker As CBEC continues to evolve as a restoration site the lessons learned from these projects are already shaping future efforts across Maryland Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve staff and in-house drone surveys are closely monitoring the thin-layer placement project at CBEC providing valuable data that will inform future projects These insights are already lending to the development of training and guidance to support local planners and practitioners in implementing beneficial use and thin-layer placement techniques CBEC Executive Director Vicki Paulas said the projects at the preserve highlight DNR’s commitment to innovative restoration techniques and demonstrate the power of collaboration between state agencies and non-governmental organizations “These restoration efforts not only enhance biodiversity but also offer significant educational recreational and research opportunities for the public,” Paulas said we ensure that future generations can experience and learn from CBEC’s dynamic ecosystems while fostering new habitats for a variety of estuarine species The continued support from funding sources such as DNR is essential for small organizations like ours to protect and preserve these critical Bay resources.” “The constant shifting of Maryland’s coastal landscape presents challenges as well as opportunities to test and refine restoration strategies,” said Dr director of DNR’s Watershed and Climate Services By integrating lessons learned from CBEC and other sites the state is adapting and evolving its approach to shoreline management nature-based solutions remain at the forefront of Maryland’s efforts to protect communities and natural resources “CBEC’s history of restoration underscores the value of long-term investment in coastal resilience,” Snider said the site will continue to serve as a model for strategic sediment management Staff from DNR’s Watershed and Climate Services assist at a CBEC planting Maryland.gov The lake’s first new hotel in a century packs vacation vibes—even for those close to home who lives in the Lake Minnetonka area and is part-owner of The Guest House short-term vacation rental in Excelsior had dreamed of opening a hotel long before she found the perfect spot—which just so happened to be right under her nose all along “I lived right around the corner from this sleepy office building,” she says I started looking into these surveys the city had sent to people who lived in the town asking what kind of amenities they were looking for when talking about guiding future growth Olsen knew she could give her community what it was craving—and after three years of long city approvals (there were concerns about noises and parking) and renovations to transform the existing office building into a hotel and restaurant the Shoreline officially opened to guests on May 1 “We knew we wanted to use the office building itself,” she says “It was built closer than you could build today—now you’d have to build 50 feet from the shoreline and that runs right through the middle of the building The hotel boasts 27 guest rooms and suites—23 of which face the lake and 17 of which have private lake-facing decks—as well as a small event space The crew also installed docks with 32 boat slips most of which are reserved for hotel and restaurant guests Guests can lounge or swim at a private beach borrow the hotel’s paddleboards and wakesurfing gear or grab one of the hotel’s bikes for a ride into town evokes a spa-like sense of vacation serenity through tone-on-tone neutrals and lake-inspired touches that evoke elegant over nautical Paintings by local artists will rotate in and out of the halls on a quarterly basis “I’ve had physical mood boards hanging on my walls for three years of how I wanted people to feel when they walked in,” Olsen says “I wanted it to be a place they could walk in and exhale like I’ve come to a place where I can relax.” The intentionality extends to the restaurant Cabana Anna’s named after Olsen’s fiery grandmother Anna “She was my maid of honor when she was 100,” Olsen laughs “She jumped out of a cake on her 99th birthday describe Cabana Anna’s as “South Florida meets Minnesota,” with an emphasis on comfort food and local produce complete with a bar top made from a 300-year-old rotten oak that had to be cut down in the hotel’s parking area Olsen and Brown grow all of the restaurant’s microgreens and edible flowers on a 26-foot-long grow wall in the hotel lobby nodding to both grandma Anna’s love of gardening and Olsen and Brown’s shared passion for growing their own food “I actually went to high school with him,” Olsen says of Brown “I met him back when he was working at Burger King and I was begging him to throw extra chicken tenders into my bag locally sourced—with the exception of the fish Olsen hopes guests will feel comfortable arriving to the restaurant just as they are “I want this to be a place where people can just drive their boat up come-as-you-are feeling for guests and locals.” Hotel (and restaurant!) reservations are now available with Classic King rooms starting around $300 per night Shoreline Hotel and Cabana Anna’s, 4165 Shoreline Dr., Spring Park, 952-295-8005, shorelinehotel.com, cabanaannas.com Madison is Associate Editor of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Key Enterprises LLC is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for mspmag.com for people with disabilities. 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Black Press Media Join us at Fort Smallwood Park for a Shoreline Clean-up!  Let’s work together to keep our shoreline and waterways clean!  and picksticks—just bring yourself and dress for the weather.  For more info, contact Ranger Pennington at rpenn24@aacounty.org or 410-222-3354 regardless of how much time you have to give Every little bit makes a difference!  Register Here DULUTH — Some premier real estate along the city's waterfront will be off-limits to visitors as the community heads into its busy summer tourism season Army Corps of Engineers soon will begin temporarily fencing off a popular stretch of shoreline in front of the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center and about 200 feet of a heavily used stretch of the Lakewalk on the doorstep of the Duluth Ship Canal will be closed to traffic as well The barricades are designed to provide a safe berth for construction crews as they install a concrete tee-wall fronted by a stone "revetment" designed to armor the shore from Lake Superior's relentless battering with the contract awarded to North Interstate Construction of South Range The improvements are meant to stave off damage following repeated storm events that have grown both in intensity and frequency in recent years The work will be funded through a federal bipartisan infrastructure act helping to ensure the stability of the area for years to come president of the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce said the local business community is grateful for the investment That's not to say the impediments to visitors will be painless Baumgartner described the obstructed area as "the front-row VIP site" for people to view commercial vessels sailboats and charter fishing boats departing and entering the harbor Army Corps of Engineers stresses that access to the north pier of the Duluth Ship Canal we need to let people know there will still be many ways to take in the beautiful Lake Superior scenery," Baumgartner said who represents the Canal Park neighborhood likened the project to the sort of seasonal roadwork required to keep the city's infrastructure in good working order "We need to bear some temporary pain for the long-term benefits," she said The work is expected to continue until November The final landscaping should be completed by spring 2026 About another 1.5 million people walk the north and south piers of the Duluth Ship Canal New rules adopted by Maine regulators will make it easier to get permits to stabilize shoreline erosion — as long as projects use biodegradable materials and native plants The standards were drafted at the direction of the state Legislature and approved by the Maine Board of Environmental Protection And they are paired with stricter standards for installing larger more intrusive erosion control measures applicants can get streamlined permitting as long as they follow certain standards "The rules will require firms that shoreline stabilization activities along the coast and inland waterbodies to look toward more nature based approaches," said Rob Wood director of the state bureau of land resources Streamlined permitting was a response to an influx of applications for erosion control projects the Maine Department of Environmental Protection received following damaging winter storms in 2024 But it was also intended to limit an expansion of artificially hardened shorelines Staff from the Maine Geological Survey and environmental groups say seawalls and boulder installations can reflect wave energy damage nearby shorelines and prevent beneficial erosion from replenishing estuaries with soil Landowners that want to construct larger stabilization measures will have to meet new standards under additional rules approved by the board Those measures only allow such projects when a structure is 100 feet or less from the shoreline and require individual authorization from the environmental protection department The new standards raised concern from homeowners realtors and engineering firms that the state was making it impossible for landowners to protect their property the department has allowed additional riprap at the base of crumbling shorelines and allowed hardening for docks boat launches and structures at risk for landslides "Shoreline stabilization is not without environmental impacts and we think the rule strikes a good balance by allowing bigger projects to move forward where there is a real need and where there is less of a need it limits the scope of projects and emphasizes nature based approaches," Wood said a law that requires all shoreline communities to create adaptation plans to tackle sea level rise by 2034 The Bay Conservation and Development Commission’s (BCDC) Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP) sets the standards these plans must meet for approval These guidelines were finalized in December 2024 the Bay Alive Campaign has been working tirelessly to further a RSAP that utilizes nature’s resilience tools to their fullest capacity as what happens on one shoreline will be felt by the whole Bay Watch the recorded webinar series below to learn more about the RSAP and the guidelines and standards required for shoreline community sea level rise plans The adopted RSAP includes robust standards and guidance that support our principle goals, but how each jurisdiction interprets and implements those requirements will vary. It's up to the grassroots, people like you, to hold local officials accountable for realizing the promise. Learn more, and join our Bay Alive Campaign Watchdog Network Watch this short educational webinar from September 2024 anticipating the Bay Conservation and Development Commission’s public release of their now approved Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP) The RSAP provides guidelines that will shape the future of our region-wide response to sea level rise in the San Francisco Bay Learn what's included in the RSAP and its importance Watch this short educational webinar from October 2024 held after the release of the final RSAP draft and learn what’s in the draft how it can better prioritize nature-based solutions for community resilience and how to deliver an impactful public comment to the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) Now that the Bay Area has approved region-wide guidelines for shoreline community sea level rise plans, it's up to all of us, at the grassroots, to help make sure that all of the local plans are the strongest they can be and developed as quickly as possible. Join our Bay Alive Campaign Watchdog Network Watch our sea level rise videos to learn the threats that come with sea level rise and solutions we can use to adapt and protect the Bay Sierra Club® and "Explore, enjoy and protect the planet"® are registered trademarks of the Sierra Club. © Sierra Club 2025.The Sierra Club Seal is a registered copyright There is now another broken-down vessel in need of rescue along Milwaukee's Lake Michigan shoreline once again attempted to salvage Deep Thought from its resting spot deep in the sand between McKinley Marina and Bradford Beach a pontoon boat he and his salvage crew were using was washed up on the shoreline during evening storms Guyer said it was bad enough that the storm pushed the pontoon up on the sand where it is now resting between Deep Thought and the rocks but one of the aluminum floaters has completely broke off "We are dealing with Mother Nature," Guyer told the Journal Sentinel on April 30 public interest and publicity documenting his efforts to salvage the boat 13 when its owners from Mississippi ran out of gas and headed back home The pressure for him to get Deep Though removed amped up April 23. That's when Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson held a press conference, Guyer at his side, to announce an anonymous donor had come forward to pay for a portion of the cost to salvage the boat Guyer had estimated he'd spent $20,000 on the effort he has the cost of a destroyed pontoon boat to add to the cost But no one from the county is stepping up with any solutions other than to say county taxpayers will not foot the bill for the boat's removal "It is the nature of the unknown," Guyer said of any salvage effort "This thing has taken on a life of its own." Jessica Van Egeren is a reporter with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel She can be reached at jvanegeren@gannett.com A ribbon cutting for the Shoreline Hotel – the first new hotel on Lake Minnetonka in 100 years – will be held late Thursday morning As reported earlier this week by 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS owner and developer Kelly Olsen built the 27-room boutique hotel out of an underutilized office building It also has boat slips and a lakefront restaurant Thursday’s ribbon cutting will be held at 11 a.m Any person with disabilities who needs help accessing the content of the FCC Public File may contact KSTP via our online form or call 651-646-5555 People will need to take a longer walking route to watch ships arriving to Duluth. Residents and tourists visiting Canal Park should know there will be some construction happening in the near future Army Corps of Engineers are improving the shoreline and walkways outside the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center The goal is to protect the shore and pier from damages caused by weather Those changes are coming around in a couple weeks Monica Anderson is the lead engineer for the project and she says the estimated costs are $3.15 million “The project is a 200 linear feet of shoreline improvement to include a two layer stone revetment There’ll be a sidewalk that will have continuous access from the city’s property to the north pier for walking Lighting and handrails will also be included in that improvement Then upland the improvements will be a new layout to the concrete walking areas Also some relocations of existing and new artifacts to new display areas to go along with that new footprint Anderson added that this project will be similar to the City of Duluth’s improvements to the Lakewalk “So our improvements have been needed just as long as theirs The storm is of 2017 and 2018 really highlighted that need,” Anderson said “This work is critical to improve the shoreline protection and overall protect the navigation structures that support the Duluth entry.” For more information about the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center you can read more here Any person with disabilities who needs help accessing the content of the FCC Public file should contact Vicki Kaping at vkaping@wdio.com or (218) 727-6864 The Bay Bridge Airport was closed Wednesday after a single-occupant plane ended up on the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay While landing at the Queen Anne’s County airport around 10:30 a.m., an aircraft experienced “an incident” and veered off the side of the runway into a nearby marshy area and partially in the water, said county government public information manager Elizabeth Malasky Malasky said the Bay Bridge Airport was closed until the investigation was complete Maryland State Police troopers from the Centreville Barrack responded to the crash According to Maryland State Police spokesperson Ngan Ho emergency medical personnel also responded but the pilot and sole occupant declined medical treatment due to not having injuries The Baltimore Banner thanks its sponsors. 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If the problem persists, please contact customer service at 443-843-0043 or customercare@thebaltimorebanner.com — Developers are bringing new amenities to a major waterfront project on Muskegon's shoreline as the development enters its second season Ryan Leestma founded Adelaide Pointe with his wife Emily when they bought 30 acres of former industrial property on the Muskegon Lake shoreline Construction crews broke ground two years ago with the goal of making Adelaide Pointe the "number one destination on the Great Lakes" in terms of marine recreation somebody has to do something big and bold and audacious in Muskegon so it can be a destination and so even though we've never done a development before um we thought you know what we think we can figure this out," Leestma admitted and while they didn't get everything completed quite yet "Our brand new ship store [is] the only ship sotre on the water front within a couple 100 miles in both directions we got a brand new marina pool It's the biggest marina pool out there," Leestma said Construction crews reconnected the Lakeshore Trail and work on the new 55-unit condo building is almost completed I mean we have so many things here that there's just nothing like it in Michigan," Leestma touted Adelaide Pointe also includes a restaurant and bar as well as Adelaide Events a space available to rent out for weddings and private parites super excited about finally bringing the full vision of Adelaide Pointe forward to the market and to the public," Leestma said Crews are now putting on the finishing touches and hope to have people moving into the condos in the next couple of months They'll kick off the summer season at the marina with the Muskegon Boat Life Adelaide Pointe Boat Show on May 16 This story was reported by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy Follow FOX 17: Facebook - X (formerly Twitter) - 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change intensifies risks to vulnerable coastal systems it is imperative to strengthen efforts toward developing more robust and context-appropriate modelling approaches that reflect the evolving dynamics of coastal systems Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Les Energies De La Mer 289–298 (Société Hydrotechnique de France Wolinsky, M. A. & Murray, A. B. J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surf. https://doi.org/10.1029/2007JF000856 (2009) Lakku, N. K. G., Chowdhury, P. & Behera, M. R. Front. Mar. Sci. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1459619 (2024) Download references The author declares no competing interests Reprints and permissions Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-025-00443-6 Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science The Shoreline Hotel in Spring Park is the first hotel to open on Lake Minnetonka in 100 years Owner and developer Kelly Olsen built the boutique hotel out of an underutilized office building.   “I am hoping people will forget this was ever an office building,” she said boat slips and a lakefront restaurant.   But one of the most unique features might be found in the bathroom of the presidential suite: the room is designed so that there are lake views from the oversized soaking tub Olsen says the project was inspired by the loss of her husband back in 2008 “I lost my husband to a drunk driver in 2008 and I really try and make all my projects encourage people to slow down and spend time with the people they care about,” Olsen said We recognise you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore cannot grant you access at this time e-mail us at support@ludingtondailynews.com or call us at (231) 845-5181 The Port of San Diego is putting forth three long-term and nature-based solutions to reduce the ongoing erosion of the coastline at the Coronado Cays Grand Caribe Shoreline Park The Port’s project team introduced the design concepts at a public meeting Tuesday evening whereafter members of the community were able to give their opinion on each of the potential solutions “Grand Caribe is a good candidate for a nature-based system,” said Brian Leslie senior coastal scientist and project manager at GHD “There’s space to work with and also there’s a sandy beach to work with so regulatory pathways are cleaner and faster and there’s grant funding to support them.” The first concept proposed is an ecotone slope and cobble berm. Essentially, according to Leslie, it would mean flattening the beach scarp into a slope and placing cobbled berm at the toe. The cobble would then be buried and vegetated with native habitat, like coastal strand.  “Number one: stabilize the back beach and kind of like hold the line adding that one thing to note about this option is that it would not widen the recreational beach Concept two is using groins to hold the sand in place Groins are shore perpendicular structures that are meant to slow or stop the longshore movement of sand The third option is using headlands Headlands are shore parallel structures and they’re meant to limit the sand moving in both the longshore and cross shore direction they are really good at holding a beach together and slightly better than groins “[Headlands are] going to extend the beach life,” he said Leslie also pointed out that options two and three would build out a recreational beach through placing sand raised concerns about the project’s potential impact on the adjacent channel and the need for a comprehensive solution – one that includes the entire peninsula “The channel is not a part of this project but … [it] is a component of the project,” said Timothy Barrett a program manager from the Port of San Diego “The intent of this project is to avoid any further sediment from transporting into the channel If the project has any beach nourishment component of it we would be acknowledging that we cannot be adversely impacting the channel.” the process of removing sediment from the bottom of water bodies the intent of it is to avoid sending the transport further down Grand Caribe Shoreline Park is located in the Coronado Cays neighborhood on an artificial peninsula in the Southwestern San Diego Bay It provides recreational public access to the coastline its eastern shoreline has experienced chronic erosion the Port has exhausted short-term solutions including the placement of 240 burlap sandbags along the shoreline A coastal site assessment was completed in 2024 as the first step to come up with longer-term solutions Another public workshop is scheduled for early June based on community feedback from the first meeting The Port will then refine the final concept and develop engineering design drawings for implementation The Coronado Times newspaper provides in-depth coverage of Coronado, CA. 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CELORON–The Chautauqua Lake shoreline in and around the village of Celoron is a mess Where the mess came from is another matter entirely Thousands of what appear to be bamboo sticks that may actually be Japanese knotweed logs and yard debris litter the thousands of yards of shoreline “I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Nick Bryant the property manager of the Chautauqua Shoreline Apartments complex “You can clearly see that some of these tree trunks and larger logs have chainsaw cuts on them which leads me to believe someone cut these down Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Alliance communications coordinator reviewed pictures of the debris field and said what appears to be bamboo may actually be Japanese knotweed which is native to eastern Asia and was introduced to North America as a horticultural plant in the late 19th century It can grow in a wide range of habitats including riparian areas It forms dense thickets of bamboo-like vegetation that aggressively outcompetes native plants and negatively impacts wetland and riparian areas purple to green coloured stems up to 2.5 centieters in diameter but some of the bamboo-looking debris may actually be from Japanese knotweed (a common invasive plant that grows on land) which we have quite a lot of around here,” Young said while the debris fields are currently pushed up along the lake’s shoreline and do not appear to be a hazard to navigation “The storm drainage system (that takes rainwater runoff off the streets) all looked completely clogged with these bamboo sticks,” said Bryant “I don’t see how any water can possibly move through them.” A local fisherman witnessed what he believes is yard waste deposited on Celoron’s lakefront on Tuesday the waste moved down the lake to its current position and I kid you not – like an aircraft carrier moving past the hotel (Harbor Hotel) and around the bend,” said Richard Dorsey “I was fishing out here before the ‘storm’ hit and this debris field just went floating by and I’ve been fishing this lake since I was nine.” Celoron Clerk/Treasurer Shirley Sanfilippo expressed surprise when pictures of the lakefront shorelines were shown to her I will inform our Director of the Department of Public Works (DPW) about this,” she said a Chautauqua Shoreline Apartments complex resident Who is going to pay for the clean-up?” Chautauqua County is leading the league in lawsuits seeking to invalidate the state’s Freshwater Wetlands .. Copyright © 2025 Ogden Newspapers of New York | https://www.post-journal.com | PO Box 3386 With water levels rising and shorelines at risk Lake Bridgeport has temporarily banned all boating — motorized or not — until conditions stabilize and the last few bass boats trailing their way back to the launch typically a churn of outboard motors and wakeboarders by springtime It wasn’t the weather that quieted things — it was the water level Out of what they’re calling “an abundance of caution,” the Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) made the call to shut down all recreational boating on the Wise County reservoir The closure came down swiftly and decisively: as of 6:00 p.m. “We understand this may be disappointing for those who enjoy time on the water,” said David Geary protecting our shoreline properties and ensuring long-term access and safety for all lake users is our top priority.”  That shoreline — the stretch of land where lake living turns idyllic — has been taking a beating are threatening to erode banks and undermine private structures Anyone caught launching or operating a watercraft during the restriction could be charged with trespassing under the district’s ordinance TRWD is asking residents and visitors alike to report unauthorized boating activity to its Communications Center at 817-720-4584 It’s not the first time Texas lakes have hit pause With increasingly volatile weather patterns water districts are finding themselves in a tough balancing act—managing flood control that means a moment of quiet now could preserve the shoreline for many summers to come There’s no set date for when the lake will reopen to boat traffic TRWD says it will lift the restriction once levels recede to a safe threshold and their team completes a full inspection of the lake’s condition Updates will roll out via the district’s website and social media channels Texas lakes have always danced between beauty and volatility when spring rains test the limits of shoreline resilience but the motion has paused—a reminder that even out here sometimes the safest way forward is to sit still Sign-up for Fort Worth Magazine's newsletters to stay up to date with what is happening around town A small plane ended up off the side of the runway at the Bay Bridge Airport The Queen Anne’s County Department of Emergency Services told 11 News that officials were called around 11 a.m SkyTeam 11 video showed the plane on the shoreline next to the runway Maryland State Police told 11 News that troopers were called for a report of a crash involving a single-engine SR22 aircraft who was evaluated and declined medical treatment The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating and the flagship stations for the Baltimore Ravens Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs which means we may get paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites.©2023 on behalf of WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 Experts say a combination of high water levels and human activity have accelerated the erosion 9 missing after capsized boat washes ashore near San Diego Northeast: Days of showers and storms for some Halley's Comet to set off meteor shower Monday night Soggy South Central states: Intense downpours to renew flooding risk Two people killed when small plane crashes into California homes Staffing shortage causes 7 days of major delays at Newark Airport Coyote drinks from Los Angeles salon's skylight The REAL ID deadline is less than a week away Fungi could be used to build homes one day Get AccuWeather alerts as they happen with our browser notifications The Shoreline City Council this week approved a major update to its Comprehensive Plan that sets the stage for a substantial overhaul of the land use code in Shoreline with additional housing density and previously banned commercial uses on track to be allowed across the entire city The changes go well beyond the minimum needed to keep the city in compliance with state law and include legalizing fourplexes in areas within a half-mile of transit and the removal of mandates to build off-street parking stalls citywide Building success in starting to fully develop the areas directly around its two Link light rail stations along I-5, which opened at NE 148th Street and 185th Street earlier this year Shoreline is expecting to make room for over 13,000 new households over the next two decades Rather than simply accommodate that growth along I-5 and near Aurora Avenue the newly adopted Comprehensive Plan is set to increase opportunities for growth in neighborhoods across the city including both denser housing and the elements of more walkable neighborhoods and a preference to keep concentrating development within the light rail station areas Spearheading the move to drop parking mandates has been Mayor Chris Roberts who pointed to the conflicting requirements now existing in state law around where parking can and can’t be required “If you add in all the frequent transit the number of places where parking is required is going to be relatively small,” Roberts said earlier this month “It’s almost easier in my mind to say citywide we don’t have a parking requirement.” Supporting Shoreline in dropping minimum parking requirements this week was a broad coalition of organizations including the Sierra Club “Costly parking quotas are a poison pill for housing affordability,” the coalition wrote “Mandatory over-paving increases the cost of housing by adding $5,000 to $60,000 per stall The unnecessary expense often pushes projects into the red meaning many homes never get built.” Though the formal vote to repeal mandates won’t happen until sometime in the first half of 2025 giving city staff time to unravel the tangle of references to parking within city code the majority of councilmembers don’t appear to need any more convincing “I really believe that we need to move toward eliminating the minimum parking ratios,” Deputy Mayor Laura Mork said Monday pushing the council to strike the word “consider” from its motion to fully unequivocal “I just went to an affordable housing conference — that was the number one thing We’ve had so many public comments here tonight I don’t think ‘consider’ is strong enough.” one of the more cautious members of the council when it comes to land use and I had proposed possibly two amendments for tonight but I decided against it,” Ademasu said “After a lot of hearing from residents and organizations and just looking at what our goals are for housing affordability so I would really strongly like to see brought back in January or within a few months and have that dedicated public input and look at this.” Shoreline is also set to see some of the boldest action in the region when it comes to legalizing neighborhood businesses and offices to open in locations where they’re currently not allowed As laid out in a draft development code update set to be adopted in January those commercial uses would be allowed on any streets that aren’t dead ends or culs-de-sac and limited to 1,000 square feet of public-facing retail space in most zones Under a proposal that failed to advance at the Washington State Legislature earlier this year cities statewide would have had to allow cafes up to 2,000 square feet But Shoreline’s proposal is more broad and there are amendments on deck that could increase the amount of public-facing space to 1,200 feet and 1,500 along arterial streets businesses would only be allowed to have a maximum of two off-street parking stalls to encourage walkability By contrast, the draft regulations released by the City of Seattle earlier this year would only allow corner stores on literal corner lots Monday night’s unanimous vote illustrates a city that is taking the direction provided both by community input and nudges and requirements handed down by the state legislature and running with it I believe we need to make sure that people are able to build the housing they want and there’s enough opportunity for people to find the housing they want in our city,” Roberts said ahead of the vote but also on emails and also on social media this past week of how wonderful they think Shoreline is We should want people to come and live here.” Ryan Packer has been writing for The Urbanist since 2015 and currently reports full-time as Contributing Editor Packer has also reported for other regional outlets including Capitol Hill Seattle They live in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle The Urbanist hosts social hour meetups every month. In April, we’re hosting four social events and kicking off our urbanism-themed walking tours starting in Kirkland on April 26 we’ll be hosting a booth at the opening celebration at Downtown Redmond Station Check our urbanist events calendar to see everything happening this month, including events hosted by partner organizations. You can submit your event for inclusion After numerous attempts to rescue Deep Thought the Chris-Craft Roamer that has been marooned in the Lake Michigan shoreline since Oct Jerry Guyer has been told his services are no longer needed the owner of Silo Marina told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel According to Milwaukee County Supervisor Shelton Wasserman the county signed a $55,000 contract with a Milwaukee-based company to remove the boat from where it is lodged 4 to 5 feet in the sandy shoreline of Lake Michigan between McKinley Marina and Bradford Beach Milwaukee County Parks said all southbound and northbound lanes will be closed on Lincoln Memorial Drive during the boat's removal Wasserman said the company has prior experience working with the county and picking up overturned semis on the highways The name of the company has not yet been made public Wasserman said the company will bring in equipment to pick the boat up and over the large boulders that form a barrier between the sandy beach and the beach's parking lot Guyer's crew had been attempting to remove the boat by removing water and pulling it out of the sand hoping to loosen it up and then pull it back into the water Guyer's last attempt to remove Deep Thought was April 28 A pontoon he and his crew were using ended up getting broken and washing ashore in the process Wasserman said the county will pay for the boat's removal but hopes the county can be reimbursed for its efforts The boat is on county property and its owners The Mississippi couple has expressed an inability to pay for its removal two donors have made donations to reimburse whomever removes the boat Guyer did not have a contract with the city of Milwaukee but he was put in contact with an anonymous donor Guyer said he has spent $27,000 on salvage efforts Now Guyer is worried he might not be reimbursed for his attempts "The parks department does feel this new company is capable of removing it and doing it in an environmentally safe way," Wasserman said The parks department will close Lincoln Memorial Drive between Lafayette Hill Road and East Water Tower Road from early morning to later afternoon on May 6 Detours will direct traffic westbound at both intersections The operation is expected to conclude earlier but contractors are accounting for additional time out of an abundance of caution a news release from the parks department says The time frame of the closure could change based on weather and wave conditions The Northpoint parking lot for Bradford Beach will also be closed during the removal effort This story was updated to add new information The House of Representatives Committee on Works has expressed satisfaction with the Shoreline Protection project implementation at Marina in Lagos State The committee described the project as a crucial intervention gave the project a “pass mark” during an inspection on Monday He noted the importance of the project in safeguarding critical infrastructure Alabi specifically highlighted that the completed work would protect the vital Blue Rail line and the Outer Marina Road  He urged the contractor to ensure the project would be completed swiftly the last time this was done was over 40 years ago since it was put there and we have got to this point where there has to be an intervention else we are going to lose a lot of assets on this road,” Alabi said He commended the Federal Ministry of Works under the leadership of the Minister of Works He also acknowledged the diligent work of the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos Kesha explained that the Shoreline Protection project wa  30 per cent completed and was designed to secure the road and the Blue Rail Line for at least the next 25 years the percentage of permanent work that has been completed is about 30 per cent; so She emphasised the high quality of work being done explaining the reinforcement strategy involving the existing and new concrete sheet piles to enhance the shoreline’s resilience “You can see that the existing sheet piles gave way That was why we need to do another one and we are not doing away with the old one and then we are connecting the two so that there is more rigidity more connection between the old and the new this shoreline can be protected,” she said Kesha emphasised the long-term benefits of the project saying that non-protection of the Outer Marina Road would make erosion to catch up with it  the next five to 10 years the lifespan of this road has increased by more than 25 years; so and the investment of Lagos State as part of the Blue Rail Line – we will protect it the House Committee on Works inspected the security infrastructure installed under the Third Mainland Bridge The 24-hour surveillance facility covers the stretch from Oworonshoki to Falomo Bridge Alabi lauded the contractor and the Federal Ministry of Works for the initiative describing it as a strategic move to significantly reduce crime in the area  He affirmed that the project demonstrated the responsible use of funds appropriated by the parliament we want to see the results of the money we appropriated so that when you come back for more we won’t have a reason to deny you,” Alabi said He conveyed the support of the Speaker of the House “I am here speaking with the mandate of the Speaker Alabi urged speedy completion of the remaining aspects of the security infrastructure noting its potential impact on curbing criminal activities the terrible people – the bad people they know that that part has not been done; so they might want to concentrate their theft and illegal activities on that side This is definitely going to reduce crime by a large percentage,” he said Kesha reiterated that the security infrastructure was an integral part of the ongoing upgrade of the Third Mainland Bridge Please enter an answer in digits:three × 2 = The Hawaiʻi Legislature must not let these two misguided measures pass is an alumni of Lahainaluna High School and a community organizer for Kakoo Haleakala “Never turn your back to the ocean” is an adage that most of us growing up in our islands are taught from an early age Yet that is precisely what two bills at the Hawaiʻi Legislature are proposing to do by rolling back critical public input and permitting requirements for coastal development under the Coastal Zone Management Act Our legislators must not allow these misguided measures to pass — for our ʻāina for cultural practices and recreational activities like fishing House Bill 732 would allow even more coastal development to proceed without a special management area (SMA) “use” permit and its public hearing requirements that serve to protect both shoreline access and nearshore resources identify and address wastewater and runoff concerns coastal development projects valued at $750,000 or less will only be required to apply for an SMA “minor” permit to be issued by planning department staff and without any input from area residents and others intimately familiar with each project area a 50% increase from the $500,000 valuation that currently triggers SMA use permit requirements The premise of this measure is that the current dollar threshold for SMA use permits should be increased But should rising costs justify turning our back to our rising seas Houses and roads are already collapsing into the ocean Storm surges and king tides that have already caused near catastrophic flooding will only increase in frequency and intensity Our beaches — a foundation of so many unique island activities that boost our economy and quality of life — are disappearing And sensitive nearshore resources like limu beds and estuarine habitat are continually under threat from runoff All of these challenges and more will be easily exacerbated by coastal development that proceeds without the place-based information that only public awareness and input can provide The realities of our time make clear that we must increase to inform coastal development projects and minimize impacts to our ever more fragile shoreline areas and vulnerability to climate destabilization An added concern with this measure is its potential to encourage the practice of offshore speculators and real estate investors to buy and flip shoreline properties at the expense of our coastal areas and neighborhoods Many such investors seek to maximize their profits by grossly underestimating or simply misrepresenting the costs of developing or redeveloping their newly purchased properties to evade the public hearing requirements of an SMA use permit and the scrutiny — and protective conditions — that these hearings often result in.  Increasing the dollar threshold for an SMA use permit will only make this gaming of the system that much easier for these unscrupulous bad actors Meanwhile, another deeply concerning measure, Senate Bill 1296 would allow any structure damaged or destroyed by a declared disaster — natural or manmade — to be rebuilt without any SMA permit whatsoever While intended to streamline redevelopment of coastal communities like Lahaina this measure now risks perpetuating the very conditions that have made us ever more vulnerable to extreme climate events Redeveloped properties that may have been originally built without any consideration of impacts to public access or public safety and health will also perpetuate those impacts as well to the long-term detriment of our residents’ future climate security Should rising costs justify turning our back to our rising seas speculators seeking to profit off of tragedies will find disaster-impacted real estate even more attractive under this bill knowing that there will be little oversight over the redevelopment of such properties The slashing of federal disaster relief programs combined with the added pressures of profit-seeking investors under SB 1296 will only make disaster-impacted communities that much more vulnerable to “disaster capitalism” — as was already attempted after the Lahaina tragedy Mahukona) have been assigned to lead the final negotiations between the House and Senate on both measures Punchbowl) also co-chairing the “conference committee” on SB 1296 Pepe‘ekeo) and Karl Rhoads (Dowsett Highlands and Downtown) will lead the Senate side on both measures Kapahulu) also co-chairing the conference committee on HB 732 Concerned citizens wishing to stand up for our beaches and nearshore waters can reach out to them via their contact information by clicking here Honolulu Civil Beat is a nonprofit organization and your donation helps us produce local reporting that serves all of Hawaii is an alumni of Waialua High and Intermediate School an active rancher and is a leading advocate of North Shore Ideas is the place you'll find essays, analysis and opinion on public affairs in Hawaiʻi. We want to showcase smart ideas about the future of Hawaiʻi, from the state's sharpest thinkers, to stretch our collective thinking about a problem or an issue. Email news@civilbeat.org to submit an idea Sign up for our FREE morning newsletter and face each day more informed Sisters Chrisoula “Chrissy” Jernigan and Katerina “Katy” Vatsolakis initially hoped to reopen the shop before learning of the full extent of the damage. Now, they have come to the difficult decision to close the store permanently. However, their olive oil business, Shoreline Olive Oil imported from her family's community of Crete “We wanted to continue on with that,” Jernigan said of Shoreline Olive Oil then we decided to use our warehouse in the back and start wholesaling it out of here … we are keeping the name Shoreline on the can even though the Shoreline Foods is no longer in business People will message me and ask me when the store is going to open “So to feel like you are partly responsible for a 40-year-old business closing Shoreline Foods catches fire: Pensacola international market and deli suffers 'significant damage' While the store was established in 1978 by Mike Gavallas the Vatsolakis family moved to the United States from Greece to take it over in 1998 grew the store there and began importing olive oil in 2004 and then we had to build this (garage) because we didn't have enough room in the warehouse,” Chrissy Vatsolakis said “We just kept on importing more and more olive oil and you couldn't find it back then in the early 2000s.” The two grew up in the store as young girls the school bus dropped them off right at the front of the store where they were greeted by their father’s sparkling polished floors and a wave of air conditioning that their father insisted must be strong to keep customers cool and she didn't play when it came to cleanliness … she did the office work too.” as they prepared beach day sandwiches for their friends as they worked a sunny Saturday or had to prioritize the store over playing on their school sports teams Vatsolakis recalls days spent hand-packaging dried dill the two now look back fondly on those days with their family working side-by-side in the store “People would come in and be entertained by my sister and I at the register because sometimes we would bicker back and forth,” Jernigan said of their teenage years and we missed out on a lot because we worked so much When the two stepped up to take over the store for their family in 2024 – following in the footsteps of their brother Manoly Vatsolakis who took over the store years before – they did it largely because they couldn’t stand to disappoint generations of loyal customers they knew on a first-name basis They poured into Shoreline even though they had separate businesses to manage and young children waiting for them at home “I'm still friends with people whose sandwiches I made 20 years ago,” Jernigan said “I have built great relationship with customers that I still keep in touch with today … this store has people who have grown up coming here and I feel like I'm ending chapters for multiple people.” and smoke damage spread throughout the building which will require the whole building to be demolished After lots of back-and-forth with insurance companies they realized reopening the store was unsustainable and pivoted to keep Shoreline’s legacy alive through the wholesale olive oil business Since they own the property that houses both the store and olive oil warehouse they will continue storing and selling olive oil from the warehouse they are open to selling the property eventually and relocating olive oil can be picked up on select days and times from the warehouse as well as consistently at other wholesale locations such as Apple Market They are looking to grow their partnerships with local restaurants and businesses to offer even more that's what we offer here,” Vatsolakis said extra virgin olive oil where you know where it comes from.'" they will continue to be part of family traditions around the dinner table longtime and newly converted customers can't seem to get enough For more details and information, reach out to Shoreline Olive Oil at 850-221-2434 or send an email to shorelineoliveoil@gmail.com and follow Shoreline Olive Oil on social media Stay up to date on the latest restaurant news by subscribing to our free Pensacola Eats newsletter Sign up for the newsletter at profile.pnj.com/newsletters/pensacola-eats/ This work, Millions in federal aid helps shoreline facilities adjust to changing river levels, by Michel Sauret, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright I found myself throwing oranges off bridges in an attempt to understand the hydrodynamics of Mobile Bay The Deepwater Horizon oil rig had just exploded and sunk into the Gulf of Mexico sending oil gushing from the wellhead towards our coast I wanted to do everything in my power to protect our delicate marshes from destruction like understanding where the Bay’s currents might spread the oil to help inform how best to deploy protective floating booms and keep the oil out of sensitive habitats I attended countless public meetings where government officials sought input from the public on how to address the BP oil spill many members of the public repeated the same refrain: restoring our environment restores our economy The health of our communities and our economy on the Gulf Coast is intrinsically tied to the health of our ecosystem One needed only to look at the shuttered seafood restaurants or the empty beach hotels to understand how closely linked our part of the world is to our precious natural resources Fifteen years later, recovery continues, and from this tragedy has come an opportunity to restore coastal habitats while creating new jobs and economic opportunities across the Gulf Coast and beyond Billions of dollars in fines have been allocated to restoring the habitats and coastal communities affected by the BP oil spill Now that hundreds of restoration projects have been built and still more are underway we’re beginning to see the real-world benefits of that environment-economy connection Take, for instance, the Pensacola Bay Living Shoreline Project a large-scale project addressing erosion and habitat loss across three sites near the Naval Air Station in Pensacola This project is creating healthier wetlands for wildlife and increasing flooding and storm protection for the greater Pensacola area the construction of the project is creating jobs for engineers The Pensacola area suffered damage during the oil spill adding to the decades of erosion due to development roughly 400 feet of shoreline has eroded into the Bay since 1961 The encroaching waterline was now threatening a runway that the Blue Angels jets use regularly to take off and perform their high-flying stunts Escambia County’s Resiliency Program Manager Ryan Kirby described the need for restoration at one of the project’s three sites: “Just inside of the Pensacola Pass and wake from heavy boat traffic combine to batter the shoreline.” To solve this problem, Escambia County enlisted engineers to design a living shoreline that would halt the erosion, restore the natural shoreline, and reduce wave energy in the Bay to protect the site from future land loss. Living shorelines are a nature-based solution to prevent erosion and flooding and breakwaters to beef up a coastline rather than concrete or metal structures Living shorelines can be more effective than human-made shoreline hardening projects, and they double as habitat for fish, oysters, sea turtles, birds, and other wildlife. Audubon Florida and partners have built similar a living shoreline in Alafia Bay near Tampa to calm wave energy and provide healthy mangrove habitat for Great Egrets the project leads set out to create 20,000 feet of limestone reefs and breakwaters both above and below the water as well as 200 acres of marsh and seagrass habitat Just one of the project’s three sites would require over 629,000 marsh plants to be planted a coastal engineer with South Coast Engineers described the scale of this living shoreline as “a tall task.” “and there is no manual for designing living shorelines Each one is uniquely designed for the site’s ecology Many hands were needed to make such an undertaking possible horticulturalists were needed to grow marsh plants construction workers are set to move earth and install the breakwaters Barge operators float in materials and heavy machinery As a project manager at the lead engineering firm for the project, Volkert Inc.,  during the initial design phases I myself was one of the many people proudly contributing to the success of this project “These types of large engineering design and construction projects have far-reaching with a majority of the impacts going to the local communities,” said Mike Warnke Funding was provided through the BP oil spill settlement and a Department of Defense Community Infrastructure grant Many more state and federal agencies provided finance and expertise including the Florida Department of Environmental Protection the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Altogether these partners invested $36 million in this project resulting in work for eight different local businesses this project has already created hundreds of acres of new coastal habitat and protects our critical military infrastructure in the Florida Panhandle “The return of this critical habitat is vital for the long-term restoration of our estuary,” said Kirby “and will support recreational and commercial fisheries as well as tourism the overall resilience of the Pensacola Bay system.” That’s why Audubon has set an ambitious goal of conserving 300 million acres of connected By “bending the bird curve,” Audubon is working to halt Pledge to stand with Audubon to call on elected officials to listen to science and work towards climate solutions On the eve of the 15th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill the head of the Environmental Protection Agency's Southeast Region and other high ranking government officials visited several ongoing environmental restoration projects on the Gulf Coast including the Pensacola Bay Living Shoreline Project which is hoped will address erosion and habitat loss at three sites near Naval Air Station Pensacola has been funded with RESTORE Act dollars as well as contributions from the U.S and the National Fish and Wildlife Federation “We are grateful for this opportunity to see firsthand the important efforts of the RESTORE Council and Florida Department of Environmental Protection to restore this vital coastline,” McOmber said in a news release  The overall project includes rebuilding White Island, a spit of land in Bayou Davenport off Navy Point that has dwindled down to half its former size due to erosion Escambia County officials have said that White Island and two other sites on NAS Pensacola are to be pumped full of sand and other enhancements to bring new life to the area, prevent future erosion and improve water quality in Pensacola Bay around the base and West Pensacola community The island was once more than twice the size it is now It has shrunk now to the point where it has reached a critical destabilizing point due to erosion and loss of habitat The project calls for installing reef breakwaters to act as an offshore living shoreline and creating approximately 45 acres of marsh habitat Contractors creating the living shoreline will utilize sediment and breakwaters to beef up the coastline off NAS Pensacola rather than concrete or metal structures These natural measures can double as habitats for fish 2010 that the Deepwater Horizon oil rig operating off the coast of Louisiana exploded and sank The catastrophe resulted in the death of 11 workers and the largest spill of oil in history Reopening coastal drilling: One of Biden's last acts was an offshore drilling ban. Trump's first fight is to undo it. An estimated 4 million barrels of oil spewed for 87 days into the Gulf of Mexico, renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America, before finally being capped on July 15 A record setting settlement would eventually be reached with BP the oil company responsible for the spill and other defendants for a $5.5 billion Clean Water Act penalty Another $8.8 billion was ordered paid for natural resource damages “We are pleased to be part of the efforts to restore areas along the Gulf of America Coast an area that not only serves as a recreational resource but also an economic driver for the area,” McOmber said — Saugatuck Township approved a new ordinance to combat coastal erosion that took effect Thursday The Lakeside Overlay District Ordinance applies to all properties west of Lakeshore Drive from the township's northern boundary to the southern boundary at 124th Avenue/M-89 The district includes development standards that minimize erosion and preserve the natural character of the shoreline “The township’s new Lakeside Overlay District provides land protection against potential erosion due to property development and Lake Michigan’s ever-changing water levels," said Daniel DeFranco The measure was approved by the Township Board on April 9 following a four month moratorium on building and zoning permits along the lakeshore Some details of the new Lakeside Overlay District include: Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino Councilwoman Vicki Walsh and Receiver of Taxes Jeffrey Pravato recently met with representatives from state and federal government to oversee work being done at TOBAY Beach where the United States Army Corps of Engineers has been replenishing the shoreline through a dredging project off the Fire Island inlet Contractors have worked around the clock to pump 90,000 tons of sand back to the beach helping to safeguard the shoreline from storms and tidal surges while also protecting critical infrastructure including the main pavilion and access roadway “Our shoreline has taken a beating over the past few years as Mother Nature has been relentless eroding our beaches and putting our infrastructure at risk,” said Supervisor Saladino “We all know how much TOBAY Beach means to our residents which is why we’ve worked diligently every summer to rebuild the shoreline by trucking in thousands of yards of clean sand to shore up the coastline we knew it was necessary to develop both short-term and long-term solutions and asked our state and federal representatives for assistance.” “This betterment project undertaken by the Army Corps of Engineers is a fantastic example of cutting the red tape and finding solutions to restore the shoreline “I convened the Army Corps of Engineers and the Towns to find a solution for these beaches and I am happy to see this project—that will revitalize Tobay and Gilgo beaches—get done at limited cost to our towns and taxpayers.” “This $1.69 million investment in Tobay Beach will strengthen the shoreline and ensure families can enjoy the beach this summer,” Governor Hochul said sustainable coast means stronger communities and a protected natural landscape My administration stands with Long Island in preserving its future.” Town officials have spent millions of dollars rebuilding the beach and stabilizing the dunes against erosion A critical public access point to the shoreline TOBAY Beach is located in the middle of Jones Beach Island a barrier island off the south shore of Long Island The beach suffered a direct hit from Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and serves as a critical asset toward protecting the mainland Town officials will continue to push to develop a long-term solution that hardens the shoreline with additional sand shields the primary nesting areas of protected species known as piping plover defends the mainland and continues to provide the public access Long Islanders expect and deserve.