Articles, Reporting & Recent News

October 2011

Corps of Engineers to do East End restoration/beach fill
No plans for West End restoration, apparently.

Mississippi's Ship Island gets $300m restoration grant
When will Dauphin Island see any funding of this magnitude?

September 2011

Dauphin Island Shoreline Restoration Projects - Current Status

Mobile Bay Magazine - Dauphin Island Revival

September 2011

Coast Barrier Resources Act - Proposed Changes to Maps
Proposed changes to the maps of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (which include parts of Dauphin Island) are now available online for review and public comment.  The maps are products of Fish and Wildlife Services, and will be used to determine National Flood Insurance Program eligibility.  You may want to discuss the ramifications of these proposed changes with your insurance agent.

Review the maps here:
http://www.fws.gov/habitatconservation/coastal_barrier.html

April 2011

Big, Bigger or Biggest...but Nothing for the Now
Impressions of the Shoreline Restoration Meeting (April 2011)

Notice of Shoreline Restoration Meeting, April 13, 2011 (April 2011)

October 2010

Picking up the Pieces (Oct 17)

Perception is the Problem (Oct 13)

September 2010

Federal grant to purchase land on West End (Sep 30)

Baby Fish show up in big numbers in spite of oil spill (Sep 26)

Liquified Natural Gas terminal south of the island - approved (Sep 16)

Katrina Cut closure project proceeds (Sep 11)

Scientists search for sand to shore up Dauphin Island (Sep 9)

June 2010

Oil Innudation Forecast for Dauphin Island in the event of tides and storms (June 11)

Oil Slick Location - Animation from April 22 to present

Corps of Engineers' Public Notice to fill the Katrina Cut (see Oil Spill Updates)

Erosion Solutions on Plum Island, MA - hay bales & sand fencing stave off storm surges on the Atlantic
          Hay Bale Pilot Program Information
          Plum Island Foundation Website

Letters from Dauphin Island Lovers re: the oil spill

May 2010

Oil Spill Updates

Bienville Blvd - Road Overwash - May 2010

Most recent Q&A

Don't Fight Nature? - New section at end of the Go Natural article.

Long Term Plan - The Great Unknown

Privately-Owned

Pier Dredging

Latest Newsletter/Update

March 15, 2010 - Results of meeting to discuss pier dredging proposal.

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