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  • March

    An excavator operated by a City of Fort Pierce employee prepares to move freshly delivered sand into place along the shoreline at Jetty Park on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, as workers race to protect a nearby roadway, homes and underground utilities from an eroding shoreline. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Ronnie Shawn Huebner)

    Against Rising Tides and a Disappearing Shoreline: A Rapid Sand Response

    Against a rising tide and disappearing shoreline, Col. Brandon L. Bowman, Commander Jacksonville District, received a call from Congressman Brian Mast’s (FL-21) office requesting immediate assistance. The message was clear: severe erosion was accelerating at Jetty Park and had created a dangerous risk of potential shoreline breach onto private property, and the Corps expertise was needed.

  • December

    Col. Brandon Bowman, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District, addresses the benefits of the next iteration of the Palm Beach County Shore Protection Project, Delray Beach Segment, with engineers, project managers and local representatives from Palm Beach County and the City of Delray Beach during a kickoff event, with beach renourishment work set to kick off in January 2026.

    Jacksonville District, Palm Beach County and Delray Beach celebrate partnership, forthcoming beach renourishment

    DEL RAY BEACH, Fla. - The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District, celebrated the kick-off of the Delray Beach Segment of the Palm Beach County Shore Protection Project with local governmental representatives from non-Federal sponsor Palm Beach County and the City of Delray Beach, Monday, in anticipation of the renourishment of 2.65 miles of shoreline, starting January 2026.

  • June

    Panorama of newly renourished Venice Beach

    Partners Celebrate the Sand on Venice Beach

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined our partners to celebrate the completion of the Venice Beach renourishment project at “Celebrate the Sand” Friday, June 5 on Venice Beach.