Beach nourishment on Gasparilla Island

July 9, 2024

By Garland Pollard

Stories in the Boca Beacon related to beach nourishment and renourishment, sand erosion and dunes on Gasparilla Island and in Lee and Charlotte counties. Some recent headlines, in reverse chronological order:

Related Recent Stories

State Beach renourishment begins this week (Feb 20, 2024)
Lovers Key and Bonita Beach Renourishment contract award (Sept. 26, 2024)
Bids out for Gasparilla Island State Park Renourishment (June 20, 2024)
Lee Commissioners approve Bonita Beach renourishment (June 6, 2024)
Captiva Island holds special election on $25 million beach nourishment (May 2, 2024)
Q&A with Dr. John Fletemeyer, beach erosion expert (Jan. 12, 2024)
Dog park, pickleball and beach nourishment in Lee County budget (Sept. 28, 2023)
Local officials lead Florida Resilience Conference (Sept. 21, 2023)
Shore thing: Sand erosion on the Gulf Coast (Oct. 19, 2023)
Tourist Development Tax assists barrier island parks (Oct. 12, 2023)
Gasparilla Island State Park gets regrade, imported sand (Dec. 21, 2023)
Lee County, Army Corps beach renourishment agreement passed (May 19, 2022)
County Commissioners to discuss beach nourishment (May 13, 2022)
Barge situated for beach nourishment work (July 17, 2020)
As renourishment winds down, turtle impact appears minimal (June 28, 2019)
Beach renourishment progressing (June 7, 2019)
Permit process causing delays for shoreline projects (Nov. 13, 2018)
Stump Pass dredging project to continue through May 15 (May. 5, 2017)
Rep. Rodrigues speaks to Boca Grande residents (Jan. 20, 2017)
Storm event, turtle nest losses, no red flags yet (Aug. 7, 2015)
Two local parks projects to be considered by TDC (Apr. 24, 2015)

Boca Grande/Gasparilla Island Documents

General Documents

Engineer Regulation, Army Corps, Beach Planning Guidance Notebook, April 22, 2000 (includes cost sharing and public use requirements)