Dredging: The Hidden Industry That Rebuilds America From the Bottom Up
Dredging: The Hidden Industry That Rebuilds America From the Bottom Up Uncovering the work that shapes our land and protects our future It doesn’t grab headlines. You won’t find it trending on social media. Yet every inch of progress in America’s waterways, wetlands, lakes, and coastlines owes something to the dredging industry. Dredging doesn’t just dig—it restores, protects, reclaims, and builds. It’s the quiet force behind clean water, flood prevention, lake revitalization, and community resilience. And at the center of it all, powering projects across the country, is VMI Dredges, an American-made manufacturer that’s been redefining how the world dredges for over four decades. This is the industry that works beneath the surface, literally and metaphorically, to hold the line. What Is Dredging? More Than Just Mud Dredging is the process of removing sediment, debris, or contaminated material from the bottom of a waterbody. But it's not just underwater excavation. It...
