County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Summary:
The Coastal Bend Bays Foundation's held the annual Earth Day-Bay Day with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Coastal Expo Program. The event was held in one of the city's bayfront parks on Saturday, April 17, 2010.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This study is a continuation of a project from Cycle I, which estimated the economic and environmental benefits of 23 Cycle 1 projects.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This project conducted an economic evaluation of 17 CEPRA Cycle 2 projects.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas
Summary:
This project conducted an economic evaluation of CEPRA Cycle 3 projects.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
The GLO contracted with vendors to obtain up-to-date aerial photography of the Texas coastal shoreline to help identify critical eroding areas.
County/Region:
Project Partner/Recipient:
GLO
Summary:
CEPRA statute mandated economic and natural resources benefit cost study covering CEPRA cycles 12-13.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
The Texas Legislature requires the Texas General Land Office (GLO) to report the economic and natural resource benefits derived from Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) funding every biennium.
County/Region:
Harris
Project Partner/Recipient:
Harris County Precinct 1
Summary:
Harris County Precinct 1 completed wetland habitat development, site survey and development plan including, schematics, elevations, construction drawings, and interpretive storyboard for development of Challenger Seven Wetlands Study Center.
County/Region:
Chambers
Project Partner/Recipient:
Chambers County
Summary:
Chambers County implemented a maintenance program to clean the beach for regular maintenance.
County/Region:
Chambers
Project Partner/Recipient:
Chambers County
Summary:
County/Region:
Chambers
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Coastal Partners, Inc.
Summary:
Texas Coastal Partners provided the resources to bolster the implementation of the Chambers County Greenprint completed under CMP Grant Cycle 12 award.
County/Region:
Upper Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston sampled monthly (primary productivity, phytoplankton community structure, and water quality) with additional trips during periods of high freshwater flows and periods of slow inflow into the Galveston Bay watershed.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston characterized the extent of the turtle nesting season, annual number of nesters and nests laid, nest location, preferred nesting habitat(s), and fidelity of nesters to upper coast beaches.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Port Aransas
Summary:
The City of Port Aransas continued to purchase lands in Charlie's Pasture, approximately 2,000 acres of various sensitive land located on the northwest end of Mustang Island, to protect them from the 17' per year erosion rates along the Ship Channel.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Port Aransas
Summary:
The City of Port Aransas continued purchasing the additional shoreline lots to insure the halt of erosion along the Ship Channel and the associated uplands and tidal flats.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Port Aransas
Summary:
The City of Port Aransas purchased Charlie's Pasture, an area of approximate 2,000 acres, that includes various types of sensitive habitats and is located on the northwest end of Mustang Island.
County/Region:
Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient:
National Audubon Society
Summary:
Audubon will purchase a new tractor for island management and complete bird monitoring during nesting season.
County/Region:
Matagorda
Project Partner/Recipient:
NRDA Trustees
Summary:
This project stabilized and protected Chester’s Island bird rookery in Matagorda Bay using beneficial use sediment sourced from the Matagorda Ship Channel Deepening Project.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
Cameron County
Summary:
This project was Phase 1 of a multi phase project to protect Children's Beach at Isa Blanca County Park.
County/Region:
Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Port Lavaca
Summary: