County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Gulf Coast Protection District
Summary:
This project will complete engineering and design for construction of up to 10 miles of rock breakwater along the shorelines of East Bay Bayou.
County/Region:
Chambers
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
The project included an alternatives analysis to provide stabilization and restoration of the eroding bay shoreline.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston
Summary:
Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston completed a wetland delineation survey, created a topographic map based on delineation results and built an approximately 2,500 linear feet, ADA-compliant interpretative trail.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston
Summary:
The Galveston Park Board of Trustees built an approximately 1,200 square foot, accessible, free parking area for a minimum of three (3) vehicles.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This project quantified economic benefits associated with representative CEPRA Cycle 5 and Cycle 6 construction projects.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This project quantified the economic benefits associated with CEPRA Cycle 7 and Cycle 8 construction projects.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This project quantified the economic benefits associated with CEPRA Cycle 6 and Cycle 7 construction projects.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This project was an economic and natural resource benefit-cost study of selected CEPRA Cycle 8-11 construction projects completed since the previous biennial economic/natural resources benefit-cost study.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This project conducted an economic-natural resources benefit-cost study to quantify the economic and natural resource benefits associated with selected CEPRA Cycle 6, 7 and 8 construction projects.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This project completed a report on the economic and natural resource benefits derived from Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) construction projects every biennium.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
National Audubon Society, d.b.a. Audubon Texas
Summary:
Audubon Texas produced a coast-wide newsletter to educate wildlife enthusiasts, birders, anglers, and the general public about coastal resources, threats to coastal health, and steps individuals can take to become better stewards of coastal resources.
County/Region:
Harris
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Baytown
Summary:
The City of Baytown developed interpretive signage and brochures and improved the outreach experiences available to visitors.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Princess America Foundation
Summary:
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center
Summary:
South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center created the educational portion of the exhibits such as the graphics panels, the wall murals, the taxidermy of the animals on display, and the creation of plant and animal models within the displays.
County/Region:
Harris
Project Partner/Recipient:
Port of Houston Authority
Summary:
The Port of Houston Authority obtained quality-assured data demonstrating the effectiveness of a promising storm water quality management device, which will be deployed near the inlet of an existing storm water conveyance system.
County/Region:
Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This study documented the recovery of the gulf-facing shoreline of the upper Texas coast beach-dune system over the four-year period following the landfall of Hurricane Ike.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Galveston Park Board of Trustees
Summary:
This project used approximately 250,000 to 500,000 CY of sand for beach nourishment.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Nueces County
Summary:
Nueces County purchased a plotter and a computer system for mapping.