County/Region:
Matagorda
Project Partner/Recipient:
Matagorda Bay Foundation
Summary:
Matagorda Bay Foundation to (1) document steps to implement successful seagrass restoration and (2) collect data on resiliency services returning as the seagrass is restored in Matagorda Bay.
County/Region:
Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient:
Matagorda Bay Foundation
Summary:
The Matagorda Bay Foundation completed all required permitting and design for a pilot experiment to restore seagrass in Matagorda and other bays.
County/Region:
Matagorda
Project Partner/Recipient:
Matagorda County
Summary:
Matagorda County purchased 90 oilfield mats and installed them at the entrance to Matagorda Beach.
County/Region:
Matagorda
Project Partner/Recipient:
Lower Colorado River Authority
Summary:
The Lower-Colorado River Authority constructed six picnic pavilions and a directional/interpretive kiosk at Matagorda County Jetty Park, where the Colorado River channel enters the Gulf of Mexico.
County/Region:
Matagorda
Project Partner/Recipient:
Matagorda County
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Unassigned CMP LegacyGrants
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County/Region:
Matagorda
Project Partner/Recipient:
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP)
Summary:
This project repaired the levee system and water control structures located within the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) on Matagorda Island.
County/Region:
Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient:
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
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Upper Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston studied the effectiveness of different wetland restoration techniques to allow better management of this valuable coastal natural resource.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
Summary:
This project restored approximately 75 acres of inter-tidal marsh complex habitat within a 108-acre area along the north West Galveston Island shoreline adjacent to West Galveston Bay to enhance and protect existing estuarine and coastal habitats.
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Weeks Marine, Inc
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Weeks Marine, Inc
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Weeks Marine, Inc
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Project Partner/Recipient:
Weeks Marine, Inc
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County/Region:
Jefferson
Project Partner/Recipient:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Summary:
This project restored native dune habitat approximately 2000 west of Sea Rim State Park along the McFaddin NWR Shoreline.
County/Region:
Chambers, Jefferson
Project Partner/Recipient:
Jefferson County
Summary:
This pilot project restored three miles of much needed beach and dune habitat along the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge shoreline.
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Project Partner/Recipient:
Gahagan and Bryan Associates
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County/Region:
Jefferson
Project Partner/Recipient:
Jefferson County
Summary:
This project nourished and restored ~17 miles of beach and dune ridge along the shoreline of the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge shoreline from High Island to Sea Rim State Park.
County/Region:
Jefferson
Project Partner/Recipient:
Jefferson County
Summary:
This project reduced the rate of shoreline erosion and loss of the existing beach ridge to protect the fresh to intermediate marshes of the McFaddin NWR from the increasing frequency of salt water inundation.
County/Region:
Jefferson
Project Partner/Recipient:
McFaddin NWR
Summary:
This project protected the access road to the Papco oilfield by reestablishing the dune system that was destroyed by Hurricane Ike.