County/Region:
Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
The project reduced wave energies impacting the shoreline between Oyster Lake and West Bay and restored fringing marsh habitat through the installation of hard structure breakwaters and transplanting of marsh vegetation behind the structures.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston ground-truthed the maps that delineate oyster reefs on the Copano Bay bottom, finished the remaining surveying of the bay, and processed geophysical data.
County/Region:
Upper Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
Galveston Bay Foundation created oyster reef and fringing marsh habitat for the purpose of protecting shorelines, improving water quality, and increasing fisheries habitat.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston mapped the bottom of Copano Bay to identify and delineate oyster reefs and other bottom features.
County/Region:
Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston purchased a boat, outfited it, and begin mapping oyster reefs in Lavaca Bay using a side-scan sonar and sub-bottom profiler.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Summary:
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department hired a staff person to provide support to the mapping project.
County/Region:
Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University-Galveston completed the Oyster Reef and Anthropogenic Impact Mapping of Lavaca Bay project that began under Cycle 6.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Summary:
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department provided support to Texas A&M University - Galveston to help complete the Oyster Reef and Anthropogenic Impact Mapping of Lavaca Bay.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
The Galveston Bay Foundation reinstated their oyster restoration program to reestablish productive oyster reefs in Galveston Bay and to increase awareness among the general public of the ecological importance of oysters and oyster reefs.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Nueces County
Summary:
Nueces County Coastal Parks Department will construct additional amenities that enhance public access to coastal habitats, provide educational outreach and expand important coastal barrier island wildlife through the creation of 1.5-acre woodland habitat.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Nueces County Coastal Parks Department
Summary:
Nueces County Coastal Parks Department will provide a resilient living shoreline by incorporating gray-green infrastructure. In addition to the living shoreline, a raised pier structure will be constructed for public access.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This BUDM project on North Padre Island and involved placing approximately 600,000 cubic yards of sand dredged during construction of Packery Channel on approximately one mile of critically eroding beach in front of the seawall on North Padre Island.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Summary:
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program provided enhanced access to coastal areas along with adding features that will protect the sensitive habitat areas found within the Packery Flats Coastal Habitat.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Nueces County
Summary:
Nueces County constructed a multi-purpose facility with improved user-friendly recreational areas. The multi-purpose facility includes an ADA-compliant bathhouse with adequate restroom and shower facilities.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Nueces County
Summary:
Nueces County enhanced the beach entranceway and provided an interpretive history of Padre Balli.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Nueces County
Summary:
Nueces County enhanced the beach entranceway by planting native vegetation, installing additional irrigation to maintain the vegetation, constructing a plank walkway around the sculpture area, and installing four (4) interpretive signs educating visitors.
County/Region:
Willacy
Project Partner/Recipient:
Willacy County Navigation District
Summary:
This project aims to restore critical nesting habitat along PINS, through beneficial use of dredge material from the dredging of the Mansfield Channel.
County/Region:
Matagorda
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Palacios
Summary:
The City of Palacios constructed two small interpretive plazas, a walkway, three covered picnic tables with slabs, and installed benches, trash receptacles, and interpretive signage at Palacios Pavilion.
County/Region:
Matagorda
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Palacios
Summary:
The City of Palacios replaced the deteriorated T-head and approximately 150 feet of the outermost Palacios Pavilion Pier with a new narrow section of pier.
County/Region:
Matagorda
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Palacios
Summary:
The City of Palacios constructed an approximately 350 linear foot fishing pier in South Bay Park to foster ecotourism.