Summary
From the mid-1950s to 2002, the amount of estuarine marsh in West Galveston Bay has decreased by 32%, estuarine tidal flats have declined by 61%, and palustrine marshes have decreased by 50%. This project will protect approximately 114 acres of existing coastal wetlands through the construction of a breakwater protecting them from continued erosion and the restoration of approximately 70 acres of estuarine marsh complex (intertidal fringe marsh, salt flat marsh, sand flat and protected shallow water).
Basics
Galveston
N/A
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
$1,670,000
Classification
- CEPRA
Wetlands/Marsh/Habitat Restoration
Timeline
completed
2015
Funding Sources
Source 1
1520
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Primary
State
$410,000
07
2012
Source 2
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
Secondary
State
$10,000
Source 3
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Other
State
$1,060,000
Source 4
Galveston Bay Estuary Program (GBEP)
Other
State
$100,000
Source 5
Coastal Conservation Association (CCA)
Other
State
$50,000
Source 6
NRG Texas Power
Other
Other
$40,000
Contacts
Responsibility
General Land Office
Contact
Images of Bird Island Cove Marsh Restoration Project
