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Dressing Point Island and Shoreline Restoration Project - Phase I

Summary

The Dressing Point Island Restoration and Shoreline Protection Project is located in East Matagorda Bay part of the Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge. The two phases of this project will result in a breakwater that will encompasses three quarters of the island, phase 1,  and the restoration of the island mass increasing the footprint from 4 acres today to a total of 11 acres.
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Basics

Matagorda
N/A
Ducks Unlimited

Classification

  • CEPRA
  • Federal
Habitat Restoration/Protection Shoreline Protection

Timeline

completed

Funding Sources

Source 1

1791
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Primary
State
$5,000
13
2024

Source 2

Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Primary
Federal
$0
29
2024

Source 3

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Primary
Federal
$3,515,123
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Contacts

Responsibility
General Land Office
Contact
Coastal Resources 800.998.4456