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Coastal Projects

Recent Bayhead Delta Shoreline and Wetland Loss: Potential Factors and Future Projections

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will build on previous study efforts of bayhead deltas degradation and erosional loss, focusing on recent changes in four bayhead delta systems.

Shell Bank: Oyster shell recycling, restoration resources, and reef resilience

Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
TAMU-CC developed the program to reclaim and recycle shucked oyster shells from Coastal Bend restaurants, seafood wholesalers, and seafood festivals for use in reef restoration.

Storm Surge Flood Maps Development for the Lower Laguna Madre Coastal Emergency Management

Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP) University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) will develop a hurricane storm surge model for the South Texas coastal region.

Texas Citizen Planner, Local Coastal Planning in the wake of Hurricane Harvey

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
The Texas AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will develop a coastal planning program for stakeholders along the Texas coast.

Initiating water quality sampling of stormwater treatment wetlands in Galveston Bay watersheds

Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) and their project partners are designing and implementing stormwater wetland demonstration projects in various basin types and watersheds.

Texas High School Coastal Monitoring Program

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP) The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology (UT-BEG) will engage students and teachers who live along the coast in the study of the natural beach environment.

Texas Wetlands Status and Trends Online GIS Viewer

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Universtiy of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas - Bureau of Economic Geology
In this project, UT-BEG will develop a user-friendly, interactive, web-based display of GIS-based maps of historical and current Texas wetland types, boundaries, and distribution,

Green Infrastructure For Texas: Educating Coastal Stakeholders on the Role of Green Infrastructure

Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
AgriLife will produce a web-hosted video to showcase green infrastructure projects and explain how green infrastructure improves water quality, reduces flood risks, and provides habitat.

Development of a 3D Hydrodynamic and Sediment Transport Models to Support Oyster Reef

Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M Galveston
Texas A&M
Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) will develop a 3D, intertidal sediment transport model that represents the physical characteristics of Galveston Bay (e.g., particle size distribution; sediment erosion, re-suspension and deposition; oyster larvae and spat size distribution at various growth stages).

Boater Waste Education Campaign

Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Galveston Bay Foundation
Galveston Bay Foundation
The Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) will continue the Boater Waste Education Campaign (BWEC).

Assessment and economic valuation of nitrogen mitigation in Texas Coastal Bend restored marsh

Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi will monetize the ecosystem value of wetland for restoration and recovery investment in the Texas Coastal Bend.

Dagger Island Restoration

Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will plant at least 28 acres of marsh at Dagger Island in Nueces County to protect the eroding shoreline.

Exploration Green Public Access Development and Ecosystem Restoration, Phase 3

Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Galveston Bay Foundation
Galveston Bay Foundation
The Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) will continue developing Exploration Green, a 200-acre stormwater detention, natural conservation and recreation area in the Bay Area of Houston.

Columbia Bottom Land Educational Access Plan

Brazoria
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Brazoria County Parks Department
Brazoria County Parks Department
Brazoria County will expand the infrastructure at Hanson Riverside County Park to improve recreational access and enhance public education and awareness of coastal natural resource areas.

Houston Botanic Garden Stormwater Wetlands

Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Houston Botanic Garden
Houston Botanic Garden
The Houston Botanic Garden (HBG) will partner with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to create three to five stormwater treatment wetlands and educate visitors on the importance of coastal wetlands

Whooping Crane Habitat Enhancement

Aransas
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
The Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
The Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP) will enhance protection of Whooping Crane habitat on the Lamar Peninsula in Aransas County.

Sylvian Rodriguez Park Habitat Restoration Project

Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP) City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department
The Houston Parks and Recreation Department
The Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) will restore 72 acres of coastal prairie habitat in Sylvan Rodriguez Park.

Bay Shoreline Protection - Living Shorelines (Outreach)

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
General Land Office
A review of successful living shoreline programs will be conducted, identifying challenges and opportunities for application in Texas.

Implementation of Coastal Nonpoint Source Management

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas State University
The General Land Office (GLO) will provide technical assistance related to the control of nonpoint source (NPS) pollution from off-system roadways, urban development, and watershed planning in accordance with Section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Management Act.

Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan Education and Outreach Phase 2

Coast Wide
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
General Land Office
Phase 2 of the Coastal Resiliency Master Plan Education and Outreach strategy.