South Padre Island Wayfinding Sign Project
Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of South Padre
City of South Padre
This project will improve city-wide navigation, increase pedestrian ambulation and provide more definitive demarcation for free public beach parking, beach access and points of interest around South Padre Island.
Texas Coast-wide Erosion Response Plan Update 2018
Coast Wide
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Diamond Coastal and Environmental Services
This evaluation will include, but is not limited to, a review of the accomplishments from projects funded under the Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA).
East End Lagoon Public Access / Safety and Planning Project
Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
The Galveston Park Board of Trustees
The Galveston Park Board of Trustees
The Galveston Park Board of Trustees will enhance and protect the East End Lagoon Nature Preserve through the removal of marine debris and construction of site improvements.
Construction and Enhancement of Artificial Reefs in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will use concrete, limestone, and shell to create habitat for juvenile and adult fish at the Big Man Nearshore Reef Site.
Aransas Woods Habitat Preservation
Aransas
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of Rockport
City of Rockport
The City of Rockport will purchase approximately 5.43 acres of woodlands to expand the protected habitat of the Great Texas Birding Trail.
Willacy County Youth Coastal Adventures
Willacy
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas Floating Classroom
Texas Floating Classroom, Inc.
Texas Floating Classroom will conduct approximately 80 marine education field trips for elementary, middle, and high school students in Willacy County.
Texas High School Coastal Monitoring Program
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin
Middle and high school students, teachers, and scientists will work together to gain a better understanding of dune and beach dynamics.
Texas Gulf Region Cooperative Weed Management Area: Controlling the Brazilian Peppertree
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program
The Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program will work with project partners to advocate for cooperative control amongst willing landowners and managers to prevent the spread and movement of the Brazilian peppertree.
Shell Bank: Oyster shell recycling, citizen engagement, hands-on learning, & reef characterization
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi will continue the oyster shell recycling program. The program was developed to reclaim shucked oysters from Coastal Bend restaurants, seafood wholesalers and seafood festivals for use in reef restoration.
Salt Bayou Watershed Restoration Efficacy Research - Phase I
Jefferson
Salt Bayou Watershed Restoration Efficacy Research - Phase I > Funding Sources
Lamar University
Lamar University
Lamar University (Lamar) will implement a two-phase monitoring and research effort to better understand altered hydrological conditions and marsh health within the Salt Bayou Watershed.
Restoration of the Slop Bowl Marsh: Phase I Planning
Brazoria
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Texas A&M AgriLife Research will assess the hydrological barriers contributing to hypersalinity and marsh loss, identify habitat changes, integrate stakeholder goals with scientific findings, and design an action plan for hydrologic restoration.
Swan Lake Marsh Restoration Planning
Galveston
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Texas NRDA Trustees
Texas General Land Office
Planning and implementation options to restore approximately 250 acres of intertidal marsh complex in Swan Lake.
Baffin Bay Water Quality Study: Data collection & outreach to address water quality concerns - Phase 2
Kleberg
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi will conduct monthly water quality monitoring efforts in Baffin Bay to document the influence of hydrological and climatic variability on water quality in the system.
Mission and Aransas Rivers Implementation Plan to Improve Water Quality
Refugio
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Texas A&M AgrilLIfe Research
Facilitate implementation of plan and monitor water quality.
Mangrove Expansion Alters Sediment and Water Quality and Affects Biodiversity in Texas Wetlands
Aransas
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) will conduct a study within the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve, an area that experienced one of the largest increases in black mangroves, to assess impact.
Linking Coastal Urbanization to Water Quality and Habitat Changes of the Upper Laguna Madre
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) will analyze the impact of coastal development in the Corpus Christi-Kingsville metropolitan area on water and habitat quality in the Upper Laguna Madre between 1982-2016.
Galveston Bay Foundation Oyster Shell Recycling Program
Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Galveston Bay Foundation
Galveston Bay Foundation
The Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) will continue the Galveston Bay Oyster Shell Recycling Program, a program that reclaims spent oyster shell from local seafood restaurants and properly cures the shell in preparation for reuse in local oyster reef restoration projects.
Enhancing Critical Rookery Islands for the Protection and Preservation of Colonial Waterbirds
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Audubon Texas
Audubon Texas
Audubon Texas seeks to improve the suitability of rookery islands through habitat enhancement and protection activities.
Identifying the Future Costs of Floods in the Houston-Galveston Area
Galveston
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Texas A&M University - Galveston
In an effort to further articulate the effectiveness of a coastal storm surge protection system, this study will identify adverse economic impacts from coastal storms based on future conditions with and without a coastal spine protection system in place.
Coordinating Implementation of the Tres Palacios Watershed Protection Plan
Matagorda
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Texas A&M AgriLIfe Research, Texas Water Resources Institute
Texas Watershed Resource Institute will coordinate with stakeholder groups to update and identify water quality project needs and work with state and federal agencies to acquire technical and financial resources to implement WPP management measures.