Evaluating Groundwater Exported Acidity in Copano Bay
Lower Coast
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 study the contribution of groundwater inputs to decreased marine alkalinity in Copano Bay.
Evaluating Groundwater Inflow and Nutrient Transport to Texas Coastal Embayments
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Conduct a series of attainable objectives that will improve understanding groundwater contributions.
Evaluating Groundwater Inflow and Nutrient Transport to Texas Coastal Embayments, Phase III
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 a study to advance the understanding of groundwater inflows and nutrient transport to bay systems in South Texas.
Evaluating Groundwater/Freshwater Inflows and Nutrient Transport to Texas Coastal Embayments, Phase II
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 to advance understanding of groundwater inflows and nutrient transport to bay systems in South Texas.
Evaluating Health Risks in Little Bay
Aransas
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M AgriLife Extenson Service
Texas A&M AgriLife Extenson Service
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will estimate human health risks present in Texas coastal recreational waters impacted by various fecal pollution sources.
Evaluating the trophic value of beneficial uses restoration sites for coastal birds
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston will assess the value of the beneficial-uses restoration sites in the Salt Bayou ecosystem for migratory and resident waterfowl and shorebirds, using invertebrate assemblages as a proxy for habitat quality.
Evaluation of Economic Development of Natural Resources
Chambers
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Chambers County
Chambers County
Chambers County will develop a plan for protecting of environmentally sensitive areas in the county from the outgrowth of commercial, industrial, and residential development.
Evaluation of Factors Contributing to Water Quality Degradation in an Urbanizing Estuary (Oso Bay, Texas)
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Multi-scale approaches using advanced environmental observation and analytical technologies will be employed to develop indices for environmental stresses and to establish links between these indices and key environmental changes affecting the system. Project success will be measured through development of decision support products that will be transferred to resource managers, and through efforts to educate the public on the importance of pollution management and land use best practices in the Oso Bay watershed
Expand Riparian Buffers - Petronila Creek Watershed
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Project funds will be used to develop and implement an outreach campaign to promote riparian buffer expansion in the Petronila Creek ecosystem through education and outreach activities targeting landowners.
Expanding the Floating Classroom Program from Coast to Classroom-Moving Upstream
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 write a manual to include the selected activities/investigations for use in the Floating Classroom Program, construct activity kits, and evaluate the effectiveness of these materials.
Expansion of Earth Day-Bay Day: Cultivating Multicultural Leadership & Environmental Stewardship in the Texas Coastal Zone
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Coastal Bend Bays Foundation
Coastal Bend Bays Foundation
Coastal Bend Bays Foundation, Inc. will culminate in the Earth Day-Bay Day event, which will be expanded to include other communities within the Coastal Bend. The event will be expanded to include a year-round public outreach program.
Expansion of King Fisher Beach Park
Calhoun
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Calhoun County
Calhoun County
Calhoun County will expand the boundary of the County's King Fisher Beach Park.
Expansion of the Dermowatch Website
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston will expand the DermoWatch website to include oyster Dermo disease data from three sites (low, medium, and high salinity reefs) in each of the following Central Texas bays: Lavaca, Matagorda, and San Antonio.
Exploration Green Public Access Development and Ecosystem Restoration
Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Galveston Bay Foundation
Galveston Bay Foundation
The Galveston Bay Foundation will construct a one mile stretch of hike and bike trail, install an irrigation system, and plant native trees, grasses, and shrubs at Exploration Green in Harris County.
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.
Exploration Green Stormwater Wetland Water Quality Baseline Study
Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M AgriLife Extenson Service
Texas A&M AgriLife Extenson Service
Texas A&M AgriLife Extenson Service will generate data on the stormwater treatment wetlands created at Exploration Green using CMP Cycle 23 funds.
Fantasy Circle Beach Access Improvements
Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of South Padre
City of South Padre
The City of South Padre Island will design and construct a wooden, removable drive-over at the beach access point.
Fantasy Circle Beach Access Improvements Phase II
Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of South Padre Island
City of South Padre Island
This project will construct one permanent, single-stall ADA-compliant bathroom at the Fantasy Circle beach access point, and construct an ADA pathway from the parking lot to the restroom facility.
Far West Galveston Island Beach Nourishment Repair
Galveston
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
City of Galveston
FEMA Public Assistance funds will be combined with CEPRA funds on this Hurricane Ike repair project adjacent to four subdivisions on the far west end of Galveston Island between Jamaica Beach and San Luis Pass. The 5500 Association, Kahala Beach Estates, Terramar and the Sea Isle subdivisions had previous beach nourishment projects constructed in CEPRA Cycle 3 that were damaged by Hurricane Ike. The restoration of the beach to pre-storm condition will help to provide the necessary conditions for the development of a natural dune system.
Feasibility Study for Habitat Restoration/Modification in the Arroyo Colorado
Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
The Habitat Restoration Workgroup, led by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), will investigate and recommend habitat modifications and restoration measures that will reduce nonpoint source pollution to the Arroyo Colorado or mitigate existing physical conditions that aggravate poor water quality conditions in the stream as part of the Watershed Protection Plan.