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Coastal Projects

Port Lavaca Causeway Fishing Pier Renovation

Calhoun
Coastal Management Program (CMP) City of Port Lavaca
City of Port Lavaca
Demolish and replace the wooden fishing pier in Lighthouse Beach on Lavaca Bay.

Palacios Public Fishing Pier Construction

Matagorda
Coastal Management Program (CMP) City of Palacios
City of Palacios
Fishing Pier constructed in South Bay Park to foster ecotourism.

Laguna Heights Walkway and Bird Blind

Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Cameron County Parks System
Cameron County Parks System
Building a neighborhood park & constructing a handicap accessible walkway to a bird watch blind .

Charlie's Pasture Land Acquisition

Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP) City of Port Aransas
City of Port Aransas
Protecting the shoreline, uplands and tidal flats prompted the City to acquire acres of land .

Matagorda Bay Jetty Park Public Bathrooms

Matagorda
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Lower Colorado River Authority
Lower Colorado River Authority
American with Disabilities Act-compliant restroom facility with water fountain and outdoor showers.

Tidal Streams Use Attainability Analyses

Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
The purpose of this project is to help maintain and improve water quality.

M.A.P. (Mapping, Atlas, Public Outreach Project)

Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Armand Bayou Nature Center
Promoting public favor and interest of the Armand Bayou Coastal Preserve & Armand Bayou Nature Center.

GLO Coastal Program Rules Revisions

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Harte Research Institute
Review and revise Title 31, Part 16, Chapters 501,503,504,505 & 506 of the Texas Administrative Code.

Texas Farm & Ranch Lands Conservation Program - Holly Farms Ranch

Brazoria
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Texas Agricultural Land Trust
Agriculture easement on 190 acres of Holly Farms Ranch.

West Bay Watershed Wetland and Habitat Protection

Galveston
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
To implement a Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan for Galveston Bay.

Swan Lake Marsh Restoration

Galveston
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Restoring salt marshes using beneficial use dredge material in Swan Lake.

Texas Farm & Ranch Lands Conservation Program - Baldpate Farms

Matagorda
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Texas R.I.C.E.
175 acres Baldpate property will be placed into a perpetual conservation easement.

Surfside Beach & Dune Restoration

Brazoria
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
General Land Office
The restoration of the beach shoreline.

San Jacinto Battleground Seawall Replacement

Harris
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Replacement bulkhead wall are expected to be very similar to those used to install the wall originally

Protecting North Padre Island

Kleberg
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
The Nature Conservancy
Purchase undeveloped property on North Padre Island & Donate property to the National Park Service

Nueces Bay Portland Causeway Marsh Restoration

San Patricio
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
The restoration of marsh complex along the Nueces Bay Causeway.

Measurement & Characterization of Bay Shoreline Changes

Coast Wide
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
The University of Texas at Austin
To improve the management, protection, and restoration of the bay shorelines by topographic lidar data.

McFaddin Salt Bayou Dune Restoration Beach Ridge Stabilization

Galveston
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) Jefferson County U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Jefferson County, General Land Office
Focus on data collection, including bathymetric and topographic surveys, and data analysis.

Matagorda Island Marsh Restoration

Calhoun
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
This project will result in the restoration of a large, contiguous wetland, and an increase in the abundance and diversity of species that utilize the wetlands.

Diversion Dam Cut

Matagorda
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Matagorda County
Construct a water circulation channel between the Diversion Channel and the Navigation Channel.