Prairie Raising - A Grassroots Restoration Partnership
Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Armand Bayou Nature Center
Armand Bayou Nature Center
Armand Bayou Nature Center will carry out The Prairie Rising project, which includes the use of prescribed fire, prescribed mowing and invasive species control via ground based herbicide application. Opportunities to learn about aspects of prairie management will be provided to volunteers during their work at Armand Bayou Nature Center.
Pre-nourishment beach benthic invertebrate monitoring
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas General Land Office
Texas A&M Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) will design beach benthic macrofaunal monitoring to assess time for the benthic invertebrate community to recover following a beach nourishment event.
Pre-nourishment beach benthic invertebrate monitoring – South Padre Island
Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
TAMUCC will conduct pre-nourishment benthic sampling for 10+ months following nourishment at the City of South Padre Island beach (and the respective control beaches). These data as well as post-nourishment data collected in a future contract will be used to assess time for the benthic invertebrate community to recover following a beach nourishment event.
Prediction of Texas wetland erosion through remote sensing, field surveys, and numerical modeling
Upper Coast
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Texas A&M University
The end product will be a reliable design and evaluation tool for coastal wetland restoration projects in Texas.
Preliminary Evaluation of the Impacts of Dredging Activities on the Fate of Dioxin in the Houston Ship Channel
Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston will study the impacts of dredging operations on sedimentary processes in the Houston Ship Channel (HSC), a key component in the determination of the fate of dioxins in this system.
Preparation, Use and Transportation of Dredged Material in Placement Areas
Coast Wide
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Texas General Land Office
Project funds used to contract with a professional service provider to conduct geotechnical investigations, characterize dredged material placement areas, and develop designs and strategies to remove and transport dredged material with beach quality sand to coastal project locations.
Preserve and Enhance the Resilience of Bayside Wetlands on Mustang Island
Nueces
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program
This Project will implement will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the geological, geomorphic, and anthropogenic features or processes potentially preventing adequate sediment stabilization on the island.
Preserving & Enhancing Beaches By Amending Federal Beach & Dune Permits
Galveston
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
City of Galveston Park Board of Trustees
City of Galveston Park Board of Trustees
Project will amend two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permits held by the Park Board that allow beach nourishment and dune restoration projects to be undertaken on Galveston Island.
Primer on Urban Growth
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas Cooperative Extension
An introductory booklet on importance of urban form & its impact on environmental quality & quality of life.
Prioritization of Critical Marsh Conservation and Restoration Areas based on Future Sea Level Rise Scenarios
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy
Prioritization of Critical Marsh Conservation and Restoration Areas based on Future Sea Level Rise Scenarios
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
Protection and Restoration of Matagorda Island West Marsh
Matagorda
Coastal Bends Bays and Estuaries Program
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Coastal Bends Bays and Estuaries Program
CEPRA funds will contribute to fully address the extensive amount of damage that occurred and restore the West Marsh area to its preexisting condition, while also making it more resilient to future storm events. This project will address post-storm mitigation of levees and water control infrastructure.
Protection of the GIWW Shoreline at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Aransas
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP)
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
The proposed restoration project directly enhances USFWS’s ongoing efforts towards the recovery of the endangered Whooping Cranes. The project supports the habitat protection and restoration goals outlined in the “International Recovery Plan for the Whooping Crane”.
Public Access and Environmental Enhancements at the Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge Phase II
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of Corpus Christi
City of Corpus Christi
Under Phase II, the City of Corpus Christi will increase public access and environmental enhancements,
Public Access Enhancements for the Encinal Peninsula - Phase 1
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of Corpus Christi
City of Corpus Christi
Phase 1 focuses on developing a master plan to include land use and amenities for the hike and bike trail and proposed trailhead.
Public Education and Outreach for Clean Beaches
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Nueces County
The Nueces County Coastal Parks Department will develop a comprehensive public awareness and educational outreach program focused on promoting sound responsible environmental stewardship targeting the problem of littering and illegal dumping focused on both youth and adult audiences within the Coastal Bend area. Initially the program would focus efforts in the communities of Aransas Pass, Port Aransas, Corpus Christi, Ingleside, and North Padre Island.
Quantification of Hurricane Surge Damage in Coastal Bays as a Function of Dune and Wetland Characteristics with Applications and Climate Change
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University - Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Texas A&M University - Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Texas Engineering Experiment Station will investigate the impact of coastal dunes and wetlands on mitigating hurricane impacts.
Quantification of Sediment Sources of the Nueces-Corpus Christi Estuary System
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Project to conduct a study of the Nueces-Corpus Christi Estuary to collect essential information on the sources of sediment to this system and to characterize sedimentation rates in the Nueces Delta and major bays.
Quantifying erosion and pollution from rainfall runoff on urbanized beaches - Galveston Island study
Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station researchers will study how coastal rainwater runoff affects beach erosion and solid transport processes in Galveston.
Quantifying Microplastic (Particles and Fibers) Loading to the Texas’s Coastal Bays and Estuaries
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 quantify the inputs of microplastics from nine river catchments discharging to Texas coastal bays.