Quantifying Oyster Habitat in Galveston Bay, Texas
Calhoun
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Project to purchase a side-scan sonar system to conduct mapping of submerged oyster reefs in Galveston Bay.
Queen Isabella Causeway - Materials Testing
Cameron
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
General Land Office
Aptim Environmental and Infrastructure, LLC will do field assessments of the Old Queen Isabella Causeway.
Quintana County Park Beach Access Improvements
Brazoria
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Brazoria County
Brazoria County
Brazoria County Parks Department will repair Quintana Beach County Park boardwalk and walkover and add an observation deck with interpretive signage. The park is one of the few access points that remain post- Hurricane Ike.
Quintana-Bryan Beach FEMA Repair
Brazoria
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Town of Quintana
A beach nourishment project on a Gulf shore to repair the damage from Hurricane Harvey to approximately 1,850 feet of Gulf shoreline at Quintana-Bryan Beach.
Rain Gardens: Mitigating Runoff Pollution for Coastal Texas
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas AgriLife Extension
Texas AgriLife Extension
The WaterSmart Program of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, part of the Texas A&M University System, will conduct a concerted educational and outreach initiative that includes the installation of a minimum of three demonstration rain gardens in high visibility areas. These will be easily accessible public displays with accompanying signage that clearly show the environmental and aesthetic benefits rain gardens provide. In addition, a how-to manual, addressing the unique soils, topography, and hydrology of Texas coastal communities would target residential and commercial entities.
Reaching Underserved Communities Along the Coast
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Audubon Texas
Audubon Texas
Focusing on public education and outreach to underserved, non-English speaking populations.
Reassessment of Seagrass Distribution and Biomass in the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas
Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
University of Texas - Pan American
University of Texas - Pan American, Biology Department
Reassessment of Seagrass Distribution and Biomass in the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas
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.
Recovering Access and Restoring Resilience at Stewart Beach Park on Galveston Island
Galveston
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston
This science-based project will bring solutions to enhance resilience intended to reduce/or eliminate lost user days, and recapture previously lost access.
Recovery of the Coastal Ecosystem of Southern Jefferson County, Texas from the Storm Surge of Hurricane Ike
Jefferson
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Lamar University
Lamar University
The objective of this study is a post-storm analysis of the impact of the tidal storm surge on the marsh communities in southern Jefferson County. Lamar University will examine the recovery of microbial, plant, amphibian, reptilian, mammalian and avian communities, on a longitudinal gradient from J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area and McFaddin and Texas Point National Wildlife Refuges along the coast.
Redhead Pond - Adjacent Tract(s)Acquisition
Nueces
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
City of Corpus Christi
The City of Corpus Christi will acquire 24.43 acres of wetland and upland property adjacent to and contiguous with the existing Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Redhead Pond Wildlife Management Area (WMA).
Redhead Pond Invasive Species Management
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Friends of Redhead Pond and Environmental Stewardship Association
Friends of Redhead Pond and Environmental Stewardship Association
Environmental Stewardship Association (Friends) will remove invasive plant species to improve the diversity of native plants and wild bird populations at Redhead Pond.
Reduction of Dispersed Oil Toxicity through the Synergistic Application of Hydrocarbon Digesting Microbial Solutions
Coast Wide
Oil Spill Prevention & Response Act (OSPRA) Research and Development
Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Continue researching ways to reduce the toxic effects of dispersed oil on economically relevant marine invertebrates of the Gulf of Mexico.
Region 1 Sand Source Investigation
Upper Coast
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
BOEM 31887
General Land Office
The goal of this study is to conduct offshore surveys of the Sabine and Heald banks.
Region 2 and 3 and OCS Central Texas Offshore Sediment Inventory Surveys
Lower Coast
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
BOEM
General Land Office
The GLO Offshore Sediment Inventory Project will utilize approximately $1,000,000 in federal funds to expand data collection into portions of the Outer Continental Shelf along Texas' lower coastline.
Region 4 and Lower Coast Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Geophysical Surveys
Cameron
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
General Land Office
The project will conduct high-resolution geophysical surveys offshore Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan (TCRMP) Region 4.
Regional Sediment Management Study
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Coast & Harbor Engineering
Identify potential sediment source locations and sediment management opportunities to promote beneficial use of these sediments for coastal protection and shoreline restoration projects.
Relationship Between Shoalgrass Distribution and Freshwater Availability: Implications for Wetland Conservation
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University at Kingsville
Texas A&M University at Kingsville
Study is to evaluate the effects of grazing by wintering redhead ducks on shoalgrass.
Relative Importance of Fluvial and Non-Fluvial Sediment Sources in Galveston Bay
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas Water Development Board
This project will address the fourth year of a cooperative research study, which seeks to document the effects of the Lake Livingston dam on downstream sedimentation processes, in particular the delivery of sediment to the lower Trinity River and the Trinity Bay estuary
Relative Importance of Fluvial and Non-Fluvial Sediment Sources in Galveston Bay
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas Water Development Board
Fluvial inputs to the Galveston Bay system based on discharge and sediment concentration data