County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Monitoring Design Criteria and Biological Indicators for Seagrass Monitoring in the CBBEP Study Area
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Summary:
The Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program identified the indicators that provide the most critical information on water quality criteria that is relevant to successful maintenance and growth of seagrasses.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Summary:
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program conducted a study to determine the critical physical and chemical environmental factors necessary for the restoration of seagrass beds in the lower Texas coast.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Summary:
This project provided an annual assessment of erosion rates based upon historic beach profile surveys.
County/Region:
Chambers
Project Partner/Recipient:
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Summary:
This proposal seeks funding to construct 3 segments of nature-based, shoreline protection structures totaling approximately 1.74 miles (9,173 LF) to prevent marsh loss, restore emergent marsh along the shoreline, and create oyster habitat in East Bay adja
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of South Padre Island
Summary:
The City of South Padre Island replaced the existing aging mobi-mat with an ADA-compliant dune walkover and installed drinking water and rinse stations.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
This was a follow-up phased shoreline protection and marsh restoration project to the Moses Lake Shoreline Protection Phase 2 project. This phase protected up to 4,000 linear feet of shoreline and adjacent habitat along the north shoreline of Moses Lake.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Nature Conservancy of Texas
Summary:
This project completed approximately 1,600 feet of rock breakwater to protect existing marsh and about 15 acres of created marsh in spring 2002.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
This project constructed the third-phase extension of the existing living shoreline protection project along of the Moses Lake north shoreline.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Nature Conservancy of Texas
Summary:
This project completde 4,000 ft of shoreline protection to mitigate shoreline and coastal habitat loss adjacent to a wildlife preserve.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Summary:
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program provided a series of outreach lectures targeted at community leaders in civic and business organizations.
County/Region:
Harris
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
Galveston Bay Foundation conducted homeowner workshops related to nonpoint source pollution in the Galveston area.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi (TAMUCC)
Summary:
This project studied Mustang and North Padre Island beach maintenance impacts and provided recommendations for Best Management Practices in Nueces County, TX.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology (UTBEG)
Summary:
The Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin created geoenvironmental atlases for Mustang Island and Galveston Island State Parks.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Summary:
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program repaired existing and installed new bollards to protect the entire 1,200 acre Mollie Beattie and Kate's Hole preserves, improved existing driveways and parking areas, removed debris, and installed signage.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
Cameron County
Summary:
This project conducted beach nourishment activities within a 600-foot construction width along 12-miles of shoreline in North Cameron County.
County/Region:
Matagorda
Project Partner/Recipient:
The Nature Conservancy
Summary:
The Nature Conservancy installed a nature trail bordering Mad Island Slough.
County/Region:
Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Port Lavaca
Summary:
The City of Port Lavaca developed engineering plans and specifications to informally bid the construction of a wooden boardwalk below the existing retaining wall to allow access to the pump-out station at the Nautical Landings Marina.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University of Galveston (TAMUG)
Summary:
Recognizing the need for additional information from field measurements, this data collection and research project gathered new field data to further understanding of nearshore wave and current conditions in Region 1 of the Texas Coast.
County/Region:
Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient:
Calhoun County
Summary:
Calhoun County will add amenities to the Bill Sanders County Park.