County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston conducted a study of the Nueces-Corpus Christi Estuary to collect data on the sediment sources 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
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University
Summary:
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station studied how coastal rainwater runoff affects beach erosion and solid transport processes in Galveston.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi quantified the inputs of microplastics from nine river catchments discharging to Texas coastal bays.
County/Region:
Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Summary:
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department developed quantifiable measures for various oyster habitat structures using techniques that could be easily incorporated by entities wishing to perform projects in these areas.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
Aptim
Summary:
The Texas General Land Office solicited this work order to perform material testing of the “Old Queen Isabella Causeway” in Port Isabel, Texas.
County/Region:
Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient:
Town of Quintana
Summary:
This project restored approximately 24,000 cubic yards of sand eroded from a previously nourished beach by Hurricane Rita in September 2005.
County/Region:
Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient:
Brazoria County
Summary:
Brazoria County Parks Department repaired the Quintana Beach County Park boardwalk and walkover and added an observation deck with interpretive signage.
County/Region:
Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient:
Town of Quintana
Summary:
This project involved the construction of up to 1,850 feet of dunes with the subsequent planting of dune vegetation by local volunteers.
County/Region:
Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This project completed beach nourishment on a Gulf shore to repair the damage from Hurricane Harvey to approximately 1,850 feet of Gulf shoreline at Quintana-Bryan Beach.
County/Region:
Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient:
Brazoria County Parks Department
Summary:
Brazoria County Parks Department constructed an interpretive and beach access trail system with camping cabins, restrooms, dune walkover for beach access, and an interpretive area.
County/Region:
Upper Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - AgriLife Extension Service
Summary:
The WaterSmart Program of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service implemented an educational and outreach initiative that included the installation of a minimum of three demonstration rain gardens in high visibility areas.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
National Audubon Society, d.b.a. Audubon Texas
Summary:
Audubon Texas reached coastal users and educated birders, anglers, youth, non-English speaking citizens and the general public about coastal resources, threats to coastal health, and steps individuals can take toward becoming coastal stewards.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas - Pan American
Summary:
The University of Texas documented seagrass distribution and biomass patterns in the Lower Laguna Madre and assessed recovery of seagrass following the 2010 historic freshet due to Hurricane Alex.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi built on previous study efforts of bayhead deltas degradation and erosional loss, focusing on recent changes in four bayhead delta systems.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology (UTBEG)
Summary:
The University of Texas mapped the Gulf shoreline position in Nueces and Kleberg Counties using Global Positioning System (GPS) techniques and to evaluate shoreline movement since 1974.
Reconnaissance - Level Assessment of Erosion Mitigation Options, Magnolia Beach Area, Texas( 98-034)
County/Region:
Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient:
Calhoun County
Summary:
Calhoun County completed an engineering study to determine the most cost-effective option to slow or halt erosion along the portion of Calhoun County between Magnolia Beach and the Indianola Historic Site.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston
Summary:
The Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston improved and elevated roadways within Stewart Beach, made beach access improvements, created emergency and service vehicle access areas, and planted native vegetation.
County/Region:
Jefferson
Project Partner/Recipient:
Lamar University
Summary:
Lamar University examined the recovery from Hurricane Ike of microbial, plant, amphibian, reptilian, mammalian and avian communities, on a longitudinal gradient along the coast.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Corpus Christi
Summary:
The City of Corpus Christi acquired 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.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Friends of Redhead Pond and Environmental Stewardship Association
Summary:
Friends of Redhead Pond and Environmental Stewardship Association removed invasive plant species to improve the diversity of native plants and wild bird populations at Redhead Pond.