County/Region:
Harris
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Summary:
The Environmental Institute of Houston at the University of Houston at Clear Lake will determine the most effective restoration method for Texas’ coastal grassland habitat.
County/Region:
Upper Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi worked to understand the near term (1-2 yr) ecosystem responses within East Bay to the closure of Rollover Pass.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University - Galveston studied the drivers of “red tide” blooms in Nueces-Corpus Christi Bay.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Corpus Christi
Summary:
The City of Corpus Christi developed final engineering plans and specifications for the second phase of the University Marina Beach Park (UMBP).
County/Region:
Matagorda
Project Partner/Recipient:
Matagorda County
Summary:
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
The project will quantify erosion rates of shorelines with associated public access, infrastructure, and other resources threatened by erosion.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Sea Grant College Program
Summary:
Texas Sea Grant updated the Texas Public Access Inventory and enhanced the Texas General Land Office (TGLO) Beach and Bay Access Guide (BBAG).
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Sea Grant College Program
Summary:
Texas Sea Grant updated the Texas Public Access Inventory and enhanced the Texas General Land Office's Beach and Bay Access Guide by making it an editable online document and database.
County/Region:
Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, Kenedy, Kleberg, Matagorda, Nueces, Willacy
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology (UTBEG)
Summary:
This project updated the historical shoreline change rates for the entire Texas Gulf shoreline through the latest coast-wide photography available before Hurricane Ike made landfall.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas at Austin
Summary:
The University of Texas at Austin determined the recent long-term rates of shoreline change along the Gulf of Mexico shoreline by comparing previously determined past shoreline positions with positions interpreted from recent suitable aerial photos.
County/Region:
Upper Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Summary:
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. will make updated wetland maps using the most current available imagery, data, and mapping techniques. This data is intended to be used as a baseline for evaluating habitat conditions and management strategies.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Nueces County
Summary:
Nueces County constructed a Best Management Practices 3-acre detention wetland, located at Lyondell Basell Park, to establish habitat along the perimeter of the wetland and create an educational partnership with the local school district.
County/Region:
Harris
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Cooperative Extension
Summary:
The Texas Cooperative Extension provided information on NPS pollution, water quality and the function and value of wetlands for water quality of Galveston Bay, and on-the-ground restoration of fresh/brackish wetland habitat to students.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston County
Summary:
This was a three-year study to analyze the factors contributing to severe shoreline erosion of the upper Texas Gulf coast. The study will also evaluate possible erosion response alternatives. Data collection and baseline modeling has been initiated.
County/Region:
Jefferson
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This project was an erosion control demonstration project conducted with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers along Jefferson County’s Gulf of Mexico shoreline to evaluate the effectiveness of groins and beach nourishment in reducing erosion.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston characterized sea turtle nesting activity and essential nesting habitat along the upper Texas coast, specifically Bolivar Peninsula.
County/Region:
Harris
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Summary:
The University of Houston-Clear Lake increased the number and area of seagrass meadows in the Galveston Bay system in accordance with the Galveston Bay Plan and the Texas Seagrass Conservation Plan.
County/Region:
Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient:
Village of Surfside
Summary:
This project constructed pedestrian beach stabilization measures in the Village of Surfside Beach.
County/Region:
Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient:
General Land Office
Summary: