Developing a Website for the Texas General Land Office’s Living Shorelines Program

Summary

Texas State University (TXSTATE), through its Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, will use Coastal Mangement Program funding to develop a website for the Texas General Land Office Living Shorelines Program to use in the program’s outreach, engagement and implementation. Utilizing the program’s guidance documents and case studies provided by the GLO, the website will incorporate information that is relevant for both the general public and technical audiences. The website will also house the Living Shoreline Site Suitability Model database, which is being developed by the Harte Research Institute. The target audiences include town, city, and county staff, including planners and city administrators; local elected officials; and the general public.  The living shorelines program website will serve as a platform for all Texas-related living shoreline information. By having all the living shoreline information on one website that is user friendly, the GLO hopes to achieve its’ goal of promoting living shorelines along the Texas coast.