Shamrock Island Protection and Habitat Enhancement Phase II
Nueces
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
The Nature Conservancy
Nature Conservancy
The project provides for the placement of three offshore rock breakwaters.
Park Board U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Permit Amendments
Chambers
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Galveston Park Board
Galveston Park Board
This project is seeking to amend two existing Galveston Park Board USACE permits to add upland sand sources.
Upland Sand Source Assessment Feasibility Study
Galveston
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Galveston County Park Board
Galveston Park Board of Trustees
Upland sand source assessment.
Galveston Local Dredging Feasibility Study
Galveston
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Galveston County Park Board
Galveston Park Board of Trustees
Explore the feasibility of a local government to own and maintain a small dredge.
Port Alto North Beach Shoreline Restoration Project
Calhoun
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Calhoun County
Calhoun County
This phase of the project will increase the dry beach with and elevate the existing dune system with good quality sand and amend the permit to allow beneficial use of dredged material (BUDM) practices.
Exploration Green Public Access Development and Ecosystem Restoration
Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Galveston Bay Foundation
Galveston Bay Foundation
The Galveston Bay Foundation will construct a one mile stretch of hike and bike trail, install an irrigation system, and plant native trees, grasses, and shrubs at Exploration Green in Harris County.
East End Lagoon
Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Galveston Island Park Board of Trustees
Galveston Island Park Board of Trustees
The Galveston Island Park Board of Trustees will delineate wetland and upland areas and construct an approximately 2,500 linear-foot, ADA-compliant interpretative trail within the East End Lagoon on Galveston Island.
Construction and Enhancement of Artificial Reefs in the Western Gulf of Mexico
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Artificial Reef Program
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Artificial Reef Program
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will create artificial reef habitat at the Rio Grande Valley Reef Site in the Gulf of Mexico.
Shell Bank: Oyster shell recycling, community involvement, student institute, and oyster response to environmental change
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
TAMU-CC will continue this program to reclaim and recycle shucked oyster shells from Coastal Bend restaurants, seafood wholesalers, and seafood festivals for use in reef restoration.
Japhet Creek Land Acquisition II
Harris
Japhet Creek Land Acquisition II > Funding Sources
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Buffalo Bayou Partnership will acquire a .54-acre (23,400 square feet) property along Japhet Creek and transfer the title to the Houston Parks & Recreation Department (HPARD) for long-term monitoring.
Impacts of Temporal and Spatial Variation of Submarine Groundwater Discharge on Nutrient Fluxes to Texas Coastal Embayments
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Galveston Bay Foundation
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) will generate information related to groundwater discharge rates to improve Environmental Flow recommendations and nutrient criteria in south Texas estuaries.
Galveston Bay Oyster Shell Recycling Program - Restaurants to Reefs
Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Galveston Bay Foundation
Galveston Bay Foundation
Galveston Bay Foundation will enhance the program through new collection and storage methods, increased restaurant participation, and new outreach programs/materials.
Evaluating Groundwater Exported Acidity in Copano Bay
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) will study the contribution of groundwater inputs to decreased marine alkalinity in Copano Bay.
Causeway Rookery Island - Protection and Restoration
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
The Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program (CBBEP) will address actions needed to protect important rookery island habitat from wind and wave erosion at Causeway Island in Nueces County.
Boater Waste Education Campaign: Improving Awareness and Engagement Based on Lessons Learned
Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Galveston Bay Foundation
Galveston Bay Foundation
Galveston Bay Foundation will refine the Boaster waster education campaign based on lessons learned, improve the Interactive Pump-Out map, implement enhanced marketing and outreach efforts, and track program improvements
Assessing the fate of plastic debris in the marine environment
Kleberg
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) will assess the fate of plastic debris in the Laguna Madre and increase public awareness of how plastic disposal in coastal watersheds impacts the health of ecosystems.
Assess and Remediate Abandoned Coastal Sites - Phase 1
Chambers
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Railroad Commission of Texas
The Railroad Commission of Texas abated a potential radiation threat to the state's coastal environment by excavating and removing contaminated material caused by a rnptured radioactive logging source at the abandoned Evans Well No. 1 facility in Chambers County.
Biological Study of San Antonio Bay - Phase I
Coast Wide
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Texas Water Development Board
One goal of this project is to collect sufficient information to provide freshwater diversion planners with sound recommendations as to practical opportunities for habitat enhancement/restoration/ mitigation within the Guadalupe River delta and Hynes Bay marsh complexes..
Lower Laguna Madre Regional Treatment Wetland System - Phase 1
Cameron
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) will design and construct a five-acre wetland system at Ramsey Park.
Coastal Storm Water Best Management Practices
Coast Wide
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
The University of Texas at Austin's Center for Research in Water Resources
The purpose of this project is to provide technical assistance to local jurisdictions in the coastal zone of Texas for the implementation of off-system roadway and urban development management measures in accordance with Section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Management Act.