Expansion of Earth Day-Bay Day: Cultivating Multicultural Leadership & Environmental Stewardship in the Texas Coastal Zone
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Coastal Bend Bays Foundation
Coastal Bend Bays Foundation
Coastal Bend Bays Foundation, Inc. will culminate in the Earth Day-Bay Day event, which will be expanded to include other communities within the Coastal Bend. The event will be expanded to include a year-round public outreach program.
Characterization of Sea Turtle Nesting Activity Along the Upper Texas Coast
Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston will characterize sea turtle nesting activity and essential nesting habitat along the upper Texas coast, specifically Galveston Island.
Electronic Enhancements to the Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
U.S. Department of Commerce - National Ocean Service
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will upgrade the TCOON network with the latest state-of-the-art data collection systems and instrumentation. Researchers will replace existing systems that have failed or are no longer supported with new systems that will provide a more timely data recovery from all data collection systems coastwide.
Coastal Erosion Data Network and Oyster Reef Resource Network
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston will continue the functioning, growth and expansion of the Texas Coastal Erosion Data Network and the Texas Oyster Reef Resource Network.
Captain Crab Clean Beach Media & Education Campaign
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Valley Proud Environmental Council
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Valley Proud Environmental Council
Valley Proud Environmental Council will educate residents of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas and northern Mexico and visitors to the beaches of South Padre Island and Boca Chica that it is unhealthy and unlawful to litter on the beach.
Adolph Thomae, Jr. County Park Educational Kiosk and Signs
Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Cameron County
Cameron County
The existing signs at the boat ramp replaced with new signs and will be mounted to a kiosk instead of being mounted on low profile stands; this will protect the signs from direct exposure to the sun thus extending the life. The new interpretive signs will be made of porcelain enamel. Porcelain enamel is made with a mixture of mineral content glass and inorganic pigments fused to a steel substrate at a temperature exceeding 1400 degrees Fahrenheit. This process produces the most visually striking and durable signage material available. The expected life of these signs is approximately 25 years.
Water Quality Protection and Storage Characteristics of Freshwater Wetlands in the Galveston Bay Watershed
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Galveston Bay Estuary Program
The purpose of the Coastal Prairie Freshwater Wetland Function project is to secure scientific data that demonstrates the ecological and economic value of freshwater wetlands in the Galveston Bay watershed. Freshwater wetlands are recognized for their value in mitigating high peak flows during flooding and in filtering pollutants carried in runoff.
Texas Coastal Management Performance Measurement System - Phase 3
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
GeoTechnology Research Institute
IThe Geo Technology Research Institute (GTRI) will support the TCMP in implementing Phase 3 of the CZMAPMS in Texas. The NCMPMS was developed by NOAA as a means to quantify the national impact of the CZMA and consists of performance and contextual indicators across six broad categories, including Government Coordination and Decision Making, Public Access, Coastal Habitat, Water Quality, Coastal Hazards, and Coastal Dependent Uses and Community Development. Phase three will implement the data collection and reporting process for the final two categories.
Status and Trends of Inland Wetland and Aquatic Habitats of the Beaumont-Port Arthur Area
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin
TThe BEG determined the spatial and temporal changes in inland marshes, mangroves, tidal flats, forested and riparian wetlands, and water bodies in the Beaumont-Port Arthur area. This project is part of an ongoing strategy to study the status and trends of wetland and aquatic habitats on the Texas coast. The BEG recently completed status and trends work for the entire barrier island system and is currently investigating inland environments in the Corpus Christi-Coastal Bend area under a Cycle 11 Section 309 Enhancement Grant.
Status and Trends of Coastal Vulnerability to Natural Hazards
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University's Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center will implement the second phase of a five phase strategy to evaluate a myriad of issues related to assessing the vulnerability of coastal areas to natural hazards, including: local, state, and federal resources available for mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery and their application to the TCMP; regulatory regime and effectiveness of construction codes and land use planning policies; best practices and emerging technologies related to building code and land use planning; physical and social vulnerabilities of coastal popul
Saving Our Coastal Heritage - Texas Rural County Demonstration Project
Chambers
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
The Trust for Public Land
The Trust for Public Land (TPL) will implement the second phase of a three-phase strategy to create a blueprint or "greenprint" for land conservation and preservation in Chambers County, a rural county in the lower watershed of Galveston Bay. While this strategy's primarily purpose is land conservation for public access, it will include the identification of other community driven priorities to create a long-term plan for Chambers County.
Geohazards Mapping of North Padre and Mustang Islands
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program
The Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program (CBBEP), in partnership with the Harte Research Institute, developed a strategy to create a geohazards map of North Padre and Mustang Islands. The map considers the spatial and temporal patterns of geological processes, geomorphology, and geoenvironments (e.g. wetlands and dunes) that combine to create potentially hazardous conditions. The map will also incorporate model projections demonstrating how the island will change over the next 60 years.
Restoration of Sea Oats with Mycorrhizae on Galveston Island
Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Rhode Island
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station restored Sea Oats, Uniola paniculata, to Galveston Island. It also determined the importance of mycorrhizal fungi and a seaweed-containing organic fertilizer to the re-introduction effort.
Wetland Habitat Restoration/Enhancement at the Whitmire Unit
Calhoun
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust
Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust
The Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust will create a reliable method for delivering freshwater to approximately 750 acres of wetland impoundments. Completion of the 2.25-mile-long canal complete with control checks and siphons will allow freshwater to be delivered at critical times benefiting hundreds of thousands of waterfowl, wading and shorebirds.
Tule Lake Education and Outreach Facilities
Aransas
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Aransas First
Aransas First
Aransas First developed a master plan for a public nature park on the lower Tule Creek, develop and create educational and informational materials, and design and construct a 320-foot extension to the existing viewing boardwalk with interpretive signs in order to use the combined 10-plus acres as a nature education area demonstrating the benefits of habitat and wetland restoration.
Port Lavaca Causeway Fishing Pier Improvements
Calhoun
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of Port Lavaca
City of Port Lavaca
The City of Port Lavaca constructed approximately 100 linear feet of new public fishing pier to close the gap between the landward end of the Port Lavaca Causeway Fishing Pier and the pier section that was isolated by a fire in 2003.
Mad Island WMA Prairie and Wetland Restoration
Matagorda
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas RICE
Perci-La-Con
PBS&J
Texas RICE
Texas RICE constructed an approximately 35-acre wetland and restored 30 acres of abandoned farmland into native prairie on the Mad Island Wildlife Management Area, which provides significant value to wildlife and water quality.
The Only Barriers Along the Texas Coastline are Islands: The Science and Spanish Club Network Education Project
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Gulf of Mexico Foundation
GBRA
Gulf of Mexico Foundation
The Gulf of Mexico Foundation will continue its public education and outreach initiative through the continued implementation of the Science & Spanish Club Network (SSCN). SSCN has emerged as an effective tool in shaping a distinct community-based youth leadership in stewardship of the Gulf of Mexico.
Buffalo Bend Nature Park
Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Texas A&M University Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
The Buffalo Bayou Partnership will restore habitat in the Buffalo Bend Nature Park. This park will offer educational and recreational opportunities to an underserved population of Houston’s inner city.
Use of the Upper Texas Coast by Nesting Sea Turtles
Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston surveyed Bolivar Peninsula beaches to characterize extent of the Kemp's ridley sea turtle nesting season, annual number of nesters and nests laid, nest location, preferred nesting habitat(s), and fidelity of nesters to Bolivar Peninsula and adjacent areas.