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West Galveston Emergency Project Study

Galveston
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
General Land Office
The study area will be focused on up to approximately one mile of Gulf shoreline of Galveston Island in the vicinity of the Riviera and West Beach Grand Condominiums.

West Galveston Island Bayside Marsh Restoration

Galveston
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) Texas Parks and Wildlife Department NRG NFWF Shell Marine Habitat Program
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Project will construct approximately 181 acres of estuarine marsh complex near Gangs Bayou.

West Galveston Island Beach Renourishment

Galveston
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Galveston County
A carry-forward from Cycle 5, this project will utilize CEPRA and other federal funds to construct a large-scale beach nourishment and dune restoration project extending six miles from the west end of the Galveston seawall along the gulf beach. Beach quality sand obtained from a submerged sand resource at the east end of Galveston inside the South Jetty will be dredged and placed on the beaches of West Galveston Island. This project has been greatly expanded and reworked due to the impact of Hurricane Ike.

West Galveston Island Shoreline Stabilization Demonstration Project

Brazoria
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
General Land Office
Shoreline protection demonstration project feasibility assessment phase of potential offshore artificial breakwater system contiguous to Beachside Village and PSF-held former Marquette property.

West Galveston Seawall to 13-Mile Road Engineering and Design & Construction

Galveston
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) The Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
City of Galveston Park Board of Trustees
Design Phase - Update Engineering and Design specifications necessary to successfully implement and complete a beach nourishment / dune restoration project in the footprint of the end of the seawall to the west extent of 13-Mile Road (AP-7) on-beach parking. Construction Phase - Construction of beach nourishment and dune restoration project.

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.

Wetland Park Improvements

Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP) City of Shoreacres
City of Shoreacres
Project to construct an observation deck, two-walkover bridges, a small boat launch, and a covered bench kiosk on recently acquired park property.

Wetland Plant Partnership

Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will design and construct stormwater wetland demonstration projects in Galveston, Brazoria and Harris counties, a three-county region that contributes flows to Galveston Bay.

Wetlands for Dickinson Bayou

Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas Cooperative Extension Various Non-Profits and the City of Dickinson
Texas Cooperative Extension
Texas Cooperative Extension (TCE), in conjunction with its various partners, will establish the Dickinson Bayou Restoration Working Group and develop/publish a comprehensive wetland restoration plan for Dickinson Bayou. This project will be a community-based restoration plan for the bayou system to which the community is intimately linked.

Wetlands Park Expansion

Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP) City of Shoreacres
City of Shoreacres
The City of Shoreacres will expand an existing park by acquiring an additional parcel along Taylor Bayou.

Wetlands Study Center - Education Enhancement (Phase III)

Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston
To learn about wetlands and about scientific and environmental sampling methods.

Wetlands Study Center-Phase II

Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston
The construction of a Wetlands Study Pavilion, seagrass ponds, wetland viewing area and wetland trails.

White Sands Street Drive-Over and Storm Surge Barrier Design and Construction

Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP) City of South Padre Island
City of South Padre Island
South Padre Island will plan and construct access improvements at White Sands.

Whitecap Circle Beach Access Development

Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Calhoun County
City of South Padre
The City of South Padre Island will build a permeable pavement parking lot, side walk, ADA dune walkover and restrooms at this unimproved beach access point on South Padre Island.

Whooping Crane Habitat Enhancement

Aransas
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
The Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
The Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP) will enhance protection of Whooping Crane habitat on the Lamar Peninsula in Aransas County.

Willacy Coastal Natural Resources Educational Center

Willacy
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Willacy County Industrial Foundation, Inc.
The Willacy County Industrial Foundation, Inc. will ensure that the best education and outreach program is developed and implemented to increase public awareness of the natural resources available within the coastal area of Willacy County.

Willacy County Youth Coastal Adventures

Willacy
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas Floating Classroom
Texas Floating Classroom, Inc.
Texas Floating Classroom will conduct approximately 80 marine education field trips for elementary, middle, and high school students in Willacy County.

Willow Glen Plantation - Texas Farm and Ranch Conservation

Brazoria
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Texas Land Conservancy
An agricultural conservation easement on 3037

Willow Lake Shoreline Stabilization & Star Lake Water Control Structure at McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge

Jefferson
Ducks Unlimited Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Ducks Unlimited
Construction of 3.5 miles of living shoreline rock breakwater along the northern and southern shorelines of the GIWW.