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Beach-nesting Bird Conservation through Monitoring, Stewardship, and Education

Region/County: Galveston

Funding Source(s): Coastal Management Program (CMP) American Bird Conservancy

Recipient: American Bird Conservancy

Summary: American Bird Conservancy will use CMP Cycle 22 funding to engage and educate the public and land managers on beach-nesting bird stewardship.

Beach-nesting Bird Demography & Public Engagement on the Texas Gulf Coast

Region/County: Galveston

Funding Source(s): American Bird Conservancy Coastal Management Program (CMP) Third Party

Recipient: American Bird Conservancy

Summary: The American Bird Conservancy will promote the survival of declining coastal breeding birds through protecting coastal natural resource areas and collecting and analyzing demographic data for targeted bird species.

BEG Erosion Rate Update

Region/County: Coast Wide

Funding Source(s): Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)

Recipient: University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology (UTBEG)

Summary: This project updates the long-term shoreline change rates incorporating 2012 data.

Beneficial Dredge Use Master Plan - Phase 2 GLO Regions 3 and 4

Region/County: Lower Coast

Funding Source(s): Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)

Recipient: Ducks Unlimited

Summary: The goal of this project is to provide up to 90% project design, including geotechnical analysis, magnetometer surveys, and revisions to engineering and permit packages on up to five high priority Beneficial Use project sites.

Beneficial Dredge Use Master Plan - Texas GLO Regions 3 (Coastal Bend) and 4 (Lower Coast)

Region/County: Lower Coast

Funding Source(s): Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)

Recipient: Ducks Unlimited

Summary: Ducks Unlimited, Inc. will create a master plan for beneficial use (BU) of dredge material along the lower Texas coast.

Best Practices in Modeling Sediment Transport and Budget Along the Texas Coast

Region/County: Coast Wide

Funding Source(s): Coastal Management Program (CMP) The University of Texas at Arlington

Recipient: The University of Texas at Arlington

Summary: The study explores uncertainties and errors in current sediment transport and budget practices, aiming to provide recommendations for best practices in sediment transport modeling in support of coastal sediment management

Big Slough Discovery Center Equipment

Region/County: Brazoria

Funding Source(s): Coastal Management Program (CMP) Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges

Recipient: Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges

Summary: Project to purchase scientific and education equipment and supplies for the Discovery complex located on Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge. Subrecipient: Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges

Biological Erosion Control: Experimentation and Dissemination to Stakeholders

Region/County: Coast Wide

Funding Source(s): Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas Agricultural Experiment Station

Recipient: Texas Agricultural Experiment Station

Summary: The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station will conduct side-by-side comparisons of different plant species to see which is most effective at minimizing the effects of wave-induced erosion.

Biological Study of San Antonio Bay - Phase I

Region/County: Coast Wide

Funding Source(s): Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)

Recipient: Texas Water Development Board

Summary: 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..

Biological Study of San Antonio Bay - Phase II

Region/County: Calhoun

Funding Source(s): Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)

Recipient: Texas Water Development Board

Summary: The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) will continue to study the interactions of ecology and hydrology in San Antonio Bay.

Bird Island Cove Habitat Restoration Engineering

Region/County: Galveston

Funding Source(s): Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) Deepwater Horizon

Recipient: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Summary: The Project includes engineering and design necessary to develop strategies for the restoration and protection of up to 170 acres of estuarine marsh complex within West Bay in the Galveston Bay system.

Bird Island Cove Marsh Restoration Project

Region/County: Galveston

Funding Source(s): Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) Galveston Bay Estuary Program (GBEP) Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) NRG Texas Power

Recipient: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)

Summary: Construct 70 acres of estuarine marsh complex with a protective 4,000 foot breakwater.

Bird Island Cove Shore Protection and Marsh Restoration - Phase 2

Region/County: Galveston

Funding Source(s): Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) DWH NRDA Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)

Recipient: General Land Office

Summary: The purpose of the project is to protect and enhance existing estuarine marsh habitats.

Bird Island Creation in Carancahua Bay

Region/County: Calhoun

Funding Source(s): Coastal Management Program (CMP) The National Audubon Society

Recipient: The National Audubon Society

Summary: The National Audubon Society will develop 90% designs and apply for the necessary permits for a new bird rookery island at the mouth of Carancahua Bay.