County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of South Padre Island
Summary:
The City of South Padre Island developed an unimproved beach access point into a beach park to come into compliance with the beach maintenance program.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of South Padre Island
Summary:
This project conducted a desktop study of potential sand sources located offshore of South Padre Island, Texas.
County/Region:
Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
Summary:
Taking the 30% shoreline and marsh design to 100% design
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
The Center for Progressive Studies and Culture, Inc.
Summary:
The Center for Progressive Studies and Culture, Inc. sampled water quality at 30 EPA EMAP stations each quarter, and sampled sediment once at both the Phase II (existing 30 EMAP stations) and Phase III sampling locations.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi will identify the sources of fecal indicator bacteria and nutrients to Corpus Christi Bay and the Laguna Madre.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas at Austin
Summary:
The University of Texas at Austin examined the long-term health of seagrasses in the Lower Laguna Madre, following protocols that evaluate seagrass condition based on landscape-scale dynamics and including annual rapid assessment and sampling.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Transportation Institute
Summary:
The Texas Transportation Institute held training courses for local governments on how to implement best management practices during road construction and maintenance projects.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston developed and conducted workshops across the Texas coast to train personnel required by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to monitor sea turtle nesting activity concurrent to on-beach projects during the nesting season.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas at Austin
Summary:
The University of Texas at Austin provided classroom instruction to approximately 700 students. Students learned the impacts of marine debris on the local environment.
County/Region:
Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient:
Treasure Island Municipal Utility District
Summary:
Treasure Island Municipal Utility District extended the dune restoration work already begun by building an additional 1000 feet of dunes using hay bales and other material along a significant portion of the community's shoreline.
County/Region:
Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient:
Brazoria County
Summary:
This project amended the USACE permit authorizing dredging of the San Luis Pass County Park boat access channel and basin to authorize placement of material dredged from the access channel and basin on the Gulf-facing shoreline of Treasure Island.
County/Region:
Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient:
Treasure Island MUD
Summary:
This project will construct a shoreline protection structure (subterraneous stone revetment) that connects the existing stone revetment terminating near the southeastern extent of Gulf Beach Drive into the CR257 bridge abutment.
County/Region:
Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
County/Region:
Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient:
Brazoria County
Summary:
Brazoria County collected survey data to characterize the Gulf of Mexico shoreline and adjacent seabed in the vicinity of Treasure Island, Texas.
County/Region:
Matagorda
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas - Marine Science Institute
Summary:
The University of Texas identified the causes of low dissolved oxygen values in the Tres Palacios harbor area, the possible solutions, and shared the solutions with users of the harbor.
County/Region:
Kleberg
Project Partner/Recipient:
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP)
Summary:
This project included preliminary engineering, alternatives analysis, and 70% construction design for a minimum of 900 linear feet in shoreline protection.
County/Region:
Kleberg
Project Partner/Recipient:
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP)
Summary:
The project constructed 1,129 linear feet of rock rubble breakwater around Triangle Tree rookery island in the Upper Laguna Madre.
County/Region:
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
The GLO investigated an offshore sand source within state-owned submerged waters located in the Trinity River Valley Paleochannel.
County/Region:
Aransas
Project Partner/Recipient:
Aransas First
Summary:
Aransas First developed a master plan for the flood plain of the lower Tule Creek, installed interpretive signage, and constructed an approximate 20' X 30' partially covered pavilion connected to the existing viewing boardwalk.
County/Region:
Chambers
Project Partner/Recipient:
Chambers Liberty Counties Navigation District
Summary: