Bird Island Cove Marsh Restoration Project

Summary

From the mid-1950s to 2002, the amount of estuarine marsh in West Galveston Bay has decreased by 32%, estuarine tidal flats have declined by 61%, and palustrine marshes have decreased by 50%.  This project will protect approximately 114 acres of existing coastal wetlands through the construction of a breakwater protecting them from continued erosion and the restoration of approximately 70 acres of estuarine marsh complex (intertidal fringe marsh, salt flat marsh, sand flat and protected shallow water).