On-site-sewage-facility identification using remote sensing and GIS
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
The project will develop geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing (RS)-based methods for identifying the locations of on-site sewage facilities (OSSFs) and compare the capabilities of these methods to one another and to ground-truthed OSSF data.
Developing a Framework for Modeling Texas Coast Waves and Validation
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University - Engineering Experiment Station
Texas A&M University - Engineering Experiment Station
The project will develop a framework for generating wave information along the nearshore Texas coast.
Assessment of beneficial uses restoration as wetland bird habitat
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University - Galveston
Texas A&M University - Galveston
This project will provide recommendations to improve the design of beneficial use restoration sites to increase bird use on the Upper Texas Coast.
Addressing non-point source (NPS) pollution through the Galveston Bay Coalition of Watersheds
Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University - AgriLife Extension Service
Texas A&M University - AgriLife Extension Service
AgriLife will deliver targeted outreach on nonpoint source pollution topics within four Coalition watersheds through a combination of partner groups, mail campaigns, distributing materials, and workshops.
Town of Quintana Beach Accessibility Enhancement
Brazoria
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Town of Quintana
The GLO will enter into a contractual agreement with the Town of Quintana to provide 50 linear feet of Mobi-Mat to better facilitate public access to the beach.
Port Lavaca Lighthouse Beach Phase 1
Calhoun
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
City of Port Lavaca
City of Port Lavaca
The main project goals for the Port Lavaca Lighthouse Beach Restoration Project are to nourish the recreational beach, protect and enhance the adjacent wetlands using living shoreline techniques and marsh creation, and modify the existing coastal structures around the beach to retain sand on the beach.
Boggy Cut GIWW Stabilization
Matagorda
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
The Matagorda Bay Foundation
The Boggy Cut GIWW Stabilization project objectives are to construct an approximate 4-mile living shoreline breakwater.
Packery Channel Nature Park Habitat and Access
Nueces
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Nueces County
The purpose of the project is to construct additional nature park amenities that will significantly enhance public access to coastal habitats, provide educational outreach components, and create, enhance, and expand important coastal barrier island wildlife through the creation of 1.5-acre woodland habitat and enhancement of freshwater wetland habitat. This project will utilize the knowledge base that was acquired during past monitoring and survey efforts.
Restoring TCOON by Reimagining Lighthouse, a Data Platform
Coast Wide
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
This project will restore a comprehensive 30+ year dataset from the TCOON consisting of historical and current data along the entire Texas coast by reimagining the Lighthouse data platform.
Tarball Classification and Hydrous Pyrolysis Treatment
Coast Wide
Oil Spill Prevention & Response Act (OSPRA) Research and Development
Texas A&M University
The goal of this project is to develop a robust analytical and data pipeline for tarball classification and determine whether tarball samples collected at different times and locations may be similar to each other.
Texas Environmental Sensitivity Index mapping, updating priority protection areas, and leveraging Unmanned Aerial Systems
Coast Wide
Oil Spill Prevention & Response Act (OSPRA) Research and Development
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
The goal of this project is to update the TGLO Oil Spill Planning and Response Toolkit’s Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) dataset.
Improvements to Texas Automated Buoy System infrastructure: integration and power efficiency
Coast Wide
Oil Spill Prevention & Response Act (OSPRA) Research and Development
Texas A&M University
This project aims to increase the reliability and consistency of data being received from the Texas Automated Buoy System (TABS) network by upgrading and normalizing controller hardware and software used to collect, process, and transmit the data.
Connectivity Phase II: Coastal Monitoring Buoys
Galveston
Oil Spill Prevention & Response Act (OSPRA) Research and Development
Texas A&M University
The goal of this project is to deploy and monitor four Coastal Monitoring Buoy Systems, two buoys inside of Galveston Bay and two buoys in the Gulf of Mexico.
Canine Oil Detection
Nueces
Oil Spill Prevention & Response Act (OSPRA) Research and Development
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
This project aims to document distribution and abundance of tar deposits on non-manicured sections of Mustang Island Gulf beaches.
Advancing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ocean observations for oil spill response and modeling
Galveston
Oil Spill Prevention & Response Act (OSPRA) Research and Development
Texas A&M University
The goal of this project is to further develop unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) tools for large scale ocean current observation.
Advancing TXLA oil-spill forecast using Regional-Community Earth System Model with data assimilation
Coast Wide
Oil Spill Prevention & Response Act (OSPRA) Research and Development
Texas A&M University
This project aims to significantly expand upon TGLO-funded modeling efforts to facilitate the improvement of oil-spill forecasting along the Texas-Louisiana shelf (TXLA) within the Gulf of Mexico (GoM).
An integrated system with Unmanned Surface Vehicle and Unmanned Aerial System for oil spill detection and sampling
Coast Wide
Oil Spill Prevention & Response Act (OSPRA) Research and Development
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
The goal of this project is to design, build, and test an integrated system with Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), and data transmission and processing algorithms for oil spill detection and surface and underwater sampling.
A Stakeholder Driven Plan for Long-Term Coastal Hydrologic Monitoring
Coast Wide
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Texas State University
Texas State University (TSU) will partner with the United States Geological Survey to provide a blueprint for a sustainable and resilient Long-term coastal hydrologic monitoring plan (LTCHMP) that leverages existing infrastructure and monitoring stations where possible and optimizes resource utilization while expanding and improving hydrologic monitoring activities to achieve comprehensive coastal coverage.
Cameron County Beach Access #3 Accessibility Infrastructure
Cameron
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Cameron County
Cameron County complete Phase 2 of the project which will include the construction of (1) an American Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant dune walkover that would allow proper access from the parking lot to the beach, (2) an ADA-compliant sidewalk, and (3) a parking lot with permeable paving system.
Preserve and Enhance the Resilience of Bayside Wetlands on Mustang Island
Nueces
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program
This Project will implement will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the geological, geomorphic, and anthropogenic features or processes potentially preventing adequate sediment stabilization on the island.