Geohazards Mapping of South Padre Island
Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University Corpus Corpus Christi
The Harte Research Institute will develop a geohazards map of South Padre Island. The map will delineate critical environments and features (e.g. wetlands, dunes, and washover channels) that protect against and/or are vulnerable to certain geological processes or geohazards, such as hurricanes and sea level rise.
Restoration and Management of Coastal Wetlands-Tallgrass Prairie and Tidal Marsh
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Armand Bayou Nature Center
Armand Bayou Nature Center
Armand Bayou Nature Center will address three facets of wetlands habitat loss: Marsh Restoration (by employing an innovative process using California bulrush (Shoenoplectus californicus); Prairie Restoration (with the propagation of native prairie grasses); and Prairie Management (by employing the use of prescribed burning, mowing, reintroduction of important plant species, spot removal or treatment of invasive species and monitoring to manage these restored wetland prairies).
Portland Causeway - Marsh Restoration and Public Access
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, Inc
The Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP) will implement the first phase of marsh restoration by raising bottom elevation to support low-marsh communities, designing channels for adequate circulation through the raised areas, and planting appropriate vegetation.
Port Lavaca Causeway Fishing Pier Improvements
Calhoun
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of Port Lavaca
City of Port Lavaca
The City of Port Lavaca will construct approximately 100 linear feet of new public fishing pier to continue closing the gap between the landward end of the Port Lavaca Causeway Fishing Pier and the pier section that was isolated by a fire in 2003.
Memorial Park Preserve
Aransas
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of Rockport
City of Rockport
The City will acquire approximately 20-acres of undisturbed Live Oak/Red Bay habitat with a 3-acre fresh water pond located to the west and to the south of the Memorial Park property line.
Coastal Bend Regional Park - Land Acquisition
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Nueces River Authority
The Nueces River Authority will acquire approximately 185 acres of sensitive land adjacent to Oso Creek in Nueces County and within a coastal natural resource area. This tract of land will become part of a larger project to create the Coastal Bend Regional Park.
Baytown Nature Center - Crystal Bay Shoreline Stabilization
Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of Baytown
City of Baytown
The City of Baytown will protect and preserve a coastal natural resource area by sprigging a Spartina alterniflora salt marsh between a breakwater and the shoreline for additional erosion control.
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.
Texas High School Coastal Monitoring Program
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Bureau of Economic Geology
Bureau of Economic Geology
The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology will work with science students and teachers at Ball, Port Aransas, Port Isabel, Van Vleck and Palacios High Schools, as well as Tidehaven Middle and High Schools, to monitor selected beaches over a period of one year. The students measure shore-normal beach and dune topographic profiles and make observations on weather conditions, sea state, longshore current, and dune vegetation throughout the academic year. Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin analyze the data collected by the high school students.
Swan Lake: Pilot Study Site Utilizing Processed Industrial Wastewater to Manage Salinity in Lower Galveston Bay
Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston will coordinate with Scenic Galveston, Inc. and Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority to conduct a project to increase oyster populations and facilitate shoreline protection in Galveston Bay.
Freshwater Inflows and the Health of Galveston Bay
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston will address the challenge of meeting rising human needs for water supply and water quality by focusing on the constituents of the nutrient and sediment load.
Endangered Sea Turtle Nesting Activity on Upper Texas Coast Beaches
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston will characterize sea turtle nesting activity and essential nesting habitat on West Galveston Island in response to the need for an ecological inventory and monitoring of threatened and endangered species
Crossing Texas Barrier Island: The Science & Spanish Club Network Coastal
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Gulf of Mexico Foundation
Gulf of Mexico Foundation
The Gulf of Mexico Foundation will continue its public education and outreach initiative through the continued implementation of the Science/Spanish Club Network, a multicultural approach to coastal environmental education that fosters youth leadership in stewardship of natural resources in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.
Captain Crab Clean Beach Media and Education Campaign
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Valley Proud Environmental Council
Valley Proud Environmental Council
The Captain Crab Clean Beach Media and Education Campaign was created to educate residents and visitors to South Padre Island and Boca Chica.
Brazilian Peppertree Treatment and Control on Galveston Island
Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Galveston Bay Foundation
Galveston Bay Foundation
The Galveston Bay Foundation will implement an outreach campaign in an effort to raise public awareness of the threat that invasive species—particularly Brazilian peppertrees—have on native coastal habitats.
Tapley Tributary Restoration
Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
The Buffalo Bayou Partnership will complete habitat, water quality and flood capacity improvements to the Tapley Tributary and the adjacent segment of Buffalo Bayou’s riparian buffer.
Boater Waste Education Campaign
Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Galveston Bay Foundation
Galveston Bay Foundation
The Galveston Bay Foundation will decrease the incidences of illegal discharge of boater sewage waste in the Galveston Bay Estuary, particularly Clear Lake, through targeted outreach and education to boaters.
Bay Day Celebration
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Galveston Bay Foundation
Galveston Bay Foundation
The Galveston Bay Foundation will sponsor Bay Day. This event calls attention to and celebrates Galveston Bay by providing fun activities for all ages, increasing public awareness of the bay’s value, resources, and diversity of uses.
Ostermayer Bayou Acquisition
Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Trust for Public Land
Trust for Public Land
The Trust for Public Land will acquire 71 acres of land on Galveston Island. This acquisition presents a fleeting and increasingly rare opportunity to protect one of the largest remaining natural areas on the West End, one not yet slated for development.