Integrated Living Shoreline Tools and Community Outreach
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
The aim of this project was to inform coastal landowners about the benefits, types, and permitting processes related to implementing living shoreline features along the coast of Texas.
South Padre Island Dune Restoration
Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of South Padre Island
City of South Padre Island
The South Padre Island dune restoration project addressed the need to provide safer public access from coastal hazards presented along the gulf Coast.
Hollaway - 2021 Sediment Workshop
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
General Land Office
The Coastal Protection Division of the Texas General Land Office (GLO) hosted a virtual Sediment Workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Hydrologic monitoring and modeling to aid restoration of the Welder Flats Marsh for Whooping Cranes
Calhoun
Hydrologic monitoring and modeling to aid restoration of the Welder Flats Marsh for Whooping Cranes > Funding Sources
TAMU AgriLife Extension Service
Agrlife will conduct hydrologic monitoring and data collection.
Updating the National Wetland Inventory in Coastal Texas
Coast Wide
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Ducks Unlimited,
Ducks Unlimited will produce updated wetland maps from Galveston to the Texas-Louisiana border using the most current available imagery, data, and mapping techniques, as the wetland inventory of the region is severely outdated.
Lower Laguna Madre Hydrodynamic Characterization
Cameron
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Cameron County
Cameron County, in partnership with Research Applied Technology Education Services, Inc. (RATES), will 1) expand the River and Estuary Observation Network-Rio Grande Valley’s network of Real-Time-Hydrologic-Systems (RTHS) stations.
Assessing flow and sediment dynamics of Lower Brazos and San Bernard Basins
Brazoria
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington and TAMU-Galveston will undertake field campaigns and modeling experiments to help attain a clearer understanding of flow connectivity and sediment dynamics along the Brazos River, the San Bernard River, Caney Creek, and the surrounding area.
Packery Channel Nature Park Shoreline Enhancement
Nueces
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Nueces County
Nueces County Coastal Parks Department (the County) will improve Packery Channel Park by constructing a resilient living shoreline.
Assessment of seagrass habitat and stability in Texas coastal waters
Nueces
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin conduct seagrass monitoring along the entire Texas coast.
The Clean Coast Texas Collaborative Years 3 and 4
Coast Wide
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Texas State University
The CCTC team will also work with four new target communities to facility the adoption of the Sustainable Storm Water Manual and establish local ordinances and comprehensive plans.
Texas High School Coastal Monitoring Program
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology will work with students and teachers to gain a better understanding of dune and beach dynamics.
Public Access Enhancements for the Encinal Peninsula - Phase 1
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of Corpus Christi
City of Corpus Christi
Phase 1 focuses on developing a master plan to include land use and amenities for the hike and bike trail and proposed trailhead.
Gulf Reef Rehabilitation
Lower Coast
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Friends of Rio Grande Valley Reef
Deploy materials to a low-relief nursery reef off the coast of South Padre Island to expand and improve habitat for juvenile red snapper and other reef dwellers
Mustang Island and Galveston Island State Park Geo-environmental Atlas
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Bureau of Economic Geology
Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin
The Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin will create geoenvironmental atlases for Mustang Island and Galveston Island State Parks.
Matagorda Bay shoreline resilience: Restoring seagrass pilots plus a demo
Matagorda
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Matagorda Bay Foundation
Matagorda Bay Foundation
The Matagorda Bay Foundation will complete all required permitting and design for a pilot experiment to restore seagrass in Matagorda and other bays.
Identify potential BMP tools to reduce bacteria loading in Neches River
Orange
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Lamar University
Lamar University
Lamar University will analyze existing field surveys of on-site sewage facilities (OSSFs) and water quality data.
Historical Shoreline Movement on the Upper Texas Gulf Coast
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin
The Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin (UT-BEG) will update rates of shoreline movement, characterize shoreline types, and assess vulnerability to sea-level change along bay shorelines within the Galveston Bay system.
Freshwater Inflow Standards for East Matagorda Bay
Matagorda
Freshwater Inflow Standards for East Matagorda Bay > Funding Sources
Texas A&M AgriLife Extenson Service
Texas A&M AgriLife Extenson Service
Texas A&M AgriLife Extenson Service will develop freshwater inflow standards for the Lake Austin watershed to support the sustainability of East Matagorda Bay wetlands and estuarine waters.
Fort Travis Public Restroom Project
Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Galveston County
Galveston County
Galveston County will design and construct a restroom building.
Fantasy Circle Beach Access Improvements
Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of South Padre
City of South Padre
The City of South Padre Island will design and construct a wooden, removable drive-over at the beach access point.