County/Region:
Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient:
Brazoria County
Summary:
Brazoria County identified and quantified the volume, location and quality of a possible significant offshore sand source preliminarily identified by seismic studies conducted by Texas A&M University at Galveston.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.
Summary:
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This project with the Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin (Bureau) updated shoreline change rates and determined beach and dune volume and elevation relationships.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Galveston
Summary:
City of Galveston planted native, naturalized, and salt tolerant shrubs and trees around the perimeter of the marsh and on high ground interspersed between ponds.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas at Austin
Summary:
The University of Texas at Austin will map the current extent and distribution of seagrasses on the Texas coast using modern satellite imagery (Worldview 3) and an existing image classification algorithm.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi updated the Texas Coast Ecosystem Health Report Card and developed a series of complementary bay-specific Report Cards.
County/Region:
Matagorda
Project Partner/Recipient:
Matagorda County
Summary:
Matagorda County developed a long-term, comprehensive development plan for Sargent Beach to improve the public's access to the Gulf shoreline and to provide cost-effective development of the area.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Summary:
Texas Engineering Experiment Station provided a working model for the forecasting of water levels during regular conditions and during low to medium intensity weather events.
County/Region:
Upper Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston carryed out a detailed study of the surface current structure along the Gulf Coast in the vicinity of Galveston Island using satellite tracked freely-drifting buoys.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas at Austin
Summary:
The University of Texas examined whether two innovative technologies - LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and EM (electromagnetic induction) can be used to improve the accuracy of wetlands mapping.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University
Summary:
Texas A&M University tested the feasibility of using the Texas Automated Buoy System (TABS) to obtain near real time measurements of ocean waves and make the data available on the TABS web site.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University
Summary:
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station monitored phytoplankton productivity through satellite remote sensing, which provided an opportunity to observe real-time variations of chlorophyll-a at a large spatial scale.
County/Region:
Matagorda
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University
Summary:
Texas A&M University designed, built, sited, and placed into service a fully functional and safe teaching vessel.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas State University
Summary:
Texas State University will provide a blueprint for Long-Term Coastal Hydrologic Monitoring Program that leverages existing infrastructure and optimizes resource utilization while expanding and improving hydrologic monitoring activities.
County/Region:
Kleberg
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi completed a targeted study of water quality in the Laguna Salada and provided nutrient management recommendations.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston County
Summary:
Galveston County constructed a handicapped accessible nature trail along Dickinson Bayou in Paul Hopkins Park and provided interpretive signage about the bayou's role in the local watershed and feeding into Galveston Bay.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
County of Galveston Beach & Parks Dept.
Summary:
The County of Galveston Beach and Parks Department constructed a 1,250 linear-feet of nature trail, three picnic shelters with tables, and the installation of four interpretive signs and benches along Dickinson Bayou in Paul Hopkins Park.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas at Austin
Summary:
The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology acquired accurate and spatially dense bathymetric and topographic elevation data and Color Infra-red (CIR) aerial imagery of South Padre Island.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Corpus Christi
Summary:
The City of Copus Christi acquired approximately .4 acres of land adjacent to Blucher Park on Tancahua Street in the downtown area only a few blocks away from the Corpus Christi waterfront.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Corpus Christi
Summary: