Brazoria County will purchase 485 acres of land on Follets Island. The property is located in a Coastal Barrier Resource Act area. Brazoria County will in perpetuity, protect and enhance coastal barrier habitat on Follets Island.
The Brazoria County Parks Department will construct parking and pedestrian beach access through a 5.9-acre parcel of property, donated by a private individual, to access the beach.
The county places over 500 five-gallon drums every 50 yards along the eight miles of coastline as well as in parks and in areas with pavilions to encourage proper disposal of trash. A Compactor truck with a sidelift, enables the county
Once a military facility, Fort Travis Park has great historical significance to the county and to the state. The purpose of this project is to enhance existing recreational services and add a valuable educational component to the park by add
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, specifically, nutrient (nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, urea
Texas A&M University at Galveston will focused specifically on the effects of nutrient and sediment loads as a component of freshwater inflows to Galveston Bay.
Town of Fulton will refurbish its 1,000 linear foot wooden public Fulton Fishing Pier by replacing severely deteriorated galvanized metal brackets, bracing, and light standards along both sides of approximately 600 linear feet and by repairing the brac
The Town of Fulton increased the height of the erosion control along the 700 linear foot concrete seawall by two feet by utilizing the following construction techniques. A concrete walkway was constructed on top of the existing seawall and extend
The town constructed a reinforced cinderblock structure with restroom facilities that include sinks and two stalls in both men's and women's areas. A metal roof was installed over a heavy-duty timber structure to withstand the coastal elemen
The Galveston Bay Debris Removal project will remove marine debris from navigable waters and habitat areas of Galveston Bay, its sub-bays, and tributaries.
The Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) will continue their oyster shell recycling program. GBF reclaims discarded oyster shell from restaurant partners for future use in restoration projects.
The Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) began an Oyster Shell Recycling Program in March 2011 and will expand to include more restaurants throughout the Houston-Galveston area.
To develop and implement a public education and awareness campaign that facilitates implementation of the Estuary Program's policy and management actions including the protection, restoration, and enhancement of coastal habitats in the Lower Galveston
Galveston Bay Foundation will implement an important follow up project to the CMP Cycle 15 "Harris County Seafood Consumption Advisory Public Education Campaign," which was successful in educating fishermen and crabbers with the placement of 112 signs
Project to investigate the near-shore beach processes and to develop a baseline for shore changes and seabed morphodynamics for the area between 61
st Street and Pirates Beach on Galveston Island.
Texas A&M University at Galveston will investigate Galveston Island nearshore beach processes and develop a baseline for shore changes and seabed morphodynamics.
This project included the design and construction of a beach nourishment project placing beach-quality sand on the gulf beach in front of the seawall from 10th to 61st street in the City of Galveston, due to erosion caused by Hurricane Ike.
Beach nourishment project beneficially utilizing approximately 750,000 cubic yards of material dredged from the U.S.
The Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program (CBBEP), in partnership with the Harte Research Institute, developed a strategy to create a geohazards map of North Padre and Mustang Islands.