Region/County:
Galveston
Recipient:
Galveston Park Board of Trustees
Summary:
Upland sand source assessment.
Region/County:
Galveston
Recipient:
Galveston Park Board of Trustees
Summary:
Explore the feasibility of a local government to own and maintain a small dredge.
Region/County:
Calhoun
Recipient:
Calhoun County
Summary:
This phase of the project will increase the dry beach with and elevate the existing dune system with good quality sand and amend the permit to allow beneficial use of dredged material (BUDM) practices.
Region/County:
Harris
Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
The Galveston Bay Foundation will construct a one mile stretch of hike and bike trail, install an irrigation system, and plant native trees, grasses, and shrubs at Exploration Green in Harris County.
Region/County:
Galveston
Recipient:
Galveston Island Park Board of Trustees
Summary:
The Galveston Island Park Board of Trustees will delineate wetland and upland areas and construct an approximately 2,500 linear-foot, ADA-compliant interpretative trail within the East End Lagoon on Galveston Island.
Region/County:
Lower Coast
Recipient:
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Artificial Reef Program
Summary:
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will create artificial reef habitat at the Rio Grande Valley Reef Site in the Gulf of Mexico.
Region/County:
Nueces
Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
TAMU-CC will continue this program to reclaim and recycle shucked oyster shells from Coastal Bend restaurants, seafood wholesalers, and seafood festivals for use in reef restoration.
Region/County:
Harris
Recipient:
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Summary:
Buffalo Bayou Partnership will acquire a .54-acre (23,400 square feet) property along Japhet Creek and transfer the title to the Houston Parks & Recreation Department (HPARD) for long-term monitoring.
Region/County:
Nueces
Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) will generate information related to groundwater discharge rates to improve Environmental Flow recommendations and nutrient criteria in south Texas estuaries.
Region/County:
Harris
Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
Galveston Bay Foundation will enhance the program through new collection and storage methods, increased restaurant participation, and new outreach programs/materials.
Region/County:
Lower Coast
Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) will study the contribution of groundwater inputs to decreased marine alkalinity in Copano Bay.
Region/County:
Nueces
Recipient:
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Summary:
The Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program (CBBEP) will address actions needed to protect important rookery island habitat from wind and wave erosion at Causeway Island in Nueces County.
Region/County:
Galveston
Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
Galveston Bay Foundation will refine the Boaster waster education campaign based on lessons learned, improve the Interactive Pump-Out map, implement enhanced marketing and outreach efforts, and track program improvements
Region/County:
Kleberg
Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) will assess the fate of plastic debris in the Laguna Madre and increase public awareness of how plastic disposal in coastal watersheds impacts the health of ecosystems.
Region/County:
Chambers
Recipient:
Railroad Commission of Texas
Summary:
The Railroad Commission of Texas abated a potential radiation threat to the state's coastal environment by excavating and removing contaminated material caused by a rnptured radioactive logging source at the abandoned Evans Well No. 1 facility in Chambers County.
Region/County:
Coast Wide
Recipient:
Texas Water Development Board
Summary:
One goal of this project is to collect sufficient information to provide freshwater diversion planners with sound recommendations as to practical opportunities for habitat enhancement/restoration/ mitigation within the Guadalupe River delta and Hynes Bay marsh complexes..
Region/County:
Cameron
Recipient:
Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council
Summary:
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) will design and construct a five-acre wetland system at Ramsey Park.
Region/County:
Coast Wide
Recipient:
The University of Texas at Austin's Center for Research in Water Resources
Summary:
The purpose of this project is to provide technical assistance to local jurisdictions in the coastal zone of Texas for the implementation of off-system roadway and urban development management measures in accordance with Section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Management Act.
Region/County:
Coast Wide
Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
The General Land Office (GLO) will coordinate allocation for aerial photography.
Region/County:
Jackson
Recipient:
Texas R.I.C.E.
Summary:
Acquire 498 acres of Stopover Ranch for an agricultural conservation easement.