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Coastal Projects

Protection of the GIWW Shoreline at the ANWR, Phase II

County/Region: Aransas
Project Partner/Recipient: Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP)
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Protection of the GIWW Shoreline at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

County/Region: Aransas, Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient: Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP)
Summary: This project created approximately 12 miles of GIWW shoreline on each side of the waterway that the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.

Public Access Enhancements for the Encinal Peninsula (Flour Bluff)

County/Region: Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient: City of Corpus Christi
Summary:

The City of Corpus Christi focused on developing a master plan to include land use and amenities for the hike and bike trail and proposed trailhead.

Public Access Improvements Project, Bayside Public Park (98-032)

County/Region: Refugio
Project Partner/Recipient: City of Bayside
Summary: The City of Bayside constructed parking areas, public restrooms, and connecting walkways at the City's Public Park located on Copano Bay.

Public Beach Improvements for Bolivar Peninsula, Galveston County, Texas (98-268)

County/Region: Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient: Galveston County
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Public Park and Beach Project (98-033)

County/Region: Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient: Port O'Connor Chamber of Commerce
Summary: Port O'Connor Chamber of Commerce built restroom facilities and an information center to provide improved shoreline services and distribute public educational materials and technical information at a small park in Port O'Connor.

Public Service Announcements for the Arroyo Colorado Watershed

County/Region: Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient: Texas A&M University - AgriLife Extension Service
Summary: Arroyo Colorado Watershed Protection Plan (WPP) developed and distributed two television public service announcement, which educated watershed residents about local water quality issues, disappearing wetlands, and coastal issues.

Quantification of Hurricane Surge Damage in Coastal Bays as a Function of Dune and Wetland Characteristics with Applications and Climate Change/Texas Engineering Experiment Station

County/Region: Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient: Texas A&M University - Engineering Experiment Station
Summary:

Texas Engineering Experiment Station collected GIS data and included it in a project geodatabase, including high resolution topography data (LiDAR) for the barrier island, the wetlands national dataset and imagery for the study area.

Quantification of Sediment Sources of the Nueces-Corpus Christi Estuary System

County/Region: Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient: Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary: Texas A&M University at Galveston conducted a study of the Nueces-Corpus Christi Estuary to collect data on the sediment sources and to characterize sedimentation rates in the Nueces Delta and major bays.

Quantifying erosion and pollution from rainfall runoff on urbanized beaches - Galveston Island study

County/Region: Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient: Texas A&M University
Summary:

Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station studied how coastal rainwater runoff affects beach erosion and solid transport processes in Galveston.

Quantifying Microplastic (Particles and Fibers) Loading to the Texas’s Coastal Bays and Estuaries

County/Region: Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient: Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi quantified the inputs of microplastics from nine river catchments discharging to Texas coastal bays.

Quantifying Oyster Habitat in Galveston Bay, Texas

County/Region: Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Summary: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department developed quantifiable measures for various oyster habitat structures using techniques that could be easily incorporated by entities wishing to perform projects in these areas.

Queen Isabella Causeway - Materials Testing

County/Region: Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient: Aptim
Summary: The Texas General Land Office solicited this work order to perform material testing of the “Old Queen Isabella Causeway” in Port Isabel, Texas.

Quintana Beach Nourishment Hurricane Rita FEMA Repair Project

County/Region: Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient: Town of Quintana
Summary: This project restored approximately 24,000 cubic yards of sand eroded from a previously nourished beach by Hurricane Rita in September 2005.

Quintana County Park Beach Access Improvements

County/Region: Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient: Brazoria County
Summary: Brazoria County Parks Department repaired the Quintana Beach County Park boardwalk and walkover and added an observation deck with interpretive signage.

Quintana Dune Restoration

County/Region: Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient: Town of Quintana
Summary: This project involved the construction of up to 1,850 feet of dunes with the subsequent planting of dune vegetation by local volunteers.

Quintana-Bryan Beach Beryl Damage Assessment

County/Region: Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient: Brazoria County
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Quintana-Bryan Beach Harvey Repair

County/Region: Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient: Texas General Land Office
Summary: This project completed beach nourishment on a Gulf shore to repair the damage from Hurricane Harvey to approximately 1,850 feet of Gulf shoreline at Quintana-Bryan Beach.

Quintanna Interpretive Recreation Area

County/Region: Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient: Brazoria County Parks Department
Summary: Brazoria County Parks Department constructed an interpretive and beach access trail system with camping cabins, restrooms, dune walkover for beach access, and an interpretive area.

Rain Gardens: Mitigating Runoff Pollution for Coastal Texas

County/Region: Upper Coast
Project Partner/Recipient: Texas A&M University - AgriLife Extension Service
Summary:

The WaterSmart Program of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service implemented an educational and outreach initiative that included the installation of a minimum of three demonstration rain gardens in high visibility areas.