Since the park continues to grow in use, the restroom facility was renovated to accommodate the increased number of visitors and to make the facility compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Both areas have sinks
This project will collect critical water quality and nutrient data associated with a water delivery to the estuarine environments downstream of the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
Texas City is mobilizing to put several of the Best Management Practices by applying Public Education and Public Involvement.
Project to purchase two Toshiba e335 pocket personal computers and software to detect and prevent illicit discharge within the City of Texas City.
The Galveston Bay Estuary Program (GBEP) will select an independent researcher to evaluate the capacity and role of freshwater wetlands in providing floodwater storage and processing pollutants in the Galveston Bay system.
The purpose of the Coastal Prairie Freshwater Wetland Function project is to secure scientific data that demonstrates the ecological and economic value of freshwater wetlands in the Galveston Bay watershed.
Project to install a minimum of five demonstration WaterSmart landscapes in highly, visible public areas. Educational materials on nonpoint source pollution and proper landscape techniques will also be published.
The WaterSmart Program of the Texas Coastal Watershed Program has shown that resilient, water-conserving, low-polluting landscapes can be both very beautiful and functional.
Texas
A&M University at Galveston will develop
an automated wave prediction system for the coastal/nearshore areas
of Texas.
In an effort to expand upon more than 20 years of habitat restoration efforts in West Galveston Bay, the
Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) proposes to protect, enhance, and restore up 145 acres of estuarine
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), through its Galveston Bay Estuary Program (Estuary Program), will place approximately 1,000 acres of coastal wetlands and other important habitats critical to water quality and habitat protection, u
In July of 2009, the GLO received an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) grant through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to restore 328 acres of marsh complex along the backside of West Galveston Island in the
This project is a Gulf beach erosion response assessment in the vicinity of the Riviera and West Beach Grand condominiums in Galveston, Texas.
Restore approximately 211 acres of intertidal marsh in West Galveston Bay construction and marsh complex using dredged material and planting marsh vegetation.
A carry-forward from Cycle 5, this project will utilize CEPRA and other federal funds to construct a large-scale beach nourishment and dune restoration project extending six miles from the west end of the Galveston seawall along the gulf beach.
This project includes the analysis and further development of the proposed shoreline stabilization alternative, concrete-filled barge breakwaters, for the West Galveston Island Shoreline Stabilization Demonstration Project along the Gulf of Mexico, and
The Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust will create a reliable method for delivering freshwater to approximately 750 acres of wetland impoundments.
Project to construct an observation deck, two-walkover bridges, a small boat launch, and a covered bench kiosk on recently acquired park property.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will design and construct stormwater wetland demonstration projects in Galveston, Brazoria and Harris counties, a three-county region that contributes flows to Galveston Bay. Funding will also be use