The City of Port Neches will remove derelict structures and debris from its riverfront that constitute an impediment to safe recreational boating, tanker/barge traffic, and general use of the area by the public.
The City of Port Neches will prepare a comprehensive plan for developing the riverfront. By having a plan available, the City will have “shovel ready” projects as funding opportunities arise to proceed with revitalization efforts. As envisi
The Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP) will implement the first phase of marsh restoration by raising bottom elevation to support low-marsh communities, designing channels for adequate circulation through the raised areas, and planting a
TAMUCC will conduct post-nourishment benthic sampling for at least 18 months following nourishment at Jamaica and Sargent beaches (and their respective control beaches).
This project, Phase I of a multi-phase project, will conduct pre-construction activities including all necessary surveys, alternatives analysis, project engineering and design, preparation of construction plans, and securing permits to protect the estu
The University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology will create a geoenvironmental atlas for Powderhorn Ranch in Calhoun County.
Armand Bayou Nature Center will carry out The Prairie Rising project, which includes the use of prescribed fire, prescribed mowing and invasive species control via ground based herbicide application. Opportunities to learn about aspects of prairi
Texas A&M Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) will design beach benthic macrofaunal monitoring to assess time for the benthic invertebrate community to recover following a beach nourishment event and conduct the first phase of this monitoring, w
Texas A&M University will establish a long-term, comprehensive wetland erosion time-series and to develop a predictive numerical model using this time-series to evaluate short- and long-term wetland erosion for key estuaries in Texas.
Texas
A&M University at Galveston will study the
impacts of dredging operations on sedimentary processes in the Houston
Ship Channel (HSC), a key component in the determination of the fate
Project funds used to contract with a professional service provider to conduct geotechnical investigations, characterize dredged material placement areas, and develop designs and strategies to remove and transport dredged material with beach quality sa
This Project will implement will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the geological, geomorphic, and anthropogenic features or processes potentially preventing adequate sediment stabilization on the island.
Project will amend two U.S.
Texas Cooperative Extension finalized an introductory booklet on urban growth issues. The object of the publication is to stress the importance of urban form and its impact both on environmental quality (consumption of open space and degraded run
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) will produce new Sea Level Affecting Marsh Models (SLAMM) scenario models of the project site based on the results of the Bureau of Economic Geology’s new Lidar acquisitions and other available datasets.
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) will purchase 3,680.38 acres of mature sand dunes, fresh and brackish water wetlands and marshes, and coastal grasslands on North Padre Island.
Coastal Bends Bays and Estuaries Program entered into a cooperative agreement with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to perform repairs to levees and water control structures that were damaged on the Matagorda Island Unit of the Aransas National Wi
The proposed restoration project directly enhances USFWS’s ongoing efforts towards the recovery of the endangered Whooping Cranes.