This project aims to document distribution and abundance of tar deposits on non-manicured sections of Mustang Island Gulf beaches, compare data collected by human observers with alerts from an Oil Detection Canine (ODC), develop a canine Shoreline Clea
The Valley
Proud Environmental Council will continue to expand the Captain Crab
Clean Beach Deputy Program through the worldwide web and by expanding
the educational outreach initiative.
The Captain Clean Crab project utilizes all forms of media, including paid TV, radio and newsprint ads, billboards, flyers, bumperstickers, buttons, posters and beach signs on South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beaches to educate the public that it
This project utilizes multiple programs to combat beach litter, to raise awareness, and to educate the public about the environmental and legal consequences of littering.
Valley Proud Environmental Council will educate residents of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas and northern Mexico and visitors to the beaches of South Padre Island and Boca Chica that it is unhealthy and unlawful to litter on the beach.
The Captain Crab Clean Beach Media and Education Campaign was created in 1998 by Valley Proud to educate residents of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas and northern Mexico and visitors to the beaches of South Padre Island and Boca Chica that it is unhealt
Project to educate the public that it is unhealthy and unlawful to litter on Texas beaches.
Valley Proud Environmental Council will continue to educate residents of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas and northern Mexico and visitors to the beaches of South Padre Island and Boca Chica that it is unhealthy and unlawful to litter beaches.
Valley Proud Environmental Council will continue to educate residents of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas and northern Mexico and visitors to the beaches of South Padre Island and Boca Chica that it is unhealthy and unlawful to litter beaches.
This project will provide pre-construction data collection, wave and current analysis, biological assessment, engineering design, and environmental permitting to prepare for the future construction of approximately 2 miles of living shorelines along Sa
The Cameron County Drainage Distrist #1 will transform the 45-acre tract behind its offices into a thematic public park to educate the public on water related issues.
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will complete the entry of species interaction data into the State of Texas Gulf of Mexico Species Interaction (GoMexSI) database. Completion of this project will allow Texas to be the first region in
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.
The project includes engineering and design for a structure designed to protect the east side of Causeway Island from wind and wave erosion and will also trap and secure sediment from future dredge placement events.
Construction of 3,400 linear feet of rock breakwaters along the shoreline of Causeway Rookery Island in Nueces Bay. This work completes previous work to design and permit the breakwaters.
The Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) will coordinate and launch a regional Cease the Grease campaign (CtG) by: working in cooperation with a stakeholder workgroup; developing marketing and outreach materials; creating a distribution plan; and tracking ca
The Galveston Bay Foundation will enhance the CtG campaign by expanding the number of campaign partners, increasing the visibility of campaign materials, improving awareness of fats, oil and grease -related water quality problems, as well as launching
This project completed the second phase of an engineering study to evaluate the feasibility of reopening a natural tidal pass at Cedar Bayou/Vinson Slough and re-establishing the historic, hydraulic connection between inland wetlands and the Gulf.
Expected Outcomes
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi (TAMUCC), in conjunction with the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), will collect current water quality data that provides adequate, up-to-date information to reassess the Cedar Lakes area for oyster use