County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This project conducted an economic-natural resources benefit-cost study to quantify the economic and natural resource benefits associated with selected CEPRA Cycle 6, 7 and 8 construction projects.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This project completed a report on the economic and natural resource benefits derived from Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) construction projects every biennium.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
National Audubon Society, d.b.a. Audubon Texas
Summary:
Audubon Texas produced a coast-wide newsletter to educate wildlife enthusiasts, birders, anglers, and the general public about coastal resources, threats to coastal health, and steps individuals can take to become better stewards of coastal resources.
County/Region:
Harris
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Baytown
Summary:
The City of Baytown developed interpretive signage and brochures and improved the outreach experiences available to visitors.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Princess America Foundation
Summary:
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center
Summary:
South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center created the educational portion of the exhibits such as the graphics panels, the wall murals, the taxidermy of the animals on display, and the creation of plant and animal models within the displays.
County/Region:
Harris
Project Partner/Recipient:
Port of Houston Authority
Summary:
The Port of Houston Authority obtained quality-assured data demonstrating the effectiveness of a promising storm water quality management device, which will be deployed near the inlet of an existing storm water conveyance system.
County/Region:
Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This study documented the recovery of the gulf-facing shoreline of the upper Texas coast beach-dune system over the four-year period following the landfall of Hurricane Ike.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Galveston Park Board of Trustees
Summary:
This project used approximately 250,000 to 500,000 CY of sand for beach nourishment.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Nueces County
Summary:
Nueces County purchased a plotter and a computer system for mapping.
County/Region:
Harris
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Seabrook
Summary:
The City of Seabrook acquired equipment to provide emergency response to oil, fuel, and chemical spills in the marinas, estuaries, canals, and ports in the City of Seabrook, and adjacent areas of Clear Lake and Galveston Bay.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of South Padre Island
Summary:
The City of South Padre Island constructed a 16 foot wide permanent concrete structure to allow safe access over the dunes in case of emergencies as well as provide pedestrian access simultaneously at Beach Circle access point.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Galveston Park Board of Trustees
Summary:
This project provided beach and dune nourishment along 2,000 feet of Gulf of Mexico shoreline at the west end of the Galveston Seawall.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This shoreline protection demonstration project producted a feasibility assessment phase of the Resen Waves artificial breakwater.
County/Region:
Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston characterized sea turtle nesting activity and essential nesting habitat on West Galveston Island.
County/Region:
Kleberg
Project Partner/Recipient:
Kleberg County
Summary:
Kleberg County developed engineering options to address erosion of a high bank at the park.
County/Region:
Jefferson
Project Partner/Recipient:
Port of Beaumont Navigation District
Summary:
Port of Beaumont Navigation District constructed a retaining wall for Neches River shoreline protection to protect public property by stabilizing, and to some degree revitalizing, an on-going, river-bank erosion problem.
County/Region:
Project Partner/Recipient:
Summary:
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Railroad Commission of Texas
Summary: