County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This project conducted research to measure shoreline change over time and identify critically eroding areas of the Galveston Bay/West Bay System.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
Galveston Bay Foundation further enhanced the Volunteer Oyster Gardening program with a new citizen science component. Volunteers were given the opportunity to test multiple oyster gardening methods to determine the most successful technique.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
The Galveston Bay Foundation continued the Galveston Bay Oyster Shell Recycling Program, a program that reclaims spent oyster shell from local seafood restaurants.
County/Region:
Harris
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) expanded and enhanced the GBF Oyster Shell Recycling Program.
Galveston Bay Foundation Oyster Shell Recycling Program - Citizen Science, engagement, and education
County/Region:
Harris
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) expanded and enhanced the GBF Oyster Shell Recycling Program.
Galveston Bay Foundation Oyster Shell Recycling Program Phase 4: Sun Curing Research & Collaboration
County/Region:
Harris
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
Galveston Bay Foundation continued their oyster shell recycling program by collecting shells from participating restaurants and sun-curing them before being returned to the Galveston Bay.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
Galveston Bay Foundation reviewed and assessed methods for controlling grass carp (Ctennopharyngodon idella) populations to reduce damage to Galveston Bay wetlands.
County/Region:
Upper Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
Galveston Bay Foundation prepared a consensus-supported, site-specific habitat conservation plan to guide conservation activity around Galveston Bay over the next 15-20 years.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Estuary Program/Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Summary:
Galveston Bay Estuary Program hosted Marsh Mania, a volunteer-based, one-day habitat restoration event held at several sites around Galveston Bay. The goals were to restore marsh habitat while raising public awareness of habitat values and restoration.
County/Region:
Upper Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
Galveston Bay Foundation created and installed eight interpretive signs at eight marsh restoration sites within the Galveston Bay system.
County/Region:
Harris
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
Galvesotn Bay Foundation continued and expanded the Galveston Bay Oyster Shell Recycling Program.
County/Region:
Harris
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
Galveston Bay Foundation enhanced the oyster shell recycling program through new methods to collect and store the shells. GBF also pursued developing a public shell disposal site and incorporating volunteer oyster gardening as an outreach component.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) continued its Oyster Shell Recycling Program and established a shell recycling route based on the participating restaurants, with a goal of 6-10 restaurants for this stage of the program.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Summary:
County/Region:
Upper Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
Galveston Bay Foundation placed additional signs on the Houston Ship Channel and contiguous tidal waters upstream of the San Jacinto River confluence advising that certain species of fish and shellfish could be contaminated and should not be eaten.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Houston Advanced Research Center
Summary:
The Houston Advanced Research Center assessed the long-term status of wetland mitigation records in the lower Galveston Bay watershed by examining US Army Corps of Engineer permit data previously acquired by the Galveston Bay Status and Trends Project.
County/Region:
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Galveston Park Board of Trustees
Summary:
This project partnered with the Galveston Park Board and the USACE for the 2021 and 2023 BUDM cycle to conduct a beach nourishment project with beneficial use of dredged material (BUDM) at Babe’s Beach.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston obtained the bottom profile from the 12-ft. (4m) to 30-ft. (10m) depth in the identified survey area off of Galveston Island.