County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston installed a near-shore directional wave gage/current profiler at Pleasure Pier at 25th Street in Galveston to obtain data regarding the nearshore waves and currents.
County/Region:
San Patricio
Project Partner/Recipient:
San Patricio County Navigation District
Summary:
San Patricio County Navigation District installed equipment that will allow area boaters to properly discharge human waste from their boats' holding tanks will help improve the water quality of area coastal waters.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
The Harte Research Institute and the Galveston Bay Foundation developed a Living Shoreline Site Suitability Model covering all bay shorelines, including the Galveston Bay system where it overlaps with the GBF model.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University
Summary:
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi identified hotspots and potential drivers of coastal fecal bacterial pollution on Galveston Island.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service
Summary:
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) identified hotspots and potential drivers of coastal fecal bacterial pollution in Nueces County.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Summary:
Texas Engineering Experiment Station provided a research-based management system to support the community and State's investment in Corpus Christi area beaches.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston County
Summary:
Galveston County constructed four picnic shelter clusters, each consisting of four picnic tables, around the perimeter of Fort Travis Park on Bolivar Peninsula.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas State University
Summary:
Texas State University constructed an interpretive walkway along the shore of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, culminating in a pavilion on property belonging to the Texas State Aquarium.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Nueces River Authority
Summary:
The Nueces River Authority continued with the development of a database of permitted OSSFs in Nueces and San Patricio counties within the Lower Nueces River Watershed that can be imported into a Geographic Information System (GIS).
County/Region:
Project Partner/Recipient:
General Land Office
Summary:
IRA Non-Competitive Award to fund work an expansion of the work with UT-BEG (Jeff Paine) on barrier island breaching (GLO Contract No. 22-024-000-E027) and with Tetra Tech to create a sediment placement database and dashboard.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
Cameron County
Summary:
Cameron County constructed new restroom facilities and a walkover for accessibility.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
Cameron County
Summary:
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
Cameron County
Summary:
This beach nourishment project beneficially using dredged material from the Brownsville Ship Channel jetty and entrance channel segments.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
Cameron County
Summary:
This was a beach nourishment project using dredged material from the Brownsville Ship Channel and annual beach monitoring surveys.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
Cameron County
Summary:
County/Region:
Project Partner/Recipient:
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County/Region:
Jefferson
Project Partner/Recipient:
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Summary:
County/Region:
Jefferson
Project Partner/Recipient:
Kevin Hartke
Summary:
The GLO is partnered with Ducks Unlimited for the J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Shoreline Protection Project to construct approximately 0.5 miles of rock breakwaters along the northern boundary of Salt Bayou Unit in the J.D. Murphree WMA.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
Cameron County Parks & Recreation Department
Summary:
Cameron County constructed a 40' x 10' lighted fishing pier, a 20' x 6' permanent kayak launching area, and installed trash cans at the fishing pier for proper disposal of trash.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Jamaica Beach
Summary:
This project restored an engineered dune project destroyed by Hurricane Ike.