Region/County:
Coast Wide
Recipient:
The University of Texas at Austin-Bureau of Economic Geology
Summary:
This project by the Bureau of Economic Geology (The University of Texas at Austin) will fund the expansion of the Texas High School Coastal Monitoring Program to include new groups of students who will monitor selected beaches over a period of one year and the development a virtual reality demonstration of a barrier island.
Region/County:
Coast Wide
Recipient:
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will assist in the strengthening and fortification of four Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network (TCOON) data collection platforms that will better allow the platforms to withstand hurricane force winds and storm surges.
Region/County:
Coast Wide
Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston will continue the functioning, growth, and expansion of the Texas Coastal Erosion Data Network and change the name to the Texas Sand and Oyster Reef Resource Network.
Region/County:
Coast Wide
Recipient:
Texas Tech University
Summary:
Texas Tech University will use recent research findings and develop practical means for illustrating scenic recommendations through design and land use guidelines for protection of the scenic resources of the Texas coastal zone that will be presented in a book, CD, and Internet webpage.
Region/County:
Galveston
Recipient:
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Summary:
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station will determine the extent to which Sargassum protects the beach and reduces erosion.
Region/County:
Harris
Recipient:
Texas Southern University
Summary:
Texas Southern University will work with a Third Ward neighborhood in Houston to produce a community redevelopment plan to help residents achieve a better quality of life while also improving regional water quality and reducing non-point source pollution.
Region/County:
Galveston
Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
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 of dioxins in this system.
Region/County:
Calhoun
Recipient:
Texas R.I.C.E.
Summary:
Texas R.I.C.E. will eradicate more than 200 acres of invasive water hyacinth from Mission Lake of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Guadalupe Delta Wildlife Management Area.
Region/County:
Matagorda
Recipient:
Lower Colorado River Authority
Summary:
The Lower Colorado River Authority will prepare a guidebook to the Matagorda Bay Nature Park and Preserve in Matagorda County, Texas for use by the public and by LCRA’s educational outreach programs.
Region/County:
Galveston
Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston will investigate Galveston Island nearshore beach processes and develop a baseline for shore changes and seabed morphodynamics.
Region/County:
Coast Wide
Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will write a manual to include the selected activities/investigations for use in the Floating Classroom Program, construct activity kits, and evaluate the effectiveness of these materials.
Region/County:
Lower Coast
Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston will expand the DermoWatch website to include oyster Dermo disease data from three sites (low, medium, and high salinity reefs) in each of the following Central Texas bays: Lavaca, Matagorda, and San Antonio.
Region/County:
Chambers
Recipient:
Chambers County
Summary:
Chambers County will develop a plan for protecting of environmentally sensitive areas in the county from the outgrowth of commercial, industrial, and residential development.
Region/County:
Coast Wide
Recipient:
National Audubon Society, Inc.
Summary:
National Audubon Society-Texas will produce a coastwide newsletter to educate wildlife enthusiasts, birders, anglers, coastal recreational users and families, and the general public about coastal resources, threats to coastal health, and steps individuals can take toward becoming better stewards of coastal resources.
Region/County:
Upper Coast
Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
The Galveston Bay Foundation will develop, produce, and install 20 interpretive signs around Galveston Bay that highlight the natural, historical, and cultural resources of the bay.
Region/County:
Jefferson
Recipient:
The Environmental Learning & Research Center, Inc.
Summary:
The Environmental Learning and Research Center, Inc. will hire an architect-engineering firm to complete a site assessment and schematic drawings for buildings that will ultimately house the center, which will be located along the Neches River and serve as a nature education and research center.
Region/County:
Galveston
Recipient:
Friends of Galveston Island State Park
Summary:
Friends of Galveston Island State Park will mow Chinese tallow in the park after treatment of the trees with a hormone inhibitor herbicide in order to destroy the non-native, invasive trees and restore prairieland.
Region/County:
Upper Coast
Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston will monitor changes in primary productivity, phytoplankton community structure, and water quality in response to freshwater inflows and bay circulation in Galveston Bay.
Region/County:
Lower Coast
Recipient:
Valley Proud Environmental Council
Summary:
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.
Region/County:
Coast Wide
Recipient:
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Summary:
The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station will conduct side-by-side comparisons of different plant species to see which is most effective at minimizing the effects of wave-induced erosion.