County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Summary:
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. worked with stakeholders in Regions 3 and 4 to identify and prioritize potential beneficial use restoration sites.
County/Region:
Jefferson
Project Partner/Recipient:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Summary:
This project used material dredged during routine maintenance dredging operations from the Sabine Pass channel section of the Sabine Neches Waterway and place it on the beach of Texas Point NWR to reduce the erosion rate, and to perhaps build some marsh.
County/Region:
Orange
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This was a pilot project that constructed test terraces which were planted.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas - Arlington
Summary:
The University of Texas at Arlington explored the current practices of understanding sediment transport and budgets and offered recommendations for best practices to help inform the Texas General Land Office Texas Sediment Management Plan.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Coastal Conservation Association
Summary:
County/Region:
Brazoria
Project Partner/Recipient:
Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges
Summary:
Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges provided scientific and educational equipment and supplies for the Discovery complex located on the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, which is a part of the Texas Mid-Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
County/Region:
Project Partner/Recipient:
General Land Office
Summary:
NOAA Award Number NA25NOSX473C0076-T1-01
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Summary:
The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station conducted side-by-side comparisons of different plant species using a controlled laboratory environment.
County/Region:
Project Partner/Recipient:
General Land Office
Summary:
County/Region:
Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Water Development Board
Summary:
County/Region:
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Water Development Board
Summary:
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
Summary:
Project constructed approximately 70 acres of estuarine marsh complex with a protective 4,000 foot breakwater.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This project finalized engineering from the previous phase and construct approximately 8,820 linear feet of rock breakwaters and potentially approximately 13,500 linear feet of floatation channels at Bird Island Cove.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
NRDA
Summary:
The project complimented previous shoreline protection structures constructed in the area and funded final design and permitting of 8,550 linear feet of breakwaters.
County/Region:
Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient:
National Audubon Society, d.b.a. Audubon Texas
Summary:
The National Audubon Society developed 90% designs and applied for the necessary permits for a new bird rookery island at the mouth of Carancahua Bay.
County/Region:
Matagorda
Project Partner/Recipient:
County Extension Service
Summary:
County Extension Service developed a webpage for the Matagorda County Birding Nature Center to communicate updated information in color about the natural attractions, birding sites, and heritage of the area.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
Galveston Bay Foundation continued the Boater Waste Education Campaign (BWEC) to address illegal discharges through targeted outreach and education to boaters.
County/Region:
Upper Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
Galveston Bay Foundation continued the Boater Waste Education Campaign (BWEC) to address illegal discharges through targeted outreach and education to boaters.
County/Region:
Upper Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston Bay Foundation
Summary:
The Galveston Bay Foundation maintained the Boater Waste Education Campaign to address illegal discharges through targeted outreach and education to boaters.