County/Region:
Project Partner/Recipient:
LJA Engineering
Summary:
County/Region:
Kleberg
Project Partner/Recipient:
Kleberg County Parks & Recreation Department
Summary:
Kleberg County Parks & Recreation Department installed 25 additional recreational pull throughs that consist of concrete utility pads with electrical and water/sewage hookups.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Galveston
Summary:
This project initiated the first of many nourishment projects focused on the beaches of the west end of Galveston Island. The footprint is approximately 9,500 linear feet of beachfront being nourished with dredge material from the Houston Ship Channel.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston County
Summary:
Galveston County established a monitoring program for a beach nourishment project and removed hazardous and derelict structures from the beach.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This project completed design and construction to use more than 100,000 cubic yards of beach quality sand to increase beach width and revitalize the beach/dune system.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas General Land Office
Summary:
This project completed design and construction to reconstruct portions of the beach/dune system using dune restoration, combined with beach nourishment.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
Valley Proud Environmental Council
Summary:
Valley Proud Environmental Council continued the "Captain Clean Crab" media campaign to inform local residents of the litter laws that are in existence pertaining to the beaches and the penalties for littering.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Valley Proud Environmental Council
Summary:
Valley Proud Environmental Council continued the educational media program The Captain Crab project, which utilizes all forms of media, including paid TV, radio, and newsprint ads.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
Valley Proud Environmental Council
Summary:
Valley Proud Environmental Council used assorted media techniques in English and Spanish to get the anti littering message to over 750,000 residents in the Rio Grande Valley and Northern Mexico and the many visitors who frequent the beaches.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
Valley Proud Environmental Council
Summary:
Valley Proud Environmental Council expanded the Captain Clean Crab education campaign by helping fourth grade students of the Lower Rio Grande Valley understand the effects of beach litter.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Valley Proud Environmental Council
Summary:
Valley Proud Environmental Council continued the Captain Clean Crab Clean Beach Media and Education Campaign and added the Winter Texan Beach Cleanup.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Valley Proud Environmental Council
Summary:
Valley Proud Environmental Council continued the very effective media campaign "Captain Clean Crab", including TV, radio, newspaper, billboards, bumper stickers, placement boards, flyers, and posters produced in English and Spanish..
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Valley Proud Environmental Council
Summary:
Valley Proud Environmental Council continued the Captain Crab Clean Beach Media/Education Campaign by making Captain Crab coloring page/placemats to combat beach litter and educate the public about the environmental and legal consequences of littering.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Valley Proud Environmental Council
Summary:
Valley Proud Environmental Council continued the Captain Crab Clean Beach Media and Education Campaign and translated the Captain Crab Puppet Show into Spanish.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
Valley Proud Environmental Council
Summary:
Valley Proud Environmental Council continued the Captain Crab media campaign by updating existing materials for print, radio, and TV. The expanded program included a custom designed Captain Crab mascot with accompanying puppets and educational skit.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Valley Proud Environmental Council
Summary:
Valley Proud Environmental Council continued to expand the Captain Crab Clean Beach Media/Education Campaign and the Captain Crab Puppet Show through the world wide web and the educational outreach initiative.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Valley Proud Environmental Council
Summary:
Valley Proud Environmental Council continued to expand the Captain Crab Clean Beach Deputy Program and the Captain Crab Puppet Show to new elementary campuses.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Valley Proud Environmental Council
Summary:
Valley Proud Envionmental Council continued to expand the Captain Crab Clean Beach Media/Education Campaign and the Captain Crab Puppet Show through the world wide web and their educational outreach initiative.
County/Region:
Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Summary:
The Carancahua Bay Habitat Preservation and Enhancement Project constructed approximately 3 miles of living shoreline to prevent further erosion and degradation of wetland habitat in Carancahua Bay.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
Cameron County Drainage District #1
Summary:
Cameron County Drainage District #1 transformed the 45-acre tract behind its offices into a thematic public park to educate the public on water related issues.