County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi developed a program to reclaim and recycle shucked oyster shells from Coastal Bend restaurants, seafood wholesalers, and seafood festivals for use in reef restoration.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi continued the “Sink Your Shucks!” program to return shells to coastal bend bays to restore degraded habitat. The program was expanded, held outreach events, educated teachers, and restored reef habitat value.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
The Nature Conservancy
Summary:
This project conducted data collection, initial engineering and design, and permitting for a shoreline protection structure along the The Nature Conservancy’s Francine Cohn Preserve’s shoreline in Corpus Christi Bay.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
The Nature Conservancy
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General Land Office
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Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology (UTBEG)
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County/Region:
Upper Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas at Austin
Summary:
The University of Texas determined the rate of shoreline change in West and Christmas bays in the Galveston Bay system.
County/Region:
San Patricio
Project Partner/Recipient:
San Patricio Soil and Water Conservation District
Summary:
San Patricio Soil and Water Conservation District integrated two geotextile systems to assess the effectiveness of this erosion control system on highly eroding bluff shorelines.
County/Region:
Calhoun
Project Partner/Recipient:
Calhoun County
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Jefferson
Project Partner/Recipient:
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
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County/Region:
Nueces, San Patricio
Project Partner/Recipient:
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP)
Summary:
The project constructed offshore breakwaters to provide shoreline protection for the southern portion of Indian Point.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Airport and Channel Corporation
Summary:
The Airport and Channel Corporation installed geo-containers in Piper Channel to ameliorate the effects of sediment transport from the high energy Corpus Christi Ship Channel into Piper Channel.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Port Aransas
Summary:
The City of Port Aransas constructed one public multi-head shower facility on the beach in the City of Port Aransas right-of-way.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University
Summary:
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Corpus Christi
Summary:
The City of Corpus Christi provided four signs along the public waterways in the Padre Island vicinity to direct boat traffic to the facility.
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas- San Antonio
Summary:
The University of Texas at San Antonio will develop smart and self-sustaining early-warning systems for coastal flooding with state-of-the-art low-power Tiny Machine Learning (TinyML) and energy harvesting solutions.
County/Region:
Chambers
Project Partner/Recipient:
Trinity Bay Conservation District
Summary:
The Trinity Bay Conservation District constructed and developed a surface flow constructed wetland to properly treat the wastewater within the community. The wetland is being designed to handle an anticipated flow of 100,000 gallons per day.
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Project Partner/Recipient:
General Land Office
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City of South Padre Island
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County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of South Padre Island
Summary:
The City of South Padre Island will construct a permanent restroom and install an ADA compliant ramp for the ingress and egress of the walkover.