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Texas R.I.C.E. restored and created approximately 300 acres of wetlands and restored up to 400 acres of native grasslands.
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Coastal Native Prairie and Wetlands Demonstration Project
Development/Implementation of Water Quality Management Plans - Willacy
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Willacy Soil & Water Conservation District provided technical and financial assistance to let producers demonstrate various best management practices that address erosion and sediment control, nutrient management and irrigation water management.
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Coastal Prairie and Wetland Habitat Enhancement in Galveston Bay
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Galveston Bay Estuary Program enhanced and restored freshwater wetland, riparian forest, coastal flatwood, and coastal prairie areas within Clear Creek Nature Park, owned by the City of League City.
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality-Galveston Bay Estuary Program
Jeff DellaRosa
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Coastal Abandoned Well Plugging Project
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The Railroad Commission of Texas completed the plugging of one to three wells in Texas offshore and bay waters. The first well plugged was in Chambers County.
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Evaluating The Use Of Biolog Microplates In The Study Of Fecal Matter Sources In Coastal Waters
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The Center for Progressive Studies and Culture, Inc. developed a database of Biolog profiles for enterococci isolated from four potential sources of beach water contamination: human, bird, dog, cattle.
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Development/Implementation of Water Quality Management Plans - Chambers
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Trinity Bay Conservation District provided agricultural producers an opportunity to comply with state water quality laws through a voluntary, incentive-based approach.
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Development/Implementation of Water Quality Management Plans - Orange
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Lower Sabine-Neches Soil & Water Conservation District provided agricultural producers an opportunity to comply with state water quality laws through a voluntary, incentive-based approach.
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Development/Implementation of Water Quality Management Plans - Arroyo Colorado
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Southmost Soil and Water Conservation District provided agricultural producers an opportunity to comply with state water quality laws through a voluntary, incentive-based approach.
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Coastal Expos: Communicating about Coastal Ecosystems
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) developed and implemented Coastal Expos state-wide by hiring a Coastal Expo coordinator to develop a protocol for hosting Coastal Expos based upon TPWD pilot experience.
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Development of a Galveston Bay 3D Hydrodynamic and Sediment Transport Models to Support Oyster Reef
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Texas A&M University at Galveston developed a 3D, intertidal sediment transport model that represents the physical characteristics of Galveston Bay (e.g., particle size distribution; sediment erosion, re-suspension and deposition).