Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi completed data gathering for coastal and marine spatial planning (CMSP) to identify where needs and conflicts occur and increase opportunities for communities to have a voice in prioritizing coastal resource uses.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi updated the Resource Management Codes and provided data for coastal resource management planning using data collection and mapping.
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi updated the Texas Public Access Inventory and enhanced the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) Texas Beach and Bay Access Guide (BBAG).
The University of Texas continued the Texas High School Coastal Monitoring Program, which shows students and teachers how to measure the topography, map the vegetation line and shoreline, and observe weather and wave conditions.
The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology continued to strengthen the Texas coastal database and increase understanding of short-term (seasonal, yearly, storm effects) and long-term (decade, storm recovery) coastal environment changes.
Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin will strengthen the Texas coastal database and further understanding of short-term and long-term changes to the coastal environment.
The University of Texas determined the status and trends of wetlands along the upper Texas coast between Christmas Bay and East Matagorda Bay.
The University of Texas determined the status and trends of wetlands on South Padre Island and Brazos Island including South Bay.
The University of Texas used historical data and recent aerial photographs to determine spatial and temporal changes in marshes, mangroves, tidal flats, and water bodies on barrier islands and peninsulas from Matagorda Bay to Mesquite Bay.
The University of Texas used historical data and recent aerial photographs to determine spatial and temporal changes in marshes, mangroves, tidal flats, and water bodies on barrier islands and peninsulas along the Upper Texas coast.
