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The City of Shoreacres bought a passive-use park of about four acres with frontage on two branches of Taylor Bayou to further develop.
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Taylor Bayou Wetlands Acquisition
South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center Boardwalks
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South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center constructed 1,538 linear feet of a new 6-foot-wide boardwalk to be connected with the existing boardwalk that extends from the convention center.
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Texas Beach Watch Program
Texas Coastal Resiliency Plan Project Management Services
Texas Coastal Resiliency Plan Education and Outreach
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Crouch Environmental Services, Inc. developed a Texas Coastal Resiliency Plan to provide for resilient economic and ecologic management of the Texas coast.
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Texas High School Coastal Monitoring Program
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The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology strengthened the Texas coastal database and increased understanding of short-term (seasonal, yearly, storm effects) and long-term (decade, storm recovery) changes to the coastal environment.
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The University of Texas at Austin - Bureau of Economic Geology
Courtney Frazier Swaney
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Science-Based Monitoring of Created Wetlands and Restored Habitat within the Galveston Bay System
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University of Houston- Clear Lake conducted research to monitor multiple habitat restoration sites within the Galveston Bay system.
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Texas High School Coastal Monitoring Program: Port Isabel, Ball, & Port Aransas High Schools
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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.
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Shell Bank: Oyster shell recycling, community involvement, student institute, and oyster response to environmental change
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Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi built on previous “Sink Your Shucks” oyster shell recycling program efforts.
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South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center Interpretive Signage for Boardwalks
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South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center installed 23 interpretative signs on the boardwalk extending from the Center to the Laguna Madre and connecting to the existing boardwalk at the South Padre Island Convention and Tourism Center.