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Coastal Program Projects
USFWS Texas Coastal Program biologists have directed much attention to projects near Galveston Bay and Corpus Christi. In Galveston Bay, where 170 years of human activity has led to severe habitat degradation, activities have focused on identifying, prioritizing, planning and implementing subtidal and emergent marsh protection and restoration projects, controlling the spread of invasive plants on coastal prairies and limiting human disturbance of waterbirds on beaches and colonial nesting islands.
In Corpus Christi, efforts have focused on gathering information and identifying opportunities to conserve seagrass meadows, protect and manage colonial waterbird nesting islands, limit human disturbance of beach-dependent birds, and protect water quality in the Laguna Madre. The USFWS Texas Coastal Program plans to expand its focus to other sections of the Texas coast, where there are countless opportunities to restore and protect nationally important coastal habitat through partnerships.
Projects:
FY 2004: Big Devil Culvert Project
Christmas Bay North Shoreline Restoration
Mad Island Shoreline Protection Project
Virginia Point Acquisition Project
Peyton Creek Restoration Project
Partnering with Private Landowners in Calhoun County
Restoring Coastal Prairie through partnerships with Private Landowners
Live Oak Peninsula Land Use Changes
Clear Creek Debris Removal and Restoration Project
FY2003: Restoring Abandoned Agriculture Fields
Alternative Methods to Protect Shorelines
Shell Reef Bayou Restoration Project
Starvation Cove Restoration and Acquisition Project
The Village of Tiki Island Shoreline Protection
Coastal Prairie Restoration with Private Landowners
State-wide Crab Trap Removal Program
FY 2002: Armand Bayou Nature Center
Saluria Bayou Shoreline Protection
San Jacinto State Park Phase II
FY 2001: Texas Point Hydrology Restoration
Pierce Marsh Terracing & Nesting Project
Teacher School Yard Workshop Education
Diamondback terrapin Nesting & Distribution
Jumbile Cove Marsh Restoration
FY 2000: Delehide Cove
Halls Bayou Shoreline Protection
Omega Bay Marsh Restoration Project
Moses Lake Shoreline Protection Project
Galveston Island State Park: Coastal Wetland Restoration
San Jacinto Marsh: Emergent Marsh Restoration
Colonial Waterbird Nesting Island Conservation
Armand Bayou Emergent Marsh Creation
I-45 Estuarine Corridor: Coastal Wetland Protection and Restoration