Texas Trustee Implementation Group, Final 2017 Texas Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats; and Oysters

Overview

Document Type

Environmental Assessment

NOAA Office

National Marine Fisheries Service - HQ Office of Habitat Conservation

Document Status

Complete

Last Updated

06/28/2024

Summary

The TX TIG prepared this restoration plan to include 13 preferred projects. We focused on the Oyster and Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore Habitats restoration type. The proposed projects include: One oyster restoration engineering project in the Galveston Bay area; Three habitat engineering projects in the Galveston Bay area; Five habitat construction projects in the Galveston Bay, Sabine Lake, and Corpus Christi Bay areas; Four habitat acquisition projects in the Galveston Bay, Matagorda Bay, and Lower Laguna Madre areas; The total estimated cost for the 13 proposed projects is $45,761,000.