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Consider and take action on a resolution approving the submittal of a grant application by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for a grant for the Dr. Ned & Fay Dudney Clear Creek Nature Center totaling $50,000 from the Texas Coastal Conservation Association Restoration Fund (Director of Parks and Cultural Services)
Background:
Approval of this item will authorize the submittal of a grant application by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for a grant for the Dr. Ned & Fay Dudney Clear Creek Nature Center totaling $50,000 from the Texas Coastal Conservation Association Restoration Fund.
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) is submitting a grant proposal to receive funds for a living shoreline protection and restoration project at the planned canoe/kayak launch site at the Dr. Ned & Fay Dudney Clear Creek Nature Center.
Along with the support of project partners Habitat for Today, Fish for Tomorrow Program of CCA Texas, Galveston Bay Foundation, and the City of League City, TPWD plans to utilize four or more local community outreach events to construct a 300-foot long living shoreline breakwater using 3,034 (60 pound) bags of marine grade concrete. Galveston Bay Foundation’s 4:3:2 Oyster Bar Design plan will be used to construct the breakwater. An additional enhancement of the shoreline is planned by planting 2,500 Spartina alterniflora plants between the shoreline and breakwater to restore marsh habitat that has been lost due to erosion during hurricanes and recent flood events. This shallow water cove adjacent to Clear Creek’s main channel is currently utilized by local wade fishermen, birding enthusiasts, and kayak recreational boaters. Providing shoreline protection and marsh enhancement will provide opportunities for the community to get involved, to learn about conserving their watershed, and the added benefit of increasing the habitat for fishing and birding recreational opportunities.
Project construction materials (marine gr...
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