Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries
Protecting and Restoring the Bays & Estuaries of the Texas Coastal Bend
Ray Allen E Executive Director ti Di t [email protected]
Mission and Priorities Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program is dedicated to protecting and restoring the health and productivity of the bays and estuaries in the Texas Coastal Bend, while supporting continued economic growth and public use of the bays.
Priorities Public Access and Recreation Environmental Education Water Quality and Freshwater Inflow Habitat Protection and Restoration H bi P i dR i Fish and Wildlife Conservation Maritime Commerce and Dredging Monitoring & Research
Serving the Community and the Environment Protect and restore 500,000+ acres
off criticall habitat h b
Provide scientific and technical
expertise p for decision makers
Conduct environmental research,
restoration, and protection projects based on current needs (Implementation Teams)
Partnership opportunities for local
g governments, , conservation groups, g p , business and industry
Three key programs – Environmental
Education,, Land Conservation,, Coastal Bird Program
Partners in Conservation
EPA NOAA GLO TCEQ TPWD USFWS
y Port of CC Authority Port Industries of CC CITGO Celanese Conoco Phillips Flint Hills U i Union P ifi Pacific Fulton Construction Gulf Coast Growth Venture
y San Patricio County Aransas County Nueces County City of Corpus Christi City of Aransas Pass City of Ingleside City Ci off Portland P l d City of Port Aransas City y of Rockport p
Kleberg Foundation Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation University of Saskatchewan Ed Rachal Foundation Coastal Bend Community Foundation
Partners in Conservation American Bird Conservancy Aransas Nat’l Wildlife Refuge Aransas Pathways Center for Coastal Studies Coastal Bend Audubon Society C Coastal t lB Bend dB Bays F Foundation d ti Coastal Conservation Association Conrad Blucher Institute Ducks Unlimited Ed Rachal Foundation Friends of Red Head Pond Harte Research Institute Holloman Price Foundation International Crane Foundation Kennedy Foundation
Mission Aransas NERR Natural Resource Cons. Service Nueces River Authority Padre Island Nat’l Seashore S Antonio San A i Bay B Foundation F d i San Antonio Bay Partnership Smithsonian Texas A&M – CC Texas State Soil & Water Cons. Texas Water Resource Institute Trull Foundation TX Water Development Board University y of Saskatchewan UT Marine Science Institute
Fiscal Year 2017 Highlights
Delta Discovery • Continue to see thousands of public school children on p Field Trips • Homeschool Days NEW
• Open to the public: Nature Story Time and Family Picnic Days
• NEW Classroom Building!
Coastal Bird Program Migratory Bird Research: better understand the importance of the Coastal Bend in the Central Flyway by trapping and tagging species of concern
Discovering g critical information with tracking devices on Black skimmers, Long-billed curlews, and Red knots
Coastal Bird Program Colonial Waterbird Management: increase nesting success through predator control, planting p g vegetation, g , install nesting g platforms, p , install informational signage
Upper and Lower Laguna Madre Rookery I l d Cl Island Cleanups remove harmful h f l trash h and d debris from our rookery islands
Land Conservation & Stewardship Program • Mission Lake Acquisition
• 981 acres, 13,000 linear feet of riparian belt and buffer around Mission Lake
Mission River
261 Acres 720 Acres
Mission Lake
TEXAS
Land Conservation & Stewardship Program • Pipeline Corridors
• Established 2 new corridors this last year through the Nueces Delta Preserve to gett gas and liquids D lt P t help h l product d t carriers i d li id through sensitive habitat areas
Celanese Continues Support in Baffin Bay Water quality sampling sites
Nueces Bay Marsh Restoration: Completed • 160 acres of marsh created
• $5.3 million, 10-year effort • This last year 240 volunteers, 720 hours, 10,000 Spartina plugs
• Public Access Improvements
Matagorda Island Restoration: Completed • 2,500 acre hydrologic/marsh restoration • $1 million million, multi-year multi year effort
Indian Point Erosion Control: Upcoming • Phase II Breakwaters on POCCA property
• Protect valuable habitat and infrastructure • TGLO and off Portland G O project, CBBEP C d City C l d local sponsors
Hurricane Harvey
• Rookery islands heavily damaged
• Cleanup and restoration underway
• Nesting season begins in February • Post-hurricane fundraising
Federal Funding Update • EPA funding for FY18 is secure • Still looking to diversify
Industry Partnership Opportunities • • • • •
CITGO – Caring for our Coast Port Industries of CC – Volunteer Day Flint Hills – Delta Discovery Fli Hill D l Di Pipeline corridors Mitigation opportunities PICC Volunteers – Delta work days
Contact Information (361) 336 (361) 336‐0304 0304 [email protected] [email protected]
Stay Connected www.cbbep.org
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program CBBEP Coastal Bird Program Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program – Nueces Delta Preserve
Ray Allen E Executive Director ti Di t [email protected]
Mission and Priorities Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program is dedicated to protecting and restoring the health and productivity of the bays and estuaries in the Texas Coastal Bend, while supporting continued economic growth and public use of the bays.
Priorities Public Access and Recreation Environmental Education Water Quality and Freshwater Inflow Habitat Protection and Restoration H bi P i dR i Fish and Wildlife Conservation Maritime Commerce and Dredging Monitoring & Research
Serving the Community and the Environment Protect and restore 500,000+ acres
off criticall habitat h b
Provide scientific and technical
expertise p for decision makers
Conduct environmental research,
restoration, and protection projects based on current needs (Implementation Teams)
Partnership opportunities for local
g governments, , conservation groups, g p , business and industry
Three key programs – Environmental
Education,, Land Conservation,, Coastal Bird Program
Partners in Conservation
EPA NOAA GLO TCEQ TPWD USFWS
y Port of CC Authority Port Industries of CC CITGO Celanese Conoco Phillips Flint Hills U i Union P ifi Pacific Fulton Construction Gulf Coast Growth Venture
y San Patricio County Aransas County Nueces County City of Corpus Christi City of Aransas Pass City of Ingleside City Ci off Portland P l d City of Port Aransas City y of Rockport p
Kleberg Foundation Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation University of Saskatchewan Ed Rachal Foundation Coastal Bend Community Foundation
Partners in Conservation American Bird Conservancy Aransas Nat’l Wildlife Refuge Aransas Pathways Center for Coastal Studies Coastal Bend Audubon Society C Coastal t lB Bend dB Bays F Foundation d ti Coastal Conservation Association Conrad Blucher Institute Ducks Unlimited Ed Rachal Foundation Friends of Red Head Pond Harte Research Institute Holloman Price Foundation International Crane Foundation Kennedy Foundation
Mission Aransas NERR Natural Resource Cons. Service Nueces River Authority Padre Island Nat’l Seashore S Antonio San A i Bay B Foundation F d i San Antonio Bay Partnership Smithsonian Texas A&M – CC Texas State Soil & Water Cons. Texas Water Resource Institute Trull Foundation TX Water Development Board University y of Saskatchewan UT Marine Science Institute
Fiscal Year 2017 Highlights
Delta Discovery • Continue to see thousands of public school children on p Field Trips • Homeschool Days NEW
• Open to the public: Nature Story Time and Family Picnic Days
• NEW Classroom Building!
Coastal Bird Program Migratory Bird Research: better understand the importance of the Coastal Bend in the Central Flyway by trapping and tagging species of concern
Discovering g critical information with tracking devices on Black skimmers, Long-billed curlews, and Red knots
Coastal Bird Program Colonial Waterbird Management: increase nesting success through predator control, planting p g vegetation, g , install nesting g platforms, p , install informational signage
Upper and Lower Laguna Madre Rookery I l d Cl Island Cleanups remove harmful h f l trash h and d debris from our rookery islands
Land Conservation & Stewardship Program • Mission Lake Acquisition
• 981 acres, 13,000 linear feet of riparian belt and buffer around Mission Lake
Mission River
261 Acres 720 Acres
Mission Lake
TEXAS
Land Conservation & Stewardship Program • Pipeline Corridors
• Established 2 new corridors this last year through the Nueces Delta Preserve to gett gas and liquids D lt P t help h l product d t carriers i d li id through sensitive habitat areas
Celanese Continues Support in Baffin Bay Water quality sampling sites
Nueces Bay Marsh Restoration: Completed • 160 acres of marsh created
• $5.3 million, 10-year effort • This last year 240 volunteers, 720 hours, 10,000 Spartina plugs
• Public Access Improvements
Matagorda Island Restoration: Completed • 2,500 acre hydrologic/marsh restoration • $1 million million, multi-year multi year effort
Indian Point Erosion Control: Upcoming • Phase II Breakwaters on POCCA property
• Protect valuable habitat and infrastructure • TGLO and off Portland G O project, CBBEP C d City C l d local sponsors
Hurricane Harvey
• Rookery islands heavily damaged
• Cleanup and restoration underway
• Nesting season begins in February • Post-hurricane fundraising
Federal Funding Update • EPA funding for FY18 is secure • Still looking to diversify
Industry Partnership Opportunities • • • • •
CITGO – Caring for our Coast Port Industries of CC – Volunteer Day Flint Hills – Delta Discovery Fli Hill D l Di Pipeline corridors Mitigation opportunities PICC Volunteers – Delta work days
Contact Information (361) 336 (361) 336‐0304 0304 [email protected] [email protected]
Stay Connected www.cbbep.org
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program CBBEP Coastal Bird Program Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program – Nueces Delta Preserve
