Upper Texas Coast Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Facility
Implementing Organization
State of Texas
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$2,500,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (NRDA)
Funding Program
Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDA
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Species Restoration
Targeted Resources
Sea Turtles
Project Description
The Upper Texas Coast Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Facility project will construct a new sea turtle rehabilitation facility and parking lot at the Texas A&M University at Galveston campus on Pelican Island in the City of Galveston, Galveston County, Texas. The project supports the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN), an established network of federal, state, and private partners responsible for sea turtle stranding response and rehabilitation. The facility will expand regional STSSN coverage on the upper Texas coast and address a network gap resulting from the impending closure of an existing rehabilitation facility. Project activities include engineering and design, construction, provision of equipment and supplies, and monitoring.
Contact
Angela Sunley(512) 463-9309
angela.sunley@glo.texas.gov
Project Website
None
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