Dagger Island Restoration Project
Implementing Organization
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$4,255,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Funding Program
NFWF Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund GEBF
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Engineering and/or Construction
Targeted Resources
Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries
Project Description
Construct a half-mile, nearshore breakwater and beneficially use dredged material to restore an island in order to protect approximately 5,236 acres of coastal habitat, including 2,630 acres of seagrass in Redfish Bay, an area adjacent to Corpus Christi Bay. Additionally, this project will restore approximately 28 acres of coastal wetland habitat and create oyster, invertebrate and fisheries habitat.
Contact
Tammy Sue Brooks512-389-8680
tammy.brooks@tpwd.texas.gov
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None