Galveston Bay, the largest estuary in Texas, has experienced a multitude of impacts from subsidence, hurricanes, floods, as well as the shipping industry associated with one of the largest ports in the country, the Port of Houston. To address the loss of habitat and erosion along the bay shoreline, the Galveston Bay Foundation works with local partners, including private landowners, to install natural erosion control systems while also restoring important coastal habitat. To date, the Foundation has protected over 20 miles of shoreline and restored more than 50 acres of intertidal marsh as a result of their living shoreline projects.
Presenter:
Haille Leija, Habitat Restoration Manager at the Galveston Bay Foundation.