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Refuge outlines $30 million Dagger Point project and a regional coastal resilience plan
Summary
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee detailed an 11-project coastal resilience initiative, including a $30 million Dagger Point shoreline stabilization project and plans to recycle dredge sediments into nearby marshes and beaches to slow erosion.
Felipe Prieto, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff member at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, told the Aransas County Commissioners Court on Aug. 4 that the refuge has developed a 17-year coastal resilience plan that groups about 25 candidate projects into 11 priority initiatives to address shoreline and marsh erosion.
“From the current moment is where the future begins,” Prieto said, describing how partners have cataloged projects and sought inclusion in the Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan to improve access to funding and permitting. He said the plan was developed with local partners including Coastal Bend Bays and others and that the alliance approach…
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