Appendices
Appendix A: Acronyms
COE-Galv. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Galveston District
GC-TAD – Galveston Co. - Tax Appraisal District
H-GAC – Houston-Galveston Area Council
LULC – Land Use / Land Cover
NRI – Natural Resource Inventory
NW I – National Wetland Inventory
RRC – Railroad Commission of Texas
TGLO – Texas General Land Office
TNRCC – Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
TNRIS – Texas Natural Resources Information System
TPWD – Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.
USDA NRCS – U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
USFWS – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS – U.S. Geological Survey
UT-BEG – University of TX-Bureau of Economic Geology
Appendix B: Glossary
accretion – deposition of sediments, which raises the surface of the soil in relation to a reference point, as occurs in a marsh or along a shoreline
algal blooms – sudden and prolific growth in single-celled algae, often caused by excessive amounts of nutrients in runoff entering a body of water, a common cause of fish kills
beneficial uses – using dredged soils from ship channel construction or maintenance to create or enhance habitats, such as marshes or rookery islands
berms – an area of higher elevation or a small structure running parallel to a shoreline
brackish – refers to water with a salt content between that of fresh water and sea water
database – a computer file system providing an organized way to store, manipulate and retrieve information electronically and at low cost
decomposer organism – one that consumes dead plants and animals
detritus – dead and decaying plant and animal matter and associated decomposing organisms
ecosystem – the combination of all living organisms and their non-living environment that can be studied as a separate unit
estuary – a highly productive ecosystem formed where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt waters from oceans
inflow – water entering an estuary from rivers or bayous
inundation – flooding of an area, as when tides come into marshes
invertebrates – animal without internal skeletons, such as insects, crabs and shrimp
midden – large piles of debris, such as piles of shells, created by early inhabitants of an area
neotropical – from Central and South American tropics
plankton – the mix of microscopic plants and animals found floating freely in a water column
ppt – parts per thousand
prairie pothole — isolated, shallow depressions that support freshwater marsh species
riparian – of, on or pertaining to the banks of a river or other body of water
saline – containing salts, in reference to habitats, it usually refers to waters having 30-40 parts per thousand dissolved salts
spat – young oysters during early growth and attached to a hard substrate
subsidence – loss of elevation of ground, often caused by sinking after extraction of groundwater or petroleum
superfund site – a site contaminated by toxic substances listed by the federal government for clean up
uplands – lands elevated above the effect of tides, water tables, etc
vascular – having small vessels for transporting fluids, e.g., the small vessels in plants which transport sap
watershed – an area of land drained by a single river
Appendix C: GIS Datasets
Subject Produced By Source
Audubon Sanctuaries TGLO TGLO
Boat Ramps TGLO NRI
Bureau of Economic Geology - Sediment Samples UT-BEG NRI
Coastal Management Program Boundary TGLO TGLO
Coastal Preserves TGLO
Commercial Operations Facilities TNRCC NRI
County Boundaries from NRI TGLO NRI
Dredged Material Placement Sites TGLO COE - Galv.
Dune Protection Lines TGLO NRI
Endangered Resources TPWD NRI
Estuarine Fauna (Trawl) TPWD NRI
Gulf Beach Access Points TGLO NRI
HGAC - Brazoria County H-GAC
Roads, Main Roads, Freeways
Streams, Stream Segments
County border
Lakes
Watersheds
Floodplains
H-GAC - Chambers County (same as Brazoria Co.) H-GAC
H-GAC - Galveston County (same as Brazoria Co.) H-GAC
H-GAC - Harris County (same as Brazoria Co.) H-GAC
Landowner Information - Galveston Co. GC-TAD GC-TAD
LULC image (one for entire area) TPWD TPWD
LULC Images (46 USGS quads) TPWD TPWD
LULC Polygon Files (46 USGS quads) TPWD TPWD
Marinas TGLO NRI
Migratory Waterbirds Nesting Sites TPWD
National Wildlife Refuges USFWS
NWI layers (several layers including habitat classification) NWI
Oyster Reefs TGLO NRI
Pipelines RRC NRI
Saltwater Recreational Fishing (Creel Survey) H-GAC NRI
Shipping Channels TGLO COE - Galv.
State Parks & Wildlife Management Areas TGLO NRI
Texas Soil Map USDA NRCS TNRIS
TGLO Oil Spill Response Atlas TGLO
Tidal Disposal Facilities RRC NRI
TNRCC Water and Sediment Quality TNRCC NRI
USGS Quad Maps USGS
Washover Features and Areas UT-BEG NRI
Wellbores - Horizontal Bottom Holes RRC NRI
Wellbores - Surface Locations RRC NRI
Wellbores - Vertical RRC NRI
Appendix D: List of Interviewees
Armand Bayou Nature Center
George Regmund, Director
Mark Kramer
Bureau of Economic Geology -
University of Texas
Dr. W.A. White
City of Baytown, Parks & Recreation Dept.
David Ondrias, Director
Bill Gammel, Wetlands Center Supervisor
City of Anahuac, Parks & Recreation Dept. and Development Dept.
Meredith Howarton
College of the Mainland
Dr. Don Bass
Chuck Buddenhagen
Dr. John Buffa
Dr. Dave Hansmire
Dr. MaryAnn Urick
Crouch Environmental Services, Inc.
Greg Crouch
Ducks, Unlimited
Roy Johnson
DuPont Specialty Chemicals, LaPorte Plant
Brian Caldwell, Environmental Engineer (Habitat Specialist)
John Caudill, Site Leader, Safety, Health &
Environment
Friends of Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
Joan Walker
Galveston Bay Estuary Program
Dr. Steven Anderson
Galveston Bay Foundation
Marissa Llosa, Conservation Coordinator
Galveston Bay Information Center
Cathy L.P. Palmer
Houston Audubon Society
Dr. Joe Whitehead
Winnie Burkett
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Chris Havsted
Houston Lighting & Power Co.
Bill Baker
Eva Koll - Concerned beach home owner
Morris Environmental
David Morris
National Marine Fisheries Service
Dr. Thomas Minello
Rusty Swafford
Dr. Pete Sheridan
Lawrence Rozas
Dr. Geoffrey A. Matthews
Don Moore, retired
Rice University-Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Dept.
Dr. Frank Fisher
Sam Houston Resource Conservation and Development Area
John Campbell
Texas General Land Office
Thomas Calnan
John Huffman
Tony Williams
Texas A&M University - Galveston
Dr. Jim Webb
Texas A&M, Galveston County Extension Service
Marine Advisory Service
Julie Massey
Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept., Region 8 (State Parks)
Ted Hollingsworth, Resource Specialist, Public Lands
Joe Liggio
Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept., Seabrook Marine Lab
Woody Woodrow
Andy Sipocz
Winston Denton
The Nature Conservancy of Texas
Ray Johnson, Assoc. Director of Land Protection
Tom Ledbetter, Land Steward
Galveston Bay Coastal Prairie Preserve
The Woodlands Corp.
Fred LeBlanc
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Dr. Theron Garcia
Kenneth McVay
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Eddie Seidensticker
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services
Fred Werner, Chief, Regulatory Activities
Will Roach
Ron Jones (Partners for Wildlife)
Steve Arey
Dr. Bryan Cain
Phil Glass
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
Andy Loranger, Project Leader Texas Chenier Plain National Wildlife refuge
Complex (incl. Anahuac NWR, McFaddin NWR, Texas Point NWR,
and Moody NWR)
Kelly McDowell, ANWR Refuge Manager/Refuge Officer
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
Ron Bisbee
Richard Speer
Mike Lange
US Army Corps of Engineers -
Galveston District
David Petit, GIS/environmental specialist
USACE Wallisville Project, Wallisville Ranger Station
Charles Craddock, Natural Resource Manager
Because of the role the Corps plays in wetland permitting, they did not actively participate in direct identification of sites, but were available for technical assistance and advice.
Appendix E: Technical Advisory
Committee
This committee was formed of natural resource experts with extensive experience in the Galveston Bay system. They concentrated on reviewing the Habitat Conservation Blueprint inventory of site-specific descriptions for accuracy and the recommended conservation/restoration strategies for feasibility.
Will Roach, Phil Glass, Fred Werner
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
17629 El Camino Real, Ste. 211
Houston, TX 77058-3051
tel.: 281/286-8282, fax: 281/488-5882
Eddie Seidensticker
U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Cedar Bayou Marine Lab
7705 West Bay Road
Baytown, TX 77520
tel.: 281/383-4285, fax: 281/383-4286
Rusty Swafford, Heather Young
National Marine Fisheries Service
4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551-5923
tel. 409/766-3699, fax: 409/766-3575
Woody Woodrow, Andy Sipocz
Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.
17629 El Camino Real, Ste. 175
Houston, TX 77058
tel.: 281/461-4071, fax: 281/291-488-1752
Appendix F: References
Beneficial Uses Group (inter-agency task force). 1995. The Recommended Beneficial Uses Plan for Placement of Dredged Materials. Prepared for the Port of Houston Authority. Houston, TX
Calnan, T.R. and C.A. Jennings. 1994. Wetland restoration and Creation in Dickinson Bay and Dickinson Bayou: Project report. Texas General Land Office, Austin, TX.
Continental Shelf Associates. Date not noted in document. Mitigation Study of the Texas Coastal Zone, Vol. III: Upper Texas Coast (Study Area 9-12). Submitted to Corpus Christi Oil and Gas Co., Corpus Christi, by Continental Shelf Associates.
Crouch Environmental Services. 1994. French Limited Wetlands Mitigation: Site Selection report. CES Project No. R93-12-03, Crouch Environmental Services, Houston, TX.
Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc. 1993. Bolivar Peninsula Habitat Evaluation Study of Frost-Deen Property) for Galveston Bay Foundation. Dallas, TX.
Matthews, G.A. and T.J. Minello. 1994. Technology and Success in Restoration, Creation, and Enhancement of Spartina alterniflora marshes in the United States, Vol. 1 – Executive Summary and Annotated Bibliography. NOAA Coastal Ocean Program, Decision Analysis Series No. 2. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coastal Ocean Office.
Matthews, G.A. and T.J. Minello. 1994. Technology and Success in Restoration, Creation, and Enhancement of Spartina alterniflora marshes in the United States, Vol. 2 – Inventory and Human Resources Directory. NOAA Coastal Ocean Program, decision Analysis Series No. 2. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coastal Ocean Office.
Paine, J.G. and R. A. Morton. 1986. Historical Shoreline Changes in Trinity, Galveston, West, and East Bays, Texas Gulf Coast. Geological Circular 86-3. Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, TX.
Restore America’s Estuaries. 1998. Funding for Habitat Restoration projects: A Compendium of Current Federal Programs with Fiscal Year 1996-1998 Funding Levels, A Citizen’s Guide. Restore America’s Estuaries. Washington, D.C.
Sipocz, A. and R.E. Swafford. 1995. Swan Lake Barrier Island Restoration, Galveston Bay, Texas. Proposal by Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept., Austin, TX and National Marine Fisheries Service, Galveston, TX.
Texas General Land Office. 1997. Upper Coast of Texas Atlas: Oil Spill Prevention and Response. Texas General Land Office, Austin, TX.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1998. Final Habitat Stewardship program: Texas Chenier Plain. USFWS, Southwest Region, Div. of Refuges and Wildlife, Albuquerque, NM and Texas Chenier Plain Complex, Anahuac, TX.
White, W.A., T.R. Calnan, and R.A. Morton. 1998. Evaluation of Marsh Creation and Restoration Projects and Their Potential for Large-Scale Application, Galveston-Trinity Bay System. Texas General Land Office, Austin, TX.
White, W.A., T.A. Tremblay and E.G. Wermund, and L.R. Handley. 1993. Trends and Status of Wetland and Aquatic Habitats in the Galveston Bay System, Texas. Galveston Bay National Estuary Publication GBNEP-31.