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    2026 Shorelines Cleanup

    Volunteer Opportunity
    Event Week: September 21 to September 26
    Main Event: September 26

    Location: Texas Mid-Coast region
    Details: Mark Your Calendar to join us for the annual Shorelines Clean Up. This boat based event Removes Awful Trash from our local bays. Opportunities for groups to participate are available throughout the week. The main event will be Saturday, September 26 followed by the Celebrate a Cleaner Bay volunteer appreciation dinner and educational program. Registration will open August 1st.

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    San Antonio Bay Partnership

    Creating and sustaining a working partnership of committed stakeholders to protect, restore, and enhance the San Antonio Bay System.

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    🌊🪺 Building Habitat for the Future. The San Antonio Bay Partnership is working to advance the Little Bird Island North Rookery Island project to create new coastal bird habitat while strengthening the resilience of the San Antonio Bay system. With Anchor QEA doing the engineering work, key partners consulted are #USFishandWildlife, #TexasParksandWildlife, #USArmyCoreofEngineers, #CoastalBendBaysandEdutariesProgram, #TexasGeneralLandOffice, #NatureConservancy, #AudubonTexas. Supported by the Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust, the project will beneficially use dredged material to create a new rookery island designed to support colonial nesting birds, enhance oyster habitat, and improve long-term coastal resilience. As engineering and permitting move forward, SABP continues working to position this important habitat restoration project for future implementation funding. -Bejat McCracken #SanAntonioBayPartnership #CoastalRestoration #RookeryIsland #HabitatRestoration #TexasCoast #CoastalResilience #NatureBasedSolutions #BirdConservation
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    🌊🪺 Building Habitat for the Future. The San Antonio Bay Partnership is working to advance...

    🌊 🌱 Exciting News for Shoalwater Bay! The San Antonio Bay Partnership recently held a kickoff meeting with agency stakeholders for a new large-scale living shoreline initiative focused on protecting and restoring Shoalwater Bay’s rapidly eroding barrier islands and vulnerable coastal habitats. Anchor QEA will gather the data and conduct studies to identify solutions. Supported by the Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust, this project will evaluate shoreline protection strategies to help conserve more than 1,000 acres of vulnerable seagrass habitat now exposed to increasing wave energy and sedimentation as barrier islands along Espiritu Santo Bay continue to degrade. The effort will include bathymetric and topographic mapping, coastal engineering analyses, and development of conceptual shoreline protection alternatives to strengthen long-term coastal resilience. We look forward to collaborating with @texasparkswildlife, @usfws @cca_midcoast @coastalbendbaysfoundation, @matbayfoundation, @flatsworthytx, @audubontexas and #AnchorQEA as this important Texas mid-coast conservation initiative moves forward. - Bejat McCracken #SanAntonioBayPartnership #ShoalwaterBay #LivingShorelines #CoastalRestoration #HabitatRestoration #Seagrass #Conservation
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    🌊 🌱 Exciting News for Shoalwater Bay! The San Antonio Bay Partnership recently held a...

    🐢 Happy World Turtle Day from the San Antonio Bay Partnership! Right now, our local marine life faces massive threats from microplastics and industrial plastic pollution. Every piece of trash we keep out of the water gives a sea turtle a fighting chance. Here is how you can help protect our coastal neighbors today: 🚫 Cut the plastic: Switch to reusable bags, bottles, and straws. 🚮 Pack it out: Keep our beaches and boat ramps 100% litter-free. If you find an injured or stranded sea turtle, call the Texas Sea Turtle Hotline 866-887-8535, press 3 for our mid-coast bays. 🌊 Let’s work together to ensure these ancient mariners thrive for generations to come. -BejatMcCracken #WorldTurtleDay #TexasCoast #SanAntonioBay #MarineConservation
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    🐢 Happy World Turtle Day from the San Antonio Bay Partnership!

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    💧 Restoring Freshwater Flow to Townsend Bayou 🌱The San Antonio Bay Partnership, in collaboration with @tamuagrilife Research, @savingcranes Crane Foundation and Texas Water Trade has launched a new multi-year science-based restoration project focused on improving marsh health in Townsend Bayou at Hynes Bay. This Phase I effort will evaluate how targeted freshwater pulses may help reduce salinity stress, improve marsh vegetation, and support healthier habitat for fish, shrimp, crabs, birds, and other estuarine wildlife. The project combines field monitoring, hydrologic modeling, drone imagery, and ecological surveys to guide future restoration planning. Led by Dr. Russell “Rusty” Feagin, this project represents an important step toward developing long-term freshwater restoration strategies for the Texas mid-coast. -Bejat McCracken #SanAntonioBayPartnership #TownsendBayou #MarshRestoration #FreshwaterInflows #CoastalRestoration #TexasCoast #WetlandRestoration #CoastalResilience
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    💧 Restoring Freshwater Flow to Townsend Bayou 🌱The San Antonio Bay Partnership, in collaboration with...

    🌊 The San Antonio Bay Partnership Board recently joined Compass Environmental Solutions in the field as the side-scan sonar survey vessel launched operations for the Benthic Habitat Mapping and Assessment Project. This important effort will map and assess approximately 81,000 acres of San Antonio Bay, helping us better understand the bay bottom habitats that support fisheries, wildlife, water quality, and the overall health of the estuary. Funded through the #MatagordaBayMitigationTrust, this project represents a major investment in science-based conservation and coastal resource management for the San Antonio Bay system. We are excited to see this cutting-edge work underway and look forward to the valuable data it will provide for future restoration, management, and conservation efforts. Thank you to @texasparkswildlife for their support of this work. 🚤🛰️🐟 -Bejat McCracken #SanAntonioBayPartnership #BenthicHabitat #SideScanSonar #CoastalConservation
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    🌊 The San Antonio Bay Partnership Board recently joined Compass Environmental Solutions in the field...

    🌊 🗑️ From March 18–20, 2026, the San Antonio Bay Partnership deployed an airboat crew into Espiritu Santo Bay to remove large marine debris, extending our Shorelines Cleanup efforts and follow-up surveys. Crews removed derelict duck blinds, lost navigation markers, drums, tanks, and other bulky debris impacting sensitive coastal habitats and navigation routes. Multiple airboat loads filled two large trash bins during the operation. This effort highlighted the importance of strategic planning, specialized equipment, and continued volunteer support as marine debris remains a major challenge across Texas coastal ecosystems. This effort was made possible through the support of the Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust. Every cleanup effort helps protect wildlife, improve habitat quality, and preserve the health of our bays. -Bejat McCracken #SanAntonioBayPartnership #MarineDebris #TexasCoast #CoastalConservation #HabitatRestoration #HealthyBayshttps
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    🌊 🗑️ From March 18–20, 2026, the San Antonio Bay Partnership deployed an airboat crew...

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    🦀👇 The Full Report is Ready! SABP Volunteers made a major impact removing derelict crab...

    The San Antonio Bay Partnership is proud to announce a comprehensive Benthic Habitat Mapping and Assessment project. While the bay’s floor is essential to our coastal economy and ecology, much of it remains unmapped—until now. This initiative utilizes advanced sonar technology and rigorous field sampling to survey over 81,000 acres of San Antonio Bay bottom. The project will take aboout 18 months to complete. By identifying critical oyster reefs and seagrass beds, we are establishing a foundational data set to guide the next generation of conservation efforts. Funding is provided by MBMT. Detailed benthic data is a prerequisite for effective coastal management. This project directly supports: 🦀 Fisheries & Biodiversity: Protecting essential nurseries for fish and crustaceans. 💦 Water Quality: Preserving natural filtration systems. 🌊 Coastal Resilience: Strengthening the bay against environmental shifts. - Bejat McCracken #SanAntonioBay #CoastalManagement #MarineScience #TexasConservation #HabitatRestoration
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    The San Antonio Bay Partnership is proud to announce a comprehensive Benthic Habitat Mapping and...

    🌸 With their brilliant pink feathers and spoon-shaped bills, Roseate Spoonbills light up the marshes and rookeries of the San Antonio Bay system and are our only Texas native pink bird. These wading birds nest in colonies on secluded islands, building stick nests among mangroves or shrubs where they can safely raise their chicks. They feed by sweeping their unique bills through shallow water, feeling for shrimp, small fish, and aquatic invertebrates - the pigments from their prey give them that signature rosy color! Both parents share in feeding and caring for their young until the fledglings are ready to take flight over the bay. Protecting rookery islands and healthy wetlands ensures these spectacular birds continue to thrive along our coast. Thanks to generous funding from Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust for the Little Bird Island North Project where we are working with Anchor QEA to create the design phase for this new rookery island in the San Antonio Bay System, adjacent to the Welder Flats Wildlife Management Area. - Bejat McCracken #SanAntonioBay #RoseateSpoonbill #CoastalBirds #TexasCoast #BirdRookery #EstuaryLife #ShareTheShore #WetlandConservation
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    🌸 With their brilliant pink feathers and spoon-shaped bills, Roseate Spoonbills light up the marshes...