2020 Impact and Appreciation
With our dedicated Board of Directors, Citizens and Partners, 2020 turned out better than expected given our covid-19 challenges.
ARansas county areas Impacted in 2020
Rockport Fulton Middle School - Day of Kindness
Rockport Fulton Middle School - Day of Kindness
Rockport Fulton Middle School - Day of Kindness
Native Greening:
- Connie Hagar & The History Center of Aransas County
Cleanups:
- Fulton Beach Road / Broadway Little Bay
- Airport Road
- 35 Bypass at Mark, Pearl & Corpus
- 188 at 35 Bypass
- Cove Harbor S/N Saltwater Marshes
- Market Street
- Shell Ridge Road
- Entire Block around Campus/Stadium
- Live Oak Learning Center at Ivy Lane
Awareness / Education:
All classroom sessions dedicated to our local Ecology protection
Gulf Coast Growth Ventures - Aug.
Rockport Fulton Middle School - Day of Kindness
Rockport Fulton Middle School - Day of Kindness
Cleaned up shoreline damage from Hanna - 2 weeks post hurricane:
- Fulton Beach Road
- Broadway Little Bay Road
- Little Bay shoreline at Rockport Fairgrounds
- Egery Flats at Copano Bay
- Copano Bridge North & South
Covid-19 Safety Protocols Developed
Worked with Chemical Plant's Safety Engineer to come up protocols. Other groups have used them and tweaked them for their own programs.
ARCH Jeep Club - Sept.
Rockport Fulton Middle School - Day of Kindness
Salt Lake Nesting Island Work - Nov.
Cleaned up 35 Business along Cove Harbor N and South
A bad area with debris year round blowing from boats and truck beds that come to those boat ramps into important Saltwater Tidal Flats.
Salt Lake Nesting Island Work - Nov.
Little Bay's 3rd Annual Rookery Island Spruce Up
Salt Lake Nesting Island Work - Nov.
Cleanup Up - Wildlife Management
Mid-Coast Texas Master Naturalists & Salt Lake HOA neighbors
cleaned up rookery islands and installed 2 Nesting Platforms
Little Bay's 3rd Annual Rookery Island Spruce Up
Little Bay's 3rd Annual Rookery Island Spruce Up
Little Bay's 3rd Annual Rookery Island Spruce Up
Cleanup Up - Wildlife Management
GCGV employees joined us again along with Mid-Coast Tx Master Naturalists to cleanup the 2 important Colonial Bird Nesting Islands in Little Bay and the Shoreline.
Rockport-Fulton HS Environmental Club
Little Bay's 3rd Annual Rookery Island Spruce Up
Little Bay's 3rd Annual Rookery Island Spruce Up
Cleanup Up at Tulle Park W Watershed
Students were keen on cleaning up this area given that it is the main watershed affecting Little Bay.
Ongoing Native Pollinator Gardens
Encouraging Others Who Cleanup on their Own
Encouraging Others Who Cleanup on their Own
Working to get them where they need to be long-term
All natives plants that will attract butterflies and hummingbirds at 3 areas we've adopted in the area.
Rockport Fulton Entrance Monuments North & Sa
Rockport Post Office
Encouraging Others Who Cleanup on their Own
Encouraging Others Who Cleanup on their Own
Encouraging Others Who Cleanup on their Own
As we drive the county, if we see persons cleaning up on their own, we award them local Gift Cards to area restaurants to thank them!
KACB Grocery Bag Initiative
Encouraging Others Who Cleanup on their Own
Met Our Monetary Goal for the Blue Crab Sculpture!
We gave our 1500 KACB Grocery Bags to local citizens to encourage reusable shopping bag use rather than plastic grocery bags.
In this picture, we took some to the local food bank to help those impacted by Covid-19
Met Our Monetary Goal for the Blue Crab Sculpture!
Finalized TxDOT $210,000 Landscaping Grant Plan - Will install Monoliths around the County!
Met Our Monetary Goal for the Blue Crab Sculpture!
$135,000 was the goal to get it built by prominent sculptor, Joe Barrington. We still need around $12,000 for lighting, benches, etc.
Install slated for Spring 2021!
Finalized TxDOT $210,000 Landscaping Grant Plan - Will install Monoliths around the County!
Finalized TxDOT $210,000 Landscaping Grant Plan - Will install Monoliths around the County!
Finalized TxDOT $210,000 Landscaping Grant Plan - Will install Monoliths around the County!
Will each individually reflect what makes Aransas County special!
Christmas on the Beach Educational Piece!
Finalized TxDOT $210,000 Landscaping Grant Plan - Will install Monoliths around the County!
Finalized TxDOT $210,000 Landscaping Grant Plan - Will install Monoliths around the County!
Our Board had fun planning a Reduce-Reuse-Recycle Installation using the Grinch!!