Resources

Agency Contact Information

FORMS AND APPLICATIONS

• Residential Application Packet - Permit Service Center Residential Application
• CMP Consistency Statement
• Corps of Engineers Form 4345
  • Instructions for Preparing a Department of the Army Permit Application
• Map Preparation Guidelines
• General Land Office Commercial Application
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Tier 1 Information
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Tier 2 Information
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department – Species Introduction Permit
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department – Sand / Gravel Permit

External Online Resources and Publications

• Habitat Blueprint: Living Shorelines Website and Guidance for Considering the Use of Living Shorelines (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) — This guidance provides a starting place for understanding NOAA’s roles in living shoreline planning, research, and implementation and for determining whether a living shoreline is appropriate to address shoreline erosion.
• Softening Our Shorelines Policy and Practice for Living Shorelines Along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts  (National Wildlife Federation) — This report highlights some specific best practices and state and federal policy recommendations to promote the implementation of living shorelines. It also provides more detailed summaries of permitting processes by state.
• Galveston Bay Foundation’s Living Shoreline Program — The Galveston Bay Foundation offers property owners assistance in creating individually designed living shoreline structures for your unique situation and property.
• Living Shorelines in the Gulf Coast States: Texas Resource Catalog  (Gulf of Mexico Alliance) — This catalog was created to highlight resources that have been developed to inform coastal living shoreline project implementation in the U.S. Gulf States.
• Sea Grant Mississippi-Alabama Contractor Resources for Living Shorelines  (Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium) — Information on planting, permitting, and contractor training for states bordering the Gulf of Mexico.
• Living Shoreline Academy (Restore America’s Estuaries) — A digital one-stop-shop resource for all things living shorelines, from training modules to a library of resources and publications.
• Living Shorelines: A Natural Approach to Erosion Control (Galveston Bay Foundation) — A guide to living shoreline design and construction for the Galveston Bay area.
• The Nature Conservancy's Living Shoreline Projects in Alabama  (The Nature Conservancy) — This resource provides information on living shoreline projects in Alabama implemented by the Nature Conservancy, including detailed project information on each.
• Shoreline Stabilization Resiliency Design Guide  (Texas General Land Office) — A quick guide that compares shoreline stabilization alternatives benefits vs drawbacks, cost, considerations, and engineering.

GLO Presentations and Workshop Materials

2023 Workshop Materials

• Galveston Area Case Studies — See living shoreline project examples from the upper Texas coast (Galveston area) and living shoreline permitting information
• Status and Trends of Living Shorelines in Texas — A discussion of living shorelines use in Texas: types of projects, project components, size, locations, examples
• Introduction to Living Shoreline Projects in Texas — An introduction to living shorelines that includes an overview of permitting, examples, and existing tools and resources

2020 Workshop Materials

• Plantings — A discussion of possible plants for living shoreline projects and their preferred type of environment
• Hurricanes and Living Shorelines Case Studies  — See two living shoreline examples that sustained a direct pass by Hurricane Harvey
• Galveston Bay Foundation Case Study — A walkthrough of the design, permitting, and installation process of a living shoreline on a private landowner’s shoreline
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Case Study — Learn best practices for how to monitor the installation of a living shoreline on your property

2019 Workshop Materials

• Living Shoreline 101 — An introduction to living shoreline uses, types and installation methodology
• Coastal Bend Bay and Estuary Program Presentation — A presentation by the Coastal Bend Bay and Estuary Program on living shoreline cases studies in the Corpus Christi area
• Matagorda Bay Foundation Presentation — A presentation by the Matagorda Bay Foundation on living shoreline cases studies in the Victoria area
• The Nature Conservancy’s Living Shoreline Resource Catalogs — A presentation about The Nature Conservancy’s state-specific Living Shoreline Resource Catalog publications.
• Permitting and Funding Issues in Texas — An overview of the living shoreline permitting process in Texas and options for project funding