Planning & Research

Texas Coastal Prairie Initiative (TCPI) partners are committed to using scientific data to inform conservation prioritization, and TCPI partners share best available science to make sound decisions for future action.

• Valuing Grasslands: Critical Ecosystems for Nature, Climate and People

  Grasslands, Rangelands, Savannahs and Shrublands (GRASS) Alliance, 2023

• Working Lands for Wildlife: Great Plains Grasslands Biome Framework for Conservation Action

  Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2021

• Working Lands for Wildlife: Northern Bobwhite, Grasslands, and Savannas Framework for Conservation Action

  Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2022

• Coastal Prairie Plant Growers’ Handbook

  Jaime González, Larry Allain, Tom Solomon, & Flo Hannah, 2009

• Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan

  The Texas General Land Office, 2023

• Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program: 2020 Evaluation Report

  Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, 2020

• Conserving Texas: Quantifying Ecological Return on Investment

  Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, 2023

• Texas Conservation Action Plan: Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes

  Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, September 2012

• GCJV Conservation Planning for Reddish Egret

  Gulf Coast Joint Venture, 2009

• GCJV: Mottled Duck Conservation Plan

  North American Waterfowl Management Plan, 2007

• North American Waterbird Conservation Plan

  Waterbird Conservation for the Americas, 2002

• Final 2017 Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats; and Oysters

  Texas Trustee Implementation Group, 2017

• Land Conservation Plan for Galveston Bay East

  Houston Audubon Society, July 2020

• Prairie Conservation Assessment

  Coastal Prairie Partnership, University of Houston Coastal Center, 2015

• Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change: An Assessment for the Texas Mid-Coast

  Pathak, A., & Fuller, A. National Wildlife Federation, 2021

• 2018 NAWMP Update

  North American Waterfowl Management Plan Committee, 2018

• Gulf Coast Joint Venture: Texas Mid-Coast Initiative

  North American Waterfowl Management Plan , 2002

• Landbird Conservation Plan: Gulf Coastal Prairie

  Partners in Flight, October 2008

• Landbird Conservation Plan

  Partners in Flight, 2016

• North American Grasslands Birds Report

  National Audubon Society, 2019

• Regional Conservation Framework

  Houston-Galveston Area Council, March 2021

• Land Protection Plan: Austin’s Woods, San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Matagorda and Wharton Counties

  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, June 2013

• The Economic Benefits of the Coastal Prairie Conservancy Lands

  Study by The Trust for Public Land, November 2018

• Ecosystem Services Valuation for the Coastal Prairie Conservancy and Adjacent Lands

  Study by Applied Ecological Services, Inc., April 2019

• Headwaters to Baywaters: A Story of Urban Resilience

  Headwaters to Baywaters Initiative, May 2021 

Other Resources

• Conserving Texas Land Saves Taxpayers Money

  Texas Land Trust Council, 2019

• Gulf-Houston Regional Conservation Plan: Implementation of 3 Key Goals

  Houston Wilderness, July 2020

• Valuing Economic Benefits of Texas Conservation Lands

  Texas Land and Trust Council, January 2019

Other studies and materials will be added as they become available.