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"If we get this land, we will all have something to be very proud of. The land is truly an environmental jewel for our city."
-Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas
The East Lagoon Nature Park design study was prepared by Texas A & M Galveston Marine Resource Management graduate students under the direction of Dr. William Merrell. The goal of the project was to design a park protecting sensitive habitats, wetland and lagoon areas while best utilizing the economic potential of the land. Over a semester, students incorporated, with minimum impact to the 800+ acre park, locations for restaurants, kayak rentals, bird-watching stations, hike and bike trails and an interpretive nature center.
In conjunction with the University of Colorado at
Boulder and Houston Advanced Research Center, the CTBS participated
in a planning session in which a broad section of Galveston residents,
architectural experts and professional urban planners collaborated
to design a park for the east end of Galveston Island.
GPS Photos from the East End Area (Oct 20th, 2005)
Fall 2005 MARS 680 Class Project "East Lagoon Nature
Park: A Design Study" (Dec 5th, 2005)
- PowerPoint Presentation
(1.30MB pdf)
- Class Report
(468KB pdf)
GPS Photos from the East End Park Access along Seawall Blvd (Feb 28th, 2006)
GPS Photos of the East End Building Structures (Mar 14th, 2005)