Estuary Science Exchange

The Texas Water Development Board is pleased to offer the Estuary Science Exchange - a Texas-wide forum for sharing estuarine science among professionals working on coastal issues.

Generally, the forum aims to:

  1. Encourage collaboration and working relationships among participants.
  2. Promote discussion and knowledge exchange of scientific advancements and the application of estuarine science to the management and policy of coastal resources.

Reach out to the Estuary Science Exchange team to be added to the distribution list, or for questions, comments, or assistance.

The following are Texas Water Development Board videos that are intended for educational and general informational purposes only. All rights are reserved to the Texas Water Development Board. The records may not be rebroadcast, republished, or recirculated without written permission of the Texas Water Development Board. Allowance is made under Section 107 of the Copyright Act for "fair use" purposes. All opinions and views expressed in these recordings and the content included herein by the participants are solely their current opinions, views, and express statements, and do not reflect the official policy, opinions, views, or express statements of the Texas Water Development Board. The Texas Water Development Board is not responsible for errors or omissions represented by the participants.


2024 Videos

Chasing the Tide: One couple's 370-mile walk across Texas' barrier islands

Featuring Jay Kleberg, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Trust

Beyond just sea-level rise: the influence of climate on coastal wetlands in Texas

Featuring Dr. Michael J. Osland, Research Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey

Mission Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve

Featuring Dr. Victoria Congdon, Research Coordinator, and Katie Swanson, Manager, Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve

As dry as a bone? Freshwater inflow needs and standards for East Matagorda Bay wetlands, with a special emphasis on the Lake Austin watershed

Featuring Dr. Rusty Feagin, Professor, Texas A&M University-College Station, and Bill Balboa, Executive Director, Matagorda Bay Foundation


2023 Videos

The Assimilative Capacity of Lake Livingston: Nutrients, Sediments, and High Flow events

Featuring Dr. Ryan Bare, Research Scientist, at the Houston Advanced Research Center

The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; The Estuarine Point of View

Featuring Dr. John W. Fleeger, Emeritus Professor, Louisiana State University

Quantifying Hydrological Connectivity in the Trinity River Delta and Development of a Hurricane Storm Surge and River Runoff Model for the Texas Coast

Featuring Nelson Tull, Ph.D. student, The University of Texas at Austin
Featuring Chayanon Wichitrnithed, Ph.D. student, The University of Texas at Austin


2022 Videos

Freshwater Inflows to Our Bays

Featuring Dr. Quinn McColly, Texas Water Trade

Estuary Science Discussion with Dr. Sylvia Earle

Featuring Dr. Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer, National Geographic Explorer at Large and Founder and Chair of Mission Blue


2021 Videos

A Brief History of Freshwater Inflow Policies and Studies and Coastal Management Projects and Relationship to Freshwater Inflows

Featuring Dr. Paul Montagna, Endowed Chair of HydroEcology, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Featuring David Buzan, Freese and Nichols.

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