Del Angel presents at the Aquarium at Rockport Harbor Diana Del Angel, Coastal Geoscientist at the CMGL presented at the Aquarium at Rockport Harbor as part of the aquarium’s lecture series on July 18th, 2013. The presentation was titled “Beach Nourishment on the Texas Coast” and highlighted coastal processes, erosion and the need for beach nourishment. Beaches and dunes are an important cultural and ecologic part of coastal systems and are many times a large part of local economic vitality. In some developed areas, beach erosion resulting from storm events or other natural and anthropogenic causes can results in a loss of beach and dune environments and associated resources. One of several solutions to beach erosion is beach nourishment, which consists of the pumping of sand onshore to widen and elevate the beach. This talk highlighted the methods and design used for beach nourishment and provided examples of nourishment projects on Galveston Island and South Padre Island, Texas.                                           Galveston Island Seawall before (top) and after (below) beach nourishment in 2009. Images courtesy of Cameron Perry.              The Aquarium at Rockport Harbor Lecture Series is open to the public and is held the 1st and 3rd weekend of the month at 4:30 pm in the Education Center. For more information visit >> http://www.rockportaquarium.com/index.php/education-center/lecture-series.html