This is a schematic map of geologic environments in a barrier island system. Through the Texas High School Coastal Monitoring Project, students have the opportunity to learn about the formation and dynamics of their island home.
![Environment diagram 1](https://www.beg.utexas.edu/files/content/beg/2233/environment_1.jpg)
At least three times during each school year, students collect quantitative geomorphic and sedimentologic data that describe the seaward beach, seen in the graphic below.
![Environment diagram 2](https://www.beg.utexas.edu/files/content/beg/2233/environment_2.jpg)