Measure the reforestation plot at Bighorn National Forest fire-recovery area, Story WY (2026-07-10)

Bighorn National Forest fire-recovery area near Story WY is a registered reforestation project, but its permanent sample plot hasn't had this year's tree tally and leakage-belt walk done — without it, the project's carbon claim has no current field data. Standard: Verra VCS VM0047 ARR permanent-sample-plot inventory + leakage belt; SDG 15.2. Proof: fixed PSP ID + full tree tally + height subsample + leakage-belt walk — Real, Proven, One-of-one Method (Verra VCS VM0047 v1.1 — Methodology for Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation (ARR); permanent sample plot (PSP) tree/biomass inventory plus leakage-belt monitoring per the project's Monitoring Plan., ~90-150 min): 1. Navigate to the permanent sample plot (PSP) center; confirm GPS matches the registered plot ID and re-flag the plot boundary if markers are degraded. 2. Photograph the plot center and canopy condition from the fixed photo-point bearing. 3. Tally every tree at or above the minimum DBH threshold inside the plot boundary: species, DBH measured at breast height (1.3m), and status (live/dead/leaning). 4. Measure total height with a hypsometer/clinometer for the height subsample specified by the monitoring plan. 5. Record understory/regeneration counts below the DBH threshold per the monitoring plan's regeneration-tally protocol. 6. Walk the assigned leakage-belt transect around the project boundary; record any new land-use conversion, grazing pressure, or clearing activity with GPS waypoints and photos. 7. Note any disturbance (fire, pest, windthrow, encroachment) within the plot or leakage belt. 8. Enter plot ID, GPS, full tree tally, height subsample, leakage-belt observations, and photos into the proof record; sign. Equipment: GPS-capable phone or survey-grade GPS, diameter tape (DBH tape), hypsometer or clinometer for tree height, permanent plot-boundary markers/flagging, measuring tape for plot radius, data sheet or tablet for tree tally, camera, compass Done when: GPS matches the registered PSP ID within the posting radius, and boundary markers are intact or re-flagged; Every tree at/above the DBH threshold tallied with species, DBH, and status; Height subsample recorded per the monitoring plan's protocol; Leakage-belt transect walked in full with any land-use-change observation logged with GPS and photo

Where

Bighorn National Forest fire-recovery area, Story WY

Pay

$80 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash. You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

fixed PSP ID + full tree tally + height subsample + leakage-belt walk — Real, Proven, One-of-one

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

entry

Open until

2027-07-10

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 90–150 minutes. Method of record: Verra VCS VM0047 v1.1 — Methodology for Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation (ARR); permanent sample plot (PSP) tree/biomass inventory plus leakage-belt monitoring per the project's Monitoring Plan.

Bring

• GPS-capable phone or survey-grade GPS
• diameter tape (DBH tape)
• hypsometer or clinometer for tree height
• permanent plot-boundary markers/flagging
• measuring tape for plot radius
• data sheet or tablet for tree tally
• camera
• compass

Steps

1. 1. Navigate to the permanent sample plot (PSP) center; confirm GPS matches the registered plot ID and re-flag the plot boundary if markers are degraded.
2. 2. Photograph the plot center and canopy condition from the fixed photo-point bearing.
3. 3. Tally every tree at or above the minimum DBH threshold inside the plot boundary: species, DBH measured at breast height (1.3m), and status (live/dead/leaning).
4. 4. Measure total height with a hypsometer/clinometer for the height subsample specified by the monitoring plan.
5. 5. Record understory/regeneration counts below the DBH threshold per the monitoring plan's regeneration-tally protocol.
6. 6. Walk the assigned leakage-belt transect around the project boundary; record any new land-use conversion, grazing pressure, or clearing activity with GPS waypoints and photos.
7. 7. Note any disturbance (fire, pest, windthrow, encroachment) within the plot or leakage belt.
8. 8. Enter plot ID, GPS, full tree tally, height subsample, leakage-belt observations, and photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Leakage-belt transect shows new clearing, conversion, or grazing pressure not present in the prior round -> flag immediately for the project proponent; this is a reportable leakage event, not a routine note.
• Plot disturbance (fire/pest/windthrow) affects a material share of tallied trees -> flag the plot as compromised for this monitoring period rather than averaging it into the stand-level estimate.

What counts as done

• GPS matches the registered PSP ID within the posting radius, and boundary markers are intact or re-flagged
• Every tree at/above the DBH threshold tallied with species, DBH, and status
• Height subsample recorded per the monitoring plan's protocol
• Leakage-belt transect walked in full with any land-use-change observation logged with GPS and photo

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.