Survey the estuary habitat condition at the LA River mouth at Golden Shore Marine Biological Reserve

The marine biological reserve at the river mouth mixes fresh and salt water, but nobody tracks its eelgrass/marsh-edge extent block by block. Standard: NOAA coastal habitat assessment (eelgrass / kelp / salt marsh extent + condition); SDG 14.2 sustainable marine ecosystems. Proof: geotagged photo per segment + scored habitat map + GPS Method (NOAA coastal habitat assessment (eelgrass / kelp / salt marsh extent + condition); SDG 14.2 sustainable marine ecosystems.): 1. Walk the accessible shoreline and photograph visible eelgrass beds, marsh-edge vegetation, and bare mudflat. 2. Score condition against the NOAA rapid coastal-habitat method (extent, condition, disturbance). 3. Record GPS per segment and compile the scored habitat map. 4. Name the segments most in need of edge planting for the follow-on job. Done when: geotagged photo per segment + scored habitat map + GPS

Where

Golden Shore Marine Biological Reserve, LA River mouth, Long Beach, CA 90802

Pay

$85 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

geotagged photo per segment + scored habitat map + GPS

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-08-31

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 60–120 minutes. Method of record: NOAA coastal habitat (eelgrass / salt marsh) extent + condition

Bring

• tide table
• GPS phone
• quadrat frame
• measuring tape
• boots/waders
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Check the tide table; plan to work the low tide; tell someone your plan and return time.
2. 2. Navigate to the habitat edge; record GPS waypoints along the patch/edge.
3. 3. Photograph the meadow/marsh at low tide.
4. 4. Record shoot/stem density per quadrat and estimate patch extent (or edge scarp height for marsh).
5. 5. Note condition (epiphytes, dieback, wrack) and adjacent land use/armoring.
6. 6. Enter density, extent, condition, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Soft mud / rising tide -> stop and retreat; safety over data.
• Edge retreat or heavy dieback observed -> flag for living-shoreline / protection planning.

What counts as done

• Density (shoots/stems per quadrat) recorded
• Patch extent or edge position recorded via GPS
• Condition + adjacent-use note recorded
• Low-tide photos + GPS waypoints

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.