Assess the wetland edge condition at Machado Lake, Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park (Machado Lake)

Machado Lake's wetland fringe has invasive stands and litter nobody has documented block-by-block. A rapid condition assessment turns "it looks rough" into a mapped priority list for the removal and planting work below. Standard: US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method; SDG 6.6/15.1. Proof: geotagged photo per reach segment + scored condition map + GPS Method (US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method; SDG 6.6/15.1.): 1. Walk the accessible wetland-edge trail and photograph vegetation condition (native cover, invasive stands, bare/eroded banks). 2. Score the reach against the EPA rapid wetland condition method (vegetation, hydrology, buffer). 3. Note litter hotspots and any storm-drain outfalls discharging into the reach. 4. Compile the scored reach map naming the follow-on removal/planting priority. Done when: geotagged photo per reach segment + scored condition map + GPS

Where

Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park, Machado Lake, Harbor City, CA 90710

Pay

$80 proposed

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Proof

geotagged photo per reach segment + scored condition 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 45–90 minutes. Method of record: EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment (rapid method)

Bring

• GPS phone
• quadrat frame
• invasive-species ID reference
• boots
• insect protection
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Navigate to the wetland edge; record GPS; stay on stable ground.
2. 2. Photograph 3 quadrat stations.
3. 3. At each station, estimate percent cover native vs invasive; identify the dominant invasive.
4. 4. Note hydrology / water level and any disturbance.
5. 5. Enter cover percentages, invasive ID, hydrology, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Standing water + wildlife (snakes/alligators) -> maintain distance; never sample alone.
• High invasive cover -> flag for a management/removal plan.

What counts as done

• Percent cover native vs invasive recorded at 3 stations
• Dominant invasive species identified
• Hydrology / water-level note recorded
• GPS waypoints + quadrat photos

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.