Map the tree canopy at St. Mary's Park

Nobody has counted the trees or the empty planting spots at St. Mary's Park, one of the South Bronx's oldest and largest parks. A single walk turns "the park feels thin on shade" into a plantable list. Standard: ISA arboriculture BMPs + municipal urban-forestry standards; USFS i-Tree. Proof: geotagged photo per tree/spot + compiled plantable list + city request reference Method (ISA arboriculture BMPs + municipal urban-forestry standards; USFS i-Tree.): 1. Walk the park perimeter and interior paths and photograph every tree: occupied/healthy, struggling, stump, or empty well. 2. Record each tree or empty spot's GPS point and condition. 3. Compile the plantable list (empty + stump spots with adequate clearance) with photos. 4. Submit the list to NYC Parks' street-tree/planting request channel and log the reference. Done when: geotagged photo per tree/spot + compiled plantable list + city request reference

Where

Location on the packet

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

geotagged photo per tree/spot + compiled plantable list + city request reference

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-09-01

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 30–60 minutes. Method of record: i-Tree canopy / street-tree inventory

Bring

• GPS phone
• DBH tape or measuring tape
• tree ID reference
• camera
• hi-vis vest

Steps

1. 1. Walk the corridor; record a GPS waypoint at each tree.
2. 2. Photograph each surveyed tree.
3. 3. Record species (best estimate), condition class (good/fair/poor/dead), and DBH (diameter at breast height).
4. 4. Count vacant planting sites.
5. 5. Enter the per-tree records, vacant-site count, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Dead or hazardous tree observed -> flag for the responsible agency (no removal by surveyor).
• High vacant-site count -> recommend a planting plan for the corridor.

What counts as done

• Per-tree species + condition + DBH recorded
• Vacant planting sites counted
• GPS waypoint per tree
• Photo per surveyed tree

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.