Plant native shrubs along the St. Mary's Park edge (2026-07-17)

The perimeter beds at St. Mary's Park sit mostly bare turf. Native shrub plantings along the edge give pollinators and songbirds real habitat inside a dense residential neighborhood. Standard: ISA arboriculture BMPs + municipal urban-forestry standards; USFS i-Tree. Proof: before/after photos per planting spot + tagged-plant count + GPS Method (ISA arboriculture BMPs + municipal urban-forestry standards; USFS i-Tree.): 1. Flag planting spots along the perimeter beds, favoring the low points that already catch runoff; photograph each spot before. 2. Dig, plant and backfill each container shrub with a watering basin formed around it. 3. Deep-water each plant in and mark it with a dated tag. 4. Photograph each planted, basined, watered shrub and log the count/species. Done when: before/after photos per planting spot + tagged-plant count + GPS

Where

Location on the packet

Pay

$80 proposed

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Proof

before/after photos per planting spot + tagged-plant count + GPS

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-08-17

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.