Clean the tidal edge of the Bronx Kill waterfront (2026-07-17)

The tidal edge surveyed above at the Bronx Kill waterfront is choked with drifted trash and plastic caught in the vegetation at the waterline. Standard: NOAA coastal-habitat condition survey protocol; SDG 14.2. Proof: before/after photos + sorted-litter photos + GPS Method (NOAA coastal-habitat condition survey protocol; SDG 14.2.): 1. Photograph the tidal edge as found at low tide. 2. Work the bank at low tide only, hand-picking litter and drifted plastic from the vegetation without wading beyond ankle depth. 3. Sort recyclables from trash and bag both separately. 4. Photograph the cleaned edge from the same vantage as the survey photos. Done when: before/after photos + sorted-litter photos + GPS

Where

Location on the packet

Pay

$80 proposed

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Proof

before/after photos + sorted-litter photos + 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 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.