Stake straw wattles across the bare slope of an invited Paradise lot

Cleared and still-rebuilding lots shed winter mud into culverts and creeks. On gentle residential grades, staked straw wattles on contour are the standard, simple hold-the-soil move until vegetation returns. Standard: CASQA/Butte County post-fire erosion control fact sheets (fiber rolls). SDG 15. Proof: before/after per run + length log Method (CASQA/Butte County post-fire erosion control fact sheets (fiber rolls). SDG 15.): 1. With the owner, walk the lot and mark contour lines on the gentle bare sections; photograph before. 2. Set each wattle into a shallow 2–3 inch groove keyed with a hoe, ends turned slightly upslope. 3. Stake through at 3–4 ft spacing, flush to the trench. 4. Photograph each staked run from matching vantage; log total length installed. Done when: before/after per run + length log

Where

Owner-invited residential lots on gentle grades, Paradise, CA 95969

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

before/after per run + length log

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-01

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: USFS BAER soil burn severity + water-repellency assessment

Bring

• water bottle for drop test
• trowel
• clinometer or phone level
• GPS phone
• N95 + boots
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Confirm the burn area is open/safe to enter; navigate to a transect; record GPS.
2. 2. Photograph the transect capturing ground cover and ash.
3. 3. Classify soil burn severity (low/moderate/high) at 3 points.
4. 4. Run the water-drop penetration test; record repellency (time for a drop to absorb).
5. 5. Estimate remaining ground-cover percent and slope.
6. 6. Enter severity class, repellency, ground cover, slope, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• High severity + strong repellency on steep slope -> tag high debris-flow/erosion risk; recommend priority treatment.
• Ground cover < 30% -> flag elevated erosion risk.

What counts as done

• Soil burn severity class recorded at >=3 points
• Water-drop penetration (repellency) result recorded
• Ground-cover percent + slope recorded
• GPS waypoints + transect photos

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.