Replant fire-followed natives on an invited Paradise lot

Five-plus years on, thousands of Paradise lots are still bare or weed-locked. Owner-invited plantings of oak, redbud, ceanothus, and native bunchgrass restart the canopy and the seed bank one yard at a time. Standard: Butte County RCD post-fire revegetation species guidance. SDG 15. Proof: finished-planting photos + species/count/GPS Method (Butte County RCD post-fire revegetation species guidance. SDG 15.): 1. Agree the plant list and locations with the owner; call 811 for any digging near lines. 2. Plant each to root flare with a watering basin; water in deeply. 3. Mulch and flag each plant. 4. Photograph finished plantings; record species, count, GPS. Done when: finished-planting photos + species/count/GPS

Where

Owner-invited lots, Paradise, CA 95969

Pay

$70 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

finished-planting photos + species/count/GPS

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.