Map the dust that blows through Pixley from the public shoulders (2026-07-18)

Pixley's homes sit against field edges, dirt shoulders, and the Highway 99 corridor, and wind days push a steady grit through town in a region where Valley fever lives in the soil. The windbreak work starts with a walked, photographed dust-source map. Standard: San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District dust guidance + CDPH Valley fever prevention; SDG 3 Good Health. Proof: Photo log of dust sources with wind notes Method (San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District dust guidance + CDPH Valley fever prevention; SDG 3 Good Health.): 1. From public sidewalks and shoulders only, walk the route and record dust sources: bare lots, unpaved shoulders, yards, field edges. 2. Note wind direction, time, and visible dust crossing homes or the school route. 3. Log each source with a public-vantage photo. 4. Submit so windbreak planting targets the worst crossings. 5. Save all photos with GPS and date. Done when: Photo log of dust sources with wind notes

Where

Public routes through Pixley, CA 93256

Pay

$80 proposed

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Proof

Photo log of dust sources with wind notes

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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 45–90 minutes. Method of record: EPA NAAQS community ambient-air screening (PM2.5)

Bring

• calibrated PM2.5 monitor
• GPS phone
• wind/weather note source
• hi-vis vest
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Choose >=3 points (near-source/roadside, mid, background); record GPS at each; stay off the roadway.
2. 2. Photograph each monitoring location.
3. 3. Log PM2.5 (ug/m3) at each point over a comparable peak period.
4. 4. Record wind direction, time, and nearby source activity (e.g., truck traffic).
5. 5. Compare readings to the NAAQS reference.
6. 6. Enter the PM2.5 logs, wind/time, source note, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Roadside work near heavy traffic -> stay off travel lanes; hi-vis at all times.
• Near-source PM2.5 well above background and NAAQS -> flag an environmental-justice exposure concern.

What counts as done

• PM2.5 logged at >=3 points (near-source / mid / background)
• Wind direction + time recorded
• Source-activity observation recorded
• GPS waypoints + location photos

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.