Clear and green an invited vacant lot in Braddock

Braddock kept its dignity through a ninety percent population loss, and its vacant lots are either its wounds or its raw land depending on who shows up. Clearing an invited lot and seeding it to low meadow turns a dumping target into holdable ground beside occupied homes. Standard: Western PA Conservancy greening practice + Allegheny land bank stewardship; SDG 11 + SDG 15. Proof: Wide before/after photos plus the seeded-area photo Method (Western PA Conservancy greening practice + Allegheny land bank stewardship; SDG 11 + SDG 15.): 1. Confirm the invitation and inventory debris on the lot. 2. Bag litter and stage bulk items at the legal pickup point. 3. Rake the ground and cut back overgrowth with hand tools. 4. Seed cleared bare soil with the host's low-meadow mix and rake it in. 5. Photograph the lot before and after with GPS and date. Done when: Wide before/after photos plus the seeded-area photo

Where

Invited vacant lots, Talbot Ave blocks, Braddock, PA 15104

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

Wide before/after photos plus the seeded-area photo

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-09-01

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.