Set straw wattles on the bare fire-damaged lot edges of invited Clearlake properties

Clearlake's fire-damaged lots shed their soil into gutters and toward the lake with every winter storm, taking ash residue and sediment where neither belongs. Straw wattles staked along the gentle bare edges of invited flat lots slow the water and hold the soil until vegetation returns. This packet covers flat and gently sloped ground only — steep burned slopes belong to trained crews. Standard: NRCS post-fire erosion-control wattle practice, flat-ground scope; SDG 15 Life on Land, SDG 6 Clean Water. Proof: Photos of staked wattle lines with ground contact with GPS/date Method (NRCS post-fire erosion-control wattle practice, flat-ground scope; SDG 15 Life on Land, SDG 6 Clean Water.): 1. Confirm with the host which flat or gently sloped bare edges need wattles. 2. Lay wattles along the contour, snug to the ground, ends overlapped. 3. Stake each wattle through its center at the specified spacing. 4. Verify ground contact along the full length with no under-gaps. 5. Photograph the staked wattle lines and record with GPS and date. Done when: Photos of staked wattle lines with ground contact with GPS/date

Where

Host-invited flat lots near Dam Rd area, Clearlake, CA 95422

Pay

$200 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

Photos of staked wattle lines with ground contact with GPS/date

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-09-02

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.