Plant shade trees on a west-side Salt Lake schoolyard

West-side schoolyards mirror the neighborhood canopy gap — wide lawns and asphalt with a fraction of the east side's shade, on the blocks that also take the lake dust first. Trees planted with school staff shade recess now and filter air for decades. Standard: SLC Urban Forestry / school district planting practice; SDG 11 and SDG 3. Proof: Before/after photos + species/count Method (SLC Urban Forestry / school district planting practice; SDG 11 and SDG 3.): 1. Coordinate spots and species with school staff and call 811. 2. Dig wide planting holes with hand tools. 3. Plant hardy valley-adapted shade trees. 4. Basin, mulch, deep-water, and guard each tree. 5. Photograph each tree and record species and count with date and GPS. Done when: Before/after photos + species/count

Where

Host school grounds, Rose Park area near 1000 North, Salt Lake City, UT 84116

Pay

$340 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 photos + species/count

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-03

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.