Plant shade trees along a bare Kashmere Gardens street

Heat maps of Houston consistently put Kashmere Gardens among the hottest neighborhoods in the city — a legacy of decades with almost no street-tree investment. Bare rights-of-way here can run several degrees hotter than shaded blocks across town. Planting native shade trees in approved spots starts closing a canopy gap that residents feel every summer afternoon. Standard: Houston tree-planting right-of-way practice and Texas A&M Forest Service species guidance; SDG 13 and 11.7. Proof: Photo of each planted, watered, mulched tree with GPS Method (Houston tree-planting right-of-way practice and Texas A&M Forest Service species guidance; SDG 13 and 11.7.): 1. Confirm approved planting spots with the adjacent resident or site host and call 811 utility locate before any digging. 2. Dig each planting hole twice the width of the root ball and no deeper than the root flare, using hand tools. 3. Set, backfill, and water in each native shade tree (live oak, cedar elm, or similar), staking only if needed. 4. Build a mulch ring around each tree, keeping mulch off the trunk. 5. Photograph each planted tree with GPS and date, and log species and location on the planting sheet. Done when: Photo of each planted, watered, mulched tree with GPS

Where

Approved right-of-way spots near Lockwood Dr, Kashmere Gardens, Houston, TX 77026

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

Photo of each planted, watered, mulched tree with GPS

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.