Clean and green a vacant West Side lot in Port Arthur

Storm losses and decades of disinvestment have left Port Arthur's West Side pocked with vacant lots that collect debris and tall weeds, dragging down the blocks that stayed. A cleared, mowed, edge-planted lot reads as cared-for instead of abandoned and stops attracting dumping. This is honest sweat work that changes how a street feels in one day. Standard: Keep Texas Beautiful lot restoration practice; SDG 11.7 (safe, inclusive public space). Proof: Matched before/after lot photos plus disposal proof Method (Keep Texas Beautiful lot restoration practice; SDG 11.7 (safe, inclusive public space).): 1. Confirm the lot and permission with the owner or city contact, and photograph it as found. 2. Remove litter and household debris with gloves, leaving any drums, sharps, or unknown containers photographed and reported instead. 3. Mow or string-trim vegetation and rake the lot clean. 4. Plant a simple maintained edge — native grasses or shrubs — along the sidewalk line if the host approves. 5. Photograph the finished lot from the same angles as the before shots, with GPS and date. Done when: Matched before/after lot photos plus disposal proof

Where

Owner-approved vacant lots near W 5th St, Port Arthur, TX 77640

Pay

$220 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

Matched before/after lot photos plus disposal proof

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

Level

entry

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.