Plant willow stakes along Rapid Creek's eroding greenway banks

Stretches of Rapid Creek's banks through town are bare and cutting back, sending sediment downstream and eating the greenway edge. Live willow stakes driven into the moist bank root into a living wall — the same low-tech fix creeks have used forever. Standard: NRCS streambank bioengineering guidance (live staking); SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation). Proof: photos of the staked bank from both directions with stake count Method (NRCS streambank bioengineering guidance (live staking); SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation).): 1. Coordinate with the city greenway contact to confirm the approved bank stretch and stake source. 2. Cut live willow stakes to length and keep them moist until planting. 3. Drive stakes into the moist bank at the marked spacing, buds up, two-thirds below ground. 4. Flag the planted stretch and water in if dry. 5. Photograph the planted bank from both directions, GPS-tagged and dated. Done when: photos of the staked bank from both directions with stake count

Where

Approved greenway bank stretch near Roosevelt Park, Rapid City, SD 57701

Pay

$360 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 the staked bank from both directions with stake count

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-18

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: EPA dry-weather / AMD field screening

Bring

• GPS phone
• pH meter or strips
• conductivity meter
• ammonia + iron test kit as specified
• surfactant screen if specified
• gloves
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Navigate to the outfall/reach; record GPS; photograph it, capturing any visible flow or staining.
2. 2. Note whether flow is present in dry weather (yes/no).
3. 3. Measure and record pH, conductivity, and each specified analyte per kit instructions.
4. 4. Log any color, odor, floc, or aquatic-life observation.
5. 5. Enter all readings with units, GPS, time, and photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Dry-weather flow present with elevated conductivity/ammonia/surfactants -> flag suspected illicit discharge for the responsible agency.
• pH < 6 with visible iron floc -> tag suspected acid mine drainage; recommend metals lab panel.

What counts as done

• pH + conductivity recorded with units
• Each specified analyte recorded with a value
• Dry-weather flow present? recorded yes/no
• GPS waypoint + timestamped photo

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.