Plant shade trees along Sanger's barest parkway strips

Sanger's older south-side streets were built with parkway strips but few trees ever went in, so the neighborhood absorbs full Valley sun with no relief. Ten well-planted, well-watered street trees can drop surface temperatures on a block by double digits within a few summers. Standard: CalEPA Urban Heat Island Index + city street-tree guidance; SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities. Proof: Before/after photos of each planting spot plus a row shot of all trees planted Method (CalEPA Urban Heat Island Index + city street-tree guidance; SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities.): 1. Confirm the marked planting spots with the host list and call 811 utility marking before any digging. 2. Dampen the soil, then dig each hole twice the width of the root ball and no deeper, setting the root flare at grade. 3. Backfill, water in slowly, and shape a watering basin around each trunk. 4. Add a 3-inch mulch ring kept off the trunk, and stake only trees that cannot stand alone. 5. Photograph each planted tree and the full row, with GPS and date. Done when: Before/after photos of each planting spot plus a row shot of all trees planted

Where

Parkway strips near 7th St and P St, Sanger, CA 93657

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 of each planting spot plus a row shot of all trees planted

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.