Refresh the mulch rings around Reedley's young street trees (2026-07-19)

Reedley's newer street trees lose their mulch to wind and foot traffic within months, and bare, cracked soil around a young trunk in Valley heat kills roots fast. A quarterly mulch round holds water in the ground where the trees need it. Standard: CalEPA Urban Heat Island Index + city street-tree guidance; SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities. Proof: Before/after ring photos for every tree on the list Method (CalEPA Urban Heat Island Index + city street-tree guidance; SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities.): 1. Collect mulch from the marked pickup pile and confirm the tree list. 2. Weed each tree basin and lightly loosen the soil surface, keeping soil damp to avoid dust. 3. Spread mulch 3 inches deep in a wide ring, kept clear of the trunk itself. 4. Water each refreshed ring to settle it. 5. Photograph each tree's ring before and after, with GPS and date. Done when: Before/after ring photos for every tree on the list

Where

Street trees near 11th St and G St, Reedley, CA 93654

Pay

$152 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 ring photos for every tree on the list

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-10-19

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.