Mulch the bare tree wells and parkway strips on North Hills apartment blocks (2026-07-19)

The tree wells along North Hills' apartment corridors bake bare and hard, stressing the few street trees the blocks have. A three-inch mulch cap across a block's wells holds water for the trees and cools the root zone, with no digging and no irrigation required. Standard: ISA street-tree mulching practice; SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). Proof: Before/after photos per covered surface Method (ISA street-tree mulching practice; SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities).): 1. Photograph every bare well and strip on the assigned block. 2. Lay mulch three inches deep over each surface without disturbing soil, clear of trunk flares. 3. Rake edges tidy and off sidewalks. 4. Water lightly to settle. 5. Photograph each covered surface with date and GPS. Done when: Before/after photos per covered surface

Where

Tree wells, blocks near Nordhoff St and Woodley Ave, North Hills, CA 91343

Pay

$160 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 per covered surface

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.