Plant a shade tree beside a bare, baking bus stop on Sierra Avenue in south Fontana

Bus riders in south Fontana wait on bare concrete pads in triple-digit heat with no shade for blocks. A properly planted desert-hardy shade tree in the parkway behind a stop changes what that wait feels like for decades. The city's tree canopy thins fastest exactly where transit dependence is highest. Standard: CAL FIRE Urban & Community Forestry planting standards — SDG 11, SDG 13. Proof: Before-and-after photos of the stop and the planted, staked, watered tree Method (CAL FIRE Urban & Community Forestry planting standards — SDG 11, SDG 13.): 1. Confirm the approved parkway planting spot behind the stop and call 811 utility locate. 2. Dig the planting hole twice the width of the root ball. 3. Plant a heat-hardy shade tree such as desert willow or Chinese pistache, stake it, and build a watering basin. 4. Water in deeply and mulch the basin away from the trunk. 5. Photograph the planted tree beside the stop with GPS and date. Done when: Before-and-after photos of the stop and the planted, staked, watered tree

Where

Public parkway at a bus stop on Sierra Ave near Slover Ave, Fontana, CA 92337

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-and-after photos of the stop and the planted, staked, watered tree

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.