Plant a shade tree beside a baking bus stop on Alessandro Boulevard in Moreno Valley

Moreno Valley's bus riders — disproportionately workers commuting to the warehouses — wait on unshaded pads through desert-edge summers. A desert-hardy shade tree planted in the parkway behind a stop is a decades-long fix for the daily wait. The wide bare parkways along Alessandro have room for a whole row of them. Standard: CAL FIRE Urban & Community Forestry planting standards — SDG 11, SDG 13. Proof: Before-and-after photos of the stop and the planted tree Method (CAL FIRE Urban & Community Forestry planting standards — SDG 11, SDG 13.): 1. Confirm the approved parkway spot behind the stop and call 811. 2. Dig the hole twice the root-ball width. 3. Plant a heat-hardy shade tree, stake it, and build a watering basin. 4. Water in deeply and mulch off 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 tree

Where

Public parkway at a bus stop on Alessandro Blvd near Perris Blvd, Moreno Valley, CA 92553

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 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.