Plant street trees in the mapped empty spots of City Heights

The surveyed blocks of City Heights have hundreds of empty parkway spots in a neighborhood that runs hotter than the city around it. Planting approved species into the mapped spots is the direct fix, block by block, for a canopy gap that tracks income almost exactly. Standard: City of San Diego street tree permit program — SDG 11. Proof: Per-tree planting photos matched to the survey list Method (City of San Diego street tree permit program — SDG 11.): 1. Take the surveyed spot list and confirm species and the city's free street-tree process for each address. 2. Call 811 utility locate and mark before digging. 3. Plant each tree at grade with a watering basin and mulch ring, and water in deeply. 4. Photograph each planted tree with GPS and date and update the spot list to planted. Done when: Per-tree planting photos matched to the survey list

Where

Parkway spots near 43rd St and Polk Ave, San Diego, CA 92105

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

Per-tree planting photos matched to the survey list

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.