Lay straw wattles across the bare fire-damaged ground of invited Fallbrook lots

Where recent burns or clearance left bare soil on Fallbrook's gentle grades, the first winter rain cuts rills and sends sediment into the creeks that feed the Santa Margarita River. Straw wattles staked along the contour of invited flat-to-gentle lots hold that soil through the wet season. Standard: NRCS post-fire hillslope erosion control practice (straw wattles) — SDG 15. Proof: Laid-wattle photos along contour Method (NRCS post-fire hillslope erosion control practice (straw wattles) — SDG 15.): 1. Confirm the occupant's invitation and walk the bare areas, marking contour lines on gentle grades only. 2. Set straw wattles in shallow hand-dug grooves along the contour, ends overlapped. 3. Stake each wattle snug to the ground with wooden stakes. 4. Photograph the laid wattle lines with GPS and date. Done when: Laid-wattle photos along contour

Where

Invited lots with bare soil near De Luz Rd edge, Fallbrook, CA 92028

Pay

$320 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

Laid-wattle photos along contour

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 45–90 minutes. Method of record: USFS BAER soil burn severity + water-repellency assessment

Bring

• water bottle for drop test
• trowel
• clinometer or phone level
• GPS phone
• N95 + boots
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Confirm the burn area is open/safe to enter; navigate to a transect; record GPS.
2. 2. Photograph the transect capturing ground cover and ash.
3. 3. Classify soil burn severity (low/moderate/high) at 3 points.
4. 4. Run the water-drop penetration test; record repellency (time for a drop to absorb).
5. 5. Estimate remaining ground-cover percent and slope.
6. 6. Enter severity class, repellency, ground cover, slope, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• High severity + strong repellency on steep slope -> tag high debris-flow/erosion risk; recommend priority treatment.
• Ground cover < 30% -> flag elevated erosion risk.

What counts as done

• Soil burn severity class recorded at >=3 points
• Water-drop penetration (repellency) result recorded
• Ground-cover percent + slope recorded
• GPS waypoints + transect photos

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.