Plant a shade grove at a Lakeport park lawn

Lakeport's summer heat regularly tops 95°F and its park lawns offer long stretches with no shade at all, which empties them in the very months families most need somewhere cool and free. A small grove of climate-suited shade trees planted at an approved lawn site cools the park for the next fifty years. Standard: CAL FIRE urban forestry planting standards; SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities. Proof: Before/after site photos of the planted grove Method (CAL FIRE urban forestry planting standards; SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities.): 1. Confirm the city-approved planting plan and utility marks, and photograph the bare site. 2. Dig each hole twice the root-ball width, no deeper than the ball, with hand tools. 3. Set each tree with the flare at grade, backfill, and water in deeply. 4. Build watering basins and mulch rings kept off the trunks; stake loosely only where windy. 5. Photograph the planted grove and log species and positions. Done when: Before/after site photos of the planted grove

Where

Approved park lawn site, Westside Community Park, Lakeport, CA 95453

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/after site photos of the planted grove

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.