Run the summer watering round for Arcata's young street trees (2026-07-20)

Arcata plants street trees every year, but its rain stops cold from June to October and young trees in sidewalk cuts are the first to die of thirst. A weekly watering round through the dry months is the difference between a planted tree and an established one. Standard: ISA young-tree establishment care practice + city street-tree program; SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities. Proof: Photo-logged watering round with tree count Method (ISA young-tree establishment care practice + city street-tree program; SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities.): 1. Take the list of young trees on the assigned blocks and photograph any showing drought stress. 2. Give each tree a slow, deep watering of 10-15 gallons at the root zone from carried water or a host spigot. 3. Pull weeds crowding the base and top up the mulch ring where thin. 4. Note any dead, broken, or vandalized trees for the city's list. 5. Photograph the watered trees and log the count with date. Done when: Photo-logged watering round with tree count

Where

Street trees, downtown blocks around G Street and 11th Street, Arcata, CA 95521

Pay

$140 proposed

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Proof

Photo-logged watering round with tree count

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

entry

Open until

2026-07-27

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.