Plant shade trees beside Red Bluff's bare bus stops

Waiting for a bus in Red Bluff in July means standing on bare pavement in 105°F sun — and the people waiting are exactly those without cars or air conditioning at home. A shade tree planted beside each approved stop turns the wait from dangerous to bearable within a few summers. Standard: CAL FIRE urban forestry planting standards + transit-stop heat mitigation practice; SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities. Proof: Before/after photos of every planted stop Method (CAL FIRE urban forestry planting standards + transit-stop heat mitigation practice; SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities.): 1. Take the approved stop list with utility marks confirmed and photograph each bare stop. 2. Dig each planting hole twice the root-ball width at the marked offset from the pad. 3. Set, backfill, and deep-water each tree with the flare at grade. 4. Build basins and mulch rings; stake loosely where the site is exposed. 5. Photograph each planted stop and log species and stop location. Done when: Before/after photos of every planted stop

Where

Approved transit stops, Main Street and Antelope Boulevard corridors, Red Bluff, CA 96080

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

Before/after photos of every planted stop

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.