Plant willow stakes along Yreka Creek's bare winter banks (2026-07-19)

Yreka Creek runs through town with long stretches of bare, slumping bank that bleed sediment downstream toward the Shasta River's salmon water every storm. Dormant-season willow stakes — cut, sharpened, and driven into the moist bank — root into living bank armor by summer, the oldest and cheapest bank repair there is. Standard: NRCS streambank bioengineering practice (live willow staking); SDG 15 Life on Land. Proof: Before/after bank photos with stake count Method (NRCS streambank bioengineering practice (live willow staking); SDG 15 Life on Land.): 1. Work a host- or city-approved reach in the dormant season and photograph the bare bank. 2. Cut willow stakes from the approved donor stand, 2-3 feet long, angle-cut at the base. 3. Drive stakes into the moist bank face on the marked spacing, two-thirds buried, buds up. 4. Trim each planted stake to a hand's width above ground. 5. Photograph the staked reach and log the count. Done when: Before/after bank photos with stake count

Where

Approved creek reaches, Yreka Creek Greenway south end, Yreka, CA 96097

Pay

$200 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 bank photos with stake count

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-10-19

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: EPA dry-weather / AMD field screening

Bring

• GPS phone
• pH meter or strips
• conductivity meter
• ammonia + iron test kit as specified
• surfactant screen if specified
• gloves
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Navigate to the outfall/reach; record GPS; photograph it, capturing any visible flow or staining.
2. 2. Note whether flow is present in dry weather (yes/no).
3. 3. Measure and record pH, conductivity, and each specified analyte per kit instructions.
4. 4. Log any color, odor, floc, or aquatic-life observation.
5. 5. Enter all readings with units, GPS, time, and photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Dry-weather flow present with elevated conductivity/ammonia/surfactants -> flag suspected illicit discharge for the responsible agency.
• pH < 6 with visible iron floc -> tag suspected acid mine drainage; recommend metals lab panel.

What counts as done

• pH + conductivity recorded with units
• Each specified analyte recorded with a value
• Dry-weather flow present? recorded yes/no
• GPS waypoint + timestamped photo

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.