Plant native dune vegetation behind the Loiza shoreline erosion line (2026-07-20)

Loiza's dunes are thinning where storms have eroded the natural vegetation line, and the bare sand behind the active shoreline offers no root structure to hold it. Planting in the stabilized dune area, well behind the active surf line, helps rebuild that structure. Standard: SDG 14, Life Below Water, dune stabilization planting Proof: Photos show native plants established along the stabilized dune Method (SDG 14, Life Below Water, dune stabilization planting): 1. Plant only in the stabilized dune area behind the public access path 2. Do not disturb the active shoreline or enter the surf zone 3. Mark planting spots along the dune at appropriate spacing 4. Set each native plant at grade and firm the sand 5. Water each plant in from the landward side Done when: Photos show native plants established along the stabilized dune

Where

Las Carreras, Loiza, PR

Pay

$260 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

Photos show native plants established along the stabilized dune

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-08-19

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 60–120 minutes. Method of record: NOAA coastal habitat (eelgrass / salt marsh) extent + condition

Bring

• tide table
• GPS phone
• quadrat frame
• measuring tape
• boots/waders
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Check the tide table; plan to work the low tide; tell someone your plan and return time.
2. 2. Navigate to the habitat edge; record GPS waypoints along the patch/edge.
3. 3. Photograph the meadow/marsh at low tide.
4. 4. Record shoot/stem density per quadrat and estimate patch extent (or edge scarp height for marsh).
5. 5. Note condition (epiphytes, dieback, wrack) and adjacent land use/armoring.
6. 6. Enter density, extent, condition, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Soft mud / rising tide -> stop and retreat; safety over data.
• Edge retreat or heavy dieback observed -> flag for living-shoreline / protection planning.

What counts as done

• Density (shoots/stems per quadrat) recorded
• Patch extent or edge position recorded via GPS
• Condition + adjacent-use note recorded
• Low-tide photos + GPS waypoints

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.