Check the burn scar along the Bald Rock Road corridor for erosion risk, the Bald Rock Road rebuild corridor, Berry Creek, CA 95916 (2026-07-21)

This stretch of the corridor's roadside burn scar faces its own first-season debris-flow and erosion risk from hydrophobic soils and lost ground cover, distinct from the North Complex Fire recovery-area transect already documented elsewhere in town; erosion hazard here is undocumented for treatment prioritization. Standard: USFS BAER soil burn severity + water-repellency assessment; SDG 15.3 land degradation neutrality. Proof: photo transect + GPS + burn severity class + water-repellency test Method (USFS BAER soil burn severity + water-repellency assessment, ~45-90 min): 1. Confirm the burn area is open/safe to enter; navigate to a transect; record GPS. 2. Photograph the transect capturing ground cover and ash. 3. Classify soil burn severity (low/moderate/high) at 3 points. 4. Run the water-drop penetration test; record repellency (time for a drop to absorb). 5. Estimate remaining ground-cover percent and slope. 6. Enter severity class, repellency, ground cover, slope, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign. Equipment: water bottle for drop test, trowel, clinometer or phone level, GPS phone, N95 + boots, camera Done when: Soil burn severity class recorded at >=3 points; Water-drop penetration (repellency) result recorded; Ground-cover percent + slope recorded; GPS waypoints + transect photos

Where

the Bald Rock Road rebuild corridor, Berry Creek, CA 95916

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

photo transect + GPS + burn severity class + water-repellency test

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

Level

advanced

Open until

2026-10-20

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 45–90 minutes. Method of record: USFS BAER soil burn severity + water-repellency assessment

Bring

• water bottle for drop test
• trowel
• clinometer or phone level
• GPS phone
• N95 + boots
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Confirm the burn area is open/safe to enter; navigate to a transect; record GPS.
2. 2. Photograph the transect capturing ground cover and ash.
3. 3. Classify soil burn severity (low/moderate/high) at 3 points.
4. 4. Run the water-drop penetration test; record repellency (time for a drop to absorb).
5. 5. Estimate remaining ground-cover percent and slope.
6. 6. Enter severity class, repellency, ground cover, slope, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• High severity + strong repellency on steep slope -> tag high debris-flow/erosion risk; recommend priority treatment.
• Ground cover < 30% -> flag elevated erosion risk.

What counts as done

• Soil burn severity class recorded at >=3 points
• Water-drop penetration (repellency) result recorded
• Ground-cover percent + slope recorded
• GPS waypoints + transect photos

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.