Plant native dune grass along the bluff-top trail edge, site 1 -- Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands bluff trails, near Point Arena Light, Point Arena, CA 95468 (2026-07-24)

This stretch of the Stornetta bluff-top dunes carries thin, patchy native cover along the trail's set-back margin, leaving loose sand exposed to wind erosion where a planted dune-grass buffer would hold it. Standard: NOAA coastal habitat assessment (eelgrass / kelp / salt marsh extent + condition); SDG 14.2 sustainable marine ecosystems. Proof: GPS waypoint + before/after photos + species/count record Method (NOAA coastal habitat assessment (eelgrass / kelp / salt marsh extent + condition); SDG 14.2 sustainable marine ecosystems.): 1. 1. Walk the set-back trail-edge margin with the BLM/State-Parks planting plan; photograph the bare, wind-eroded dune surface as found, staying on the established trail tread. 2. 2. Dig small planting holes by hand at the spacing the plan calls for, working from the trail edge inland -- never on the seaward face of an active dune scarp. 3. 3. Set native dune-grass plugs (e.g. Leymus mollis / American dunegrass) at the correct depth, firm the sand around each plug, and water in if a hose bib/carried water is available. 4. 4. Photograph the finished planting from the matching before vantage and record species/count planted. Done when: GPS waypoint + before/after photos + species/count record

Where

Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands bluff trails, near Point Arena Light, Point Arena, CA 95468

Pay

$110 proposed

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Proof

GPS waypoint + before/after photos + species/count record

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-08-23

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.