Hand-pull invasive iceplant from the bluff-top trail margin, site 1 -- Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands bluff trails, near Point Arena Light, Point Arena, CA 95468 (2026-07-24)

Invasive iceplant has smothered native dune vegetation along this trail margin, crowding out the dune grass and low-growing natives the coastal habitat depends on. Standard: NOAA coastal habitat assessment (eelgrass / kelp / salt marsh extent + condition); SDG 14.2 sustainable marine ecosystems. Proof: before/after photos + bagged-material weight/volume log + GPS Method (NOAA coastal habitat assessment (eelgrass / kelp / salt marsh extent + condition); SDG 14.2 sustainable marine ecosystems.): 1. 1. Walk the established trail tread and photograph the iceplant (Carpobrotus) mat as found before removal. 2. 2. Hand-pull the iceplant mat from the trail tread and the safe, set-back margin, rolling it as you go to keep root fragments from re-rooting; never step off the established trail onto unstable dune slope to reach a patch. 3. 3. Bag all pulled iceplant material for removal (it re-roots from fragments left on the ground) -- do not leave cut/pulled material on site. 4. 4. Photograph the cleared trail margin from the matching before vantage and record the approximate area cleared. Done when: before/after photos + bagged-material weight/volume log + GPS

Where

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

Pay

$90 proposed

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Proof

before/after photos + bagged-material weight/volume log + GPS

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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.