Clear and maintain a bayou litter boom: Finnigan Park, TX (2026-07-24)

Litter booms on the bayous capture floating trash before it reaches Galveston Bay, but a full boom stops working. Regular clearing from the bank keeps the capture running. Site: Finnigan Park, Fifth Ward, Houston, TX. Standard: Waterway litter-capture maintenance per municipal adopt-a-waterway programs (Buffalo Bayou Partnership model); work from bank or dock only, no wading; SDG 14.1 and 6.3 Proof: before/after photos of the boom + bag count + GPS from the bank vantage Method (Litter boom clearing per adopt-a-waterway practice: photo as found, clear captured litter from the bank with a reach tool, bag and count, photo after. Never enter the water., ~45-120 min): 1. Photo the boom as found from the bank. 2. Clear captured litter with the reach tool, from the bank only. 3. Bag, count, and set out for pickup per the posted schedule. 4. After photo from the same vantage. Equipment: reach tool / grabber, heavy trash bags + gloves, camera + GPS phone Done when: Boom visibly clear in the after photo; Bag count recorded and staged per the posted pickup schedule; Work performed entirely from bank or dock (vantage visible in photos)

Where

Finnigan Park, Fifth Ward, Houston, TX

Pay

$80 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 photos of the boom + bag count + GPS from the bank vantage

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 45–120 minutes. Method of record: Litter boom clearing per adopt-a-waterway practice: photo as found, clear captured litter from the bank with a reach tool, bag and count, photo after. Never enter the water.

Bring

• reach tool / grabber
• heavy trash bags + gloves
• camera + GPS phone

Steps

1. 1. Photo the boom as found from the bank.
2. 2. Clear captured litter with the reach tool, from the bank only.
3. 3. Bag, count, and set out for pickup per the posted schedule.
4. 4. After photo from the same vantage.

If it does not match the plan

• Litter out of reach-tool range: leave it, note it, never enter the water
• Boom hardware damaged: photograph and report, do not repair in-water
• High or fast water: STOP, reschedule

What counts as done

• Boom visibly clear in the after photo
• Bag count recorded and staged per the posted pickup schedule
• Work performed entirely from bank or dock (vantage visible in photos)

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.