Hand-pull invasive Chinese tallow and privet from a resident's own yard on the corridor, home 2, resident homes along the N Temple Drive / Park Street corridor, Diboll, TX 75941 (own-home) (2026-07-24)

Invasive Chinese tallow and Chinese privet have taken over part of this home's yard, crowding out native ground cover and leaving bare soil that erodes under East Texas's heavy seasonal rainfall. Standard: USDA-NRCS soil-health practice standard (Conservation Practice 512/550 vegetative establishment), here for rainfall-erosion control and native ground-layer restoration under East Texas pine and hardwood canopy. SDG 15.3 land degradation neutrality. Proof: homeowner/resident-permission record + before/after photos + species/area-treated record + GPS Method (USDA-NRCS soil-health practice standard (Conservation Practice 512/550 vegetative establishment), here for rainfall-erosion control and native ground-layer restoration under East Texas pine and hardwood canopy. SDG 15.3 land degradation neutrality.): 1. 1. Walk the resident's own yard in dry conditions and photograph the invasive Chinese tallow or Chinese privet stand as found. 2. 2. Hand-pull small stems and seedlings by the root; for larger stems, cut at the base and treat the cut per the resident's chosen approved invasive-control approach. 3. 3. Bag and haul off cut material, keeping clear of any septic drain field or buried utility. 4. 4. Photograph the cleared yard from the matching before vantage and record the species and area treated. Done when: homeowner/resident-permission record + before/after photos + species/area-treated record + GPS

Where

resident homes along the N Temple Drive / Park Street corridor, Diboll, TX 75941 (own-home)

Pay

$110 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

homeowner/resident-permission record + before/after photos + species/area-treated record + GPS

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 45–90 minutes. Method of record: USDA-NRCS soil-health in-situ assessment

Bring

• soil auger or trowel
• infiltration ring + measured water + timer
• penetrometer (if compaction in scope)
• clean bucket
• sample bags + labels
• gloves
• GPS phone
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Navigate to the plot; record GPS; sketch the sampling layout.
2. 2. Photograph each sampling station.
3. 3. Run the infiltration ring; record time to infiltrate 1 inch.
4. 4. Assess aggregate stability and note visible organic matter, roots, and biology.
5. 5. If compaction is in scope, record penetrometer resistance by depth.
6. 6. Collect 0-15 cm cores if a lab subsample is specified; bag, label, complete COC.
7. 7. Enter all measurements with units + depth, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Infiltration > 30 min/inch or high penetrometer resistance -> flag compaction; recommend cover crop / reduced traffic.
• Very low organic matter / no visible biology -> flag degraded; recommend amendment plan.

What counts as done

• Infiltration time recorded
• Aggregate stability + organic-matter observation recorded
• Each in-scope measurement recorded with units and depth
• GPS waypoint + station photos + site sketch

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.