Plant native tidal-marsh vegetation at Live Oak Park's Whitney Lake, site 4, Cove Park and Live Oak Park at Whitney Lake, Ingleside, TX 78362 (2026-07-27)

The condition check above found a bare or eroding marsh edge at this protected tidal wetland, ground that native smooth cordgrass and saltmarsh bulrush would otherwise hold and filter for Corpus Christi Bay's water quality. Standard: NOAA coastal habitat assessment and restoration practice (salt marsh, seagrass, and shoreline extent and condition), applied here to Corpus Christi Bay and Nueces Bay's Coastal Bend estuary shoreline near Portland and Ingleside, TX. SDG 14.2 sustainable marine ecosystems. Proof: before/after photos + species/count record + GPS Method (NOAA coastal habitat assessment and restoration practice (salt marsh, seagrass, and shoreline extent and condition), applied here to Corpus Christi Bay and Nueces Bay's Coastal Bend estuary shoreline near Portland and Ingleside, TX. SDG 14.2 sustainable marine ecosystems.): 1. 1. Confirm the planting reach with city parks staff and photograph the bare or eroding marsh edge from the boardwalk or dock before planting. 2. 2. Work only from the boardwalk, dock, or stable marsh edge at low tide, never entering standing water or soft tidal mud. 3. 3. Plant native smooth cordgrass, saltmarsh bulrush, or black mangrove seedlings at the design spacing along the accessible marsh edge. 4. 4. Photograph the finished planting from the matching before vantage and record species and count. Done when: before/after photos + species/count record + GPS

Where

Cove Park and Live Oak Park at Whitney Lake, Ingleside, TX 78362

Pay

$170 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 + species/count record + GPS

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-08-26

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.