Clear brush and replant native bunchgrass understory at Fort Mason City Park's oak savanna, site 1, Fort Mason City Park, 1015 San Antonio Street, Mason, TX 76856

The survey above found cedar and brush encroachment choking the native bunchgrass understory in this live-oak-and-Spanish-oak savanna opening, ground that little bluestem and sideoats grama would otherwise hold against this granite-country soil's own erosive tendency. Standard: USDA NRCS Soil Health assessment and restoration practice (infiltration, aggregate stability, organic matter, native root structure), applied here to Mason County's Llano Uplift granite-dome country under rock-outcrop plant community loss, decomposed-granite trail erosion, and cedar/brush encroachment on savanna understory. SDG 15.3 land degradation neutrality. Proof: before/after photos + brush-area-cleared record + species/count record + GPS Method (USDA NRCS Soil Health assessment and restoration practice (infiltration, aggregate stability, organic matter, native root structure), applied here to Mason County's Llano Uplift granite-dome country under rock-outcrop plant community loss, decomposed-granite trail erosion, and cedar/brush encroachment on savanna understory. SDG 15.3 land degradation neutrality.): 1. 1. Confirm the treatment opening with city parks staff and photograph the brush-encroached savanna before starting. 2. 2. Hand-cut and bag encroaching cedar and brush seedlings with loppers and a hand saw only, hand tools only, no power equipment. 3. 3. Plant native little bluestem and sideoats grama plugs at the design spacing beneath the live-oak-and-Spanish-oak canopy. 4. 4. Water in and mulch the planting; photograph the finished restoration from the matching before vantage and record species/count. Done when: before/after photos + brush-area-cleared record + species/count record + GPS

Where

Fort Mason City Park, 1015 San Antonio Street, Mason, TX 76856

Pay

$175 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 + brush-area-cleared record + species/count record + GPS

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-11

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.