Plant native sedges and rushes at a sand-sheet pothole wetland margin, Antonio Tony Lemus Park, site 2, Antonio Tony Lemus Park (Westside Park), Falfurrias, TX 78355 (2026-07-28)

The survey above found this sand-sheet pothole wetland's dry margin bare and thin, ground cover that native sedges and rushes would otherwise hold to filter runoff before it reaches the shallow Gulf Coast aquifer below. Standard: Watershed health shoreline and wetland-margin condition assessment practice (visual survey and hand planting), applied here to a sand-sheet pothole ephemeral wetland's accessible dry margin near Falfurrias, over the Gulf Coast aquifer recharge zone. SDG 6.6 and 15.1. Proof: before/after photos + species/count record + GPS Method (Watershed health shoreline and wetland-margin condition assessment practice (visual survey and hand planting), applied here to a sand-sheet pothole ephemeral wetland's accessible dry margin near Falfurrias, over the Gulf Coast aquifer recharge zone. SDG 6.6 and 15.1.): 1. 1. Confirm the planting margin with city parks staff and photograph the bare or thin pothole-wetland margin from the stable dry edge before planting. 2. 2. Work only from the stable, dry margin, never entering standing water or a saturated edge. 3. 3. Plant native wetland-margin sedges and rushes at the design spacing along the accessible dry edge. 4. 4. Water in and photograph the finished planting from the matching before vantage and record species and count. Done when: before/after photos + species/count record + GPS

Where

Antonio Tony Lemus Park (Westside Park), Falfurrias, TX 78355

Pay

$155 proposed

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Proof

before/after photos + species/count record + GPS

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-08-27

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 30–60 minutes. Method of record: EPA dry-weather / AMD field screening

Bring

• GPS phone
• pH meter or strips
• conductivity meter
• ammonia + iron test kit as specified
• surfactant screen if specified
• gloves
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Navigate to the outfall/reach; record GPS; photograph it, capturing any visible flow or staining.
2. 2. Note whether flow is present in dry weather (yes/no).
3. 3. Measure and record pH, conductivity, and each specified analyte per kit instructions.
4. 4. Log any color, odor, floc, or aquatic-life observation.
5. 5. Enter all readings with units, GPS, time, and photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Dry-weather flow present with elevated conductivity/ammonia/surfactants -> flag suspected illicit discharge for the responsible agency.
• pH < 6 with visible iron floc -> tag suspected acid mine drainage; recommend metals lab panel.

What counts as done

• pH + conductivity recorded with units
• Each specified analyte recorded with a value
• Dry-weather flow present? recorded yes/no
• GPS waypoint + timestamped photo

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.