Plant a native shrub windbreak hedgerow at a resident's own home, home 1, resident homes along the US Highway 281 corridor and near Antonio Tony Lemus Park (Westside Park), Falfurrias, TX 78355 (own-home) (2026-07-28)

This home's windward property edge is bare, letting blowing Sand Sheet sand and dust reach the house and yard on windy days, when a native shrub hedgerow would break the wind and hold the sand behind it. Standard: USDA NRCS Soil Health assessment and restoration practice (infiltration, aggregate stability, organic matter, native root structure), applied here to Brooks County's South Texas Sand Sheet under active sand-blowout wind erosion, live-oak-motte brush encroachment, and coastal-sand-plain grassland loss. SDG 15.3 land degradation neutrality. Proof: homeowner/resident-permission record + before/after photos + species/count record + GPS Method (USDA NRCS Soil Health assessment and restoration practice (infiltration, aggregate stability, organic matter, native root structure), applied here to Brooks County's South Texas Sand Sheet under active sand-blowout wind erosion, live-oak-motte brush encroachment, and coastal-sand-plain grassland loss. SDG 15.3 land degradation neutrality.): 1. 1. Confirm the property edge's location with the resident, away from any buried utility, and photograph the exposed, windward edge before planting. 2. 2. Dig planting holes by hand along the windward edge matched to each shrub's root ball. 3. 3. Plant a native shrub windbreak hedgerow (agarita, coyotillo, or lime pricklyash) at the design spacing, backfilling with native soil. 4. 4. Mulch and water in the planting, and photograph the finished hedgerow from the matching before vantage, recording species and count. Done when: homeowner/resident-permission record + before/after photos + species/count record + GPS

Where

resident homes along the US Highway 281 corridor and near Antonio Tony Lemus Park (Westside Park), Falfurrias, TX 78355 (own-home)

Pay

$145 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/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 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.