Clear invasive brush and replant native riparian understory at Goliad State Park, segment 1, Goliad State Park and Historic Site, 108 Park Road 6, Goliad, TX 77963 (public Texas Parks and Wildlife state park on the San Antonio River)

The survey above found invasive brush choking the native riparian understory along this San Antonio River corridor, ground cover that once held this stretch of river toward the mid-coast delta. Standard: US EPA Rapid Bioassessment Protocols plus watershed-health condition assessment practice, applied here to the lower Guadalupe River at Riverside Park, Coleto Creek Reservoir, and the San Antonio River delta corridor at Goliad in the Texas Coastal Bend interior. SDG 6.6 and 15.1. Proof: before/after photos + brush-area-cleared record + species/count record + GPS Method (US EPA Rapid Bioassessment Protocols plus watershed-health condition assessment practice, applied here to the lower Guadalupe River at Riverside Park, Coleto Creek Reservoir, and the San Antonio River delta corridor at Goliad in the Texas Coastal Bend interior. SDG 6.6 and 15.1.): 1. 1. Confirm the treatment segment with Texas Parks and Wildlife staff and photograph the invasive-brush-encroached segment before starting. 2. 2. Hand-cut and bag invasive brush seedlings with loppers and a hand saw only, hand tools only, no power equipment, no cutting down mature trees. 3. 3. Plant native riparian understory seedlings at the design spacing along the accessible trail margin. 4. 4. Water in and mulch the planting, photograph the finished restoration from the matching before vantage, and record species and count. Done when: before/after photos + brush-area-cleared record + species/count record + GPS

Where

Goliad State Park and Historic Site, 108 Park Road 6, Goliad, TX 77963 (public Texas Parks and Wildlife state park on the San Antonio River)

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 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.