Terrace and stabilize a bare redbed and gypsum canyon slope at Caprock Canyons, segment 5, Caprock Canyons State Park, established park road pullout below a redbed and gypsum canyon slope, Quitaque, Briscoe County, TX 79255 (2026-07-29)

This redbed and gypsum canyon slope inside Caprock Canyons State Park keeps sloughing loose material onto the park road below, ground that hand-set brush wattle terraces and native planting would otherwise hold in place. Standard: USDA NRCS Soil Health assessment practice (gully condition, slope stability, wind and water erosion) plus SDG 15.3 land degradation neutrality, applied here to the escarpment gully heads and redbed and gypsum canyon slopes of Caprock Canyons State Park near Quitaque, Briscoe County, Texas, the landform where the Llano Estacado High Plains drops into the Panhandle's canyon breaks. Proof: before/after photos plus terrace-count record plus species/count record plus GPS Method (USDA NRCS Soil Health assessment practice (gully condition, slope stability, wind and water erosion) plus SDG 15.3 land degradation neutrality, applied here to the escarpment gully heads and redbed and gypsum canyon slopes of Caprock Canyons State Park near Quitaque, Briscoe County, Texas, the landform where the Llano Estacado High Plains drops into the Panhandle's canyon breaks.): 1. 1. Confirm the segment with Texas Parks and Wildlife park staff and photograph the bare, sloughing redbed and gypsum slope before starting. 2. 2. Hand-set a series of low brush wattle terraces across the slope face to break the fall of loose material, hand tools only, no power equipment. 3. 3. Hand-plant gypsum and redbed-adapted native shrubs and grasses behind each wattle terrace at the design spacing. 4. 4. Water in where accessible and photograph the stabilized slope from the matching before vantage, recording the terrace count and species planted. Done when: before/after photos plus terrace-count record plus species/count record plus GPS

Where

Caprock Canyons State Park, established park road pullout below a redbed and gypsum canyon slope, Quitaque, Briscoe County, TX 79255

Pay

$220 proposed

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Proof

before/after photos plus terrace-count record plus species/count record plus GPS

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

Level

advanced

Open until

2026-08-28

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.