Hand plant a scarred seagrass patch at Bayfront Peninsula Park, site 5, Bayfront Peninsula Park, 424 E Railroad St, Port Lavaca, TX 77979 (2026-07-29)

This Lavaca Bay seagrass flat off the park's fishing pier keeps losing ground to boat scarring, nursery habitat hand planted seagrass shoots would otherwise hold and regrow. Standard: NOAA coastal habitat assessment and restoration practice (seagrass, salt marsh, and mangrove-fringe extent and condition), applied here to Lavaca Bay and Matagorda Bay's Coastal Bend estuary shoreline near Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas, plus the Powderhorn Wildlife Management Area bay margin and Magnolia Beach shoreline. SDG 14.2 sustainable marine ecosystems. Proof: before after photos plus shoot count record plus GPS Method (NOAA coastal habitat assessment and restoration practice (seagrass, salt marsh, and mangrove-fringe extent and condition), applied here to Lavaca Bay and Matagorda Bay's Coastal Bend estuary shoreline near Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas, plus the Powderhorn Wildlife Management Area bay margin and Magnolia Beach shoreline. SDG 14.2 sustainable marine ecosystems.): 1. 1. Confirm the segment with city parks staff and photograph the scarred or bare seagrass patch before entering the water. 2. 2. Wade to the marked segment at low tide, hand tools only, no dredging or power equipment. 3. 3. Hand plant seagrass shoots at the design spacing into the bay sediment. 4. 4. Mark the planted patch with temporary stakes to keep boat traffic clear, and photograph the planted patch from the matching before vantage, recording shoot count. Done when: before after photos plus shoot count record plus GPS

Where

Bayfront Peninsula Park, 424 E Railroad St, Port Lavaca, TX 77979

Pay

$230 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 plus shoot 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 60–120 minutes. Method of record: NOAA coastal habitat (eelgrass / salt marsh) extent + condition

Bring

• tide table
• GPS phone
• quadrat frame
• measuring tape
• boots/waders
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Check the tide table; plan to work the low tide; tell someone your plan and return time.
2. 2. Navigate to the habitat edge; record GPS waypoints along the patch/edge.
3. 3. Photograph the meadow/marsh at low tide.
4. 4. Record shoot/stem density per quadrat and estimate patch extent (or edge scarp height for marsh).
5. 5. Note condition (epiphytes, dieback, wrack) and adjacent land use/armoring.
6. 6. Enter density, extent, condition, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Soft mud / rising tide -> stop and retreat; safety over data.
• Edge retreat or heavy dieback observed -> flag for living-shoreline / protection planning.

What counts as done

• Density (shoots/stems per quadrat) recorded
• Patch extent or edge position recorded via GPS
• Condition + adjacent-use note recorded
• Low-tide photos + GPS waypoints

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.