Hand plant black mangrove propagules at Magnolia Beach, site 6, Magnolia Beach public beach and fishing pier, Calhoun County, TX 77979 (2026-07-29)

This Magnolia Beach bay shoreline fringe has no woody shoreline cover left to buffer wave energy, ground hand planted black mangrove propagules would otherwise hold and grow into. 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 propagule 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 county parks staff and photograph the bare shoreline fringe before entering the water. 2. 2. Wade to the marked fringe segment at low tide, hand tools only, no power equipment. 3. 3. Hand plant black mangrove propagules at the design spacing into the sediment. 4. 4. Mark each planted propagule with a temporary flag for monitoring, and photograph the planted fringe from the matching before vantage, recording propagule count. Done when: before after photos plus propagule count record plus GPS

Where

Magnolia Beach public beach and fishing pier, Calhoun County, TX 77979

Pay

$220 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 propagule 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.