Stabilize a fire scarred eroding slope at Buescher State Park, site 3, Buescher State Park, 100 Park Road 1E, Smithville, TX 78957 (public Texas state park) (2026-07-29)

The survey above found active rilling and gullying on this Hidden Pines fire scar slope at Buescher State Park, and hand placed erosion control matting and native grass plugs would otherwise arrest that soil loss before the next heavy rain. Standard: USFS BAER burn severity plus post fire erosion hazard assessment and reforestation practice, applied here to the Lost Pines loblolly pine forest recovery at Buescher State Park, Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, following the Hidden Pines Fire of 2015. SDG 15.3 land degradation neutrality. Proof: before after photos plus length treated and material record plus GPS Method (USFS BAER burn severity plus post fire erosion hazard assessment and reforestation practice, applied here to the Lost Pines loblolly pine forest recovery at Buescher State Park, Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, following the Hidden Pines Fire of 2015. SDG 15.3 land degradation neutrality.): 1. 1. Confirm the slope segment and access route with Texas Parks and Wildlife staff and photograph the bare, eroding fire scarred slope before starting. 2. 2. Rope up and anchor for the steep grade, then hand place straw wattles or erosion control matting across the slope contour, hand tools only, no power equipment. 3. 3. Hand plant native grass plugs between the wattles or matting to establish root structure. 4. 4. Photograph the treated slope from the matching before vantage and record the length treated and material used. Done when: before after photos plus length treated and material record plus GPS

Where

Buescher State Park, 100 Park Road 1E, Smithville, TX 78957 (public Texas state park)

Pay

$220 proposed

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Proof

before after photos plus length treated and material record plus GPS

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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: USFS BAER soil burn severity + water-repellency assessment

Bring

• water bottle for drop test
• trowel
• clinometer or phone level
• GPS phone
• N95 + boots
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Confirm the burn area is open/safe to enter; navigate to a transect; record GPS.
2. 2. Photograph the transect capturing ground cover and ash.
3. 3. Classify soil burn severity (low/moderate/high) at 3 points.
4. 4. Run the water-drop penetration test; record repellency (time for a drop to absorb).
5. 5. Estimate remaining ground-cover percent and slope.
6. 6. Enter severity class, repellency, ground cover, slope, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• High severity + strong repellency on steep slope -> tag high debris-flow/erosion risk; recommend priority treatment.
• Ground cover < 30% -> flag elevated erosion risk.

What counts as done

• Soil burn severity class recorded at >=3 points
• Water-drop penetration (repellency) result recorded
• Ground-cover percent + slope recorded
• GPS waypoints + transect photos

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.