Restore an Amistad Reservoir shoreline terrace at Amistad National Recreation Area, terrace 3, Amistad National Recreation Area, Diablo East area, near 10477 Highway 90 West, Del Rio, TX 78840 (public National Park Service recreation area) (2026-07-29)

The survey above found a bare or invasive choked terrace above the waterline at this Amistad Reservoir shoreline, and hand cleared, hand planted native cover would otherwise hold this drawdown zone soil against wind and wave action. Standard: US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method, applied here to the Amistad Reservoir drawdown zone shoreline at Amistad National Recreation Area, Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas. SDG 6.6 and 15.1. Proof: before after photos plus area cleared record plus species and count record plus GPS Method (US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method, applied here to the Amistad Reservoir drawdown zone shoreline at Amistad National Recreation Area, Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas. SDG 6.6 and 15.1.): 1. 1. Confirm the shoreline segment with National Park Service staff and photograph the bare or invasive choked dry terrace above the current waterline before starting. 2. 2. Hand clear invasive plants from the dry shoreline terrace with hand tools only, no power equipment. 3. 3. Hand plant native shoreline grasses and shrubs at the design spacing along the cleared terrace. 4. 4. Photograph the planted terrace from the matching before vantage and record species and count. Done when: before after photos plus area cleared record plus species and count record plus GPS

Where

Amistad National Recreation Area, Diablo East area, near 10477 Highway 90 West, Del Rio, TX 78840 (public National Park Service recreation area)

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 plus area cleared record plus species and count record plus GPS

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

Level

intermediate

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: EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment (rapid method)

Bring

• GPS phone
• quadrat frame
• invasive-species ID reference
• boots
• insect protection
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Navigate to the wetland edge; record GPS; stay on stable ground.
2. 2. Photograph 3 quadrat stations.
3. 3. At each station, estimate percent cover native vs invasive; identify the dominant invasive.
4. 4. Note hydrology / water level and any disturbance.
5. 5. Enter cover percentages, invasive ID, hydrology, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Standing water + wildlife (snakes/alligators) -> maintain distance; never sample alone.
• High invasive cover -> flag for a management/removal plan.

What counts as done

• Percent cover native vs invasive recorded at 3 stations
• Dominant invasive species identified
• Hydrology / water-level note recorded
• GPS waypoints + quadrat photos

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.