Restore a Houston Ship Channel tidal bank at Galena Park, site 5, public Clinton Drive right of way along the Houston Ship Channel bank, Galena Park, TX 77547 (2026-07-29)

The survey above found a bare, eroding, or litter strewn tidal bank along the Houston Ship Channel at Galena Park, and hand cleared, hand planted native cover would otherwise hold this bank against tidal and wake action. Standard: US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method, applied here to the Houston Ship Channel tidal bank at Galena Park, Harris County, Texas. SDG 6.6 and 15.1. Proof: before after photos plus litter volume record plus species and count record plus GPS Method (US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method, applied here to the Houston Ship Channel tidal bank at Galena Park, Harris County, Texas. SDG 6.6 and 15.1.): 1. 1. Confirm the bank segment location is public right of way and photograph the bare, eroding, or litter strewn dry bank before starting. 2. 2. Hand remove litter and hand clear invasive plants from the dry bank margin with hand tools only, no power equipment, staying above the tidal waterline. 3. 3. Hand plant native shoreline grasses and shrubs at the design spacing along the cleared margin. 4. 4. Photograph the restored margin from the matching before vantage and record species and count. Done when: before after photos plus litter volume record plus species and count record plus GPS

Where

public Clinton Drive right of way along the Houston Ship Channel bank, Galena Park, TX 77547

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 litter volume 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.