Document a bare patch at the Lower Laguna Madre seagrass meadow edge, site 1, Arturo Galvan Coastal Park, 1801 2nd St, Port Isabel, TX 78578 (public city park, GLO living shoreline project site) (2026-07-29)

The Lower Laguna Madre holds the largest seagrass beds in Texas, and a bare patch at this meadow's edge near a public dock has no dated photo record to prioritize it for a hand planted seagrass restoration. Standard: NOAA coastal habitat assessment (eelgrass, kelp, and salt marsh extent and condition), applied here to the Lower Laguna Madre hypersaline lagoon system at Port Isabel and Isla Blanca Park, Cameron County, Texas, one of only a few hypersaline lagoon systems on Earth and home to the largest seagrass beds in Texas. SDG 14.2. Proof: document only stand off photo log plus bare patch size and location note plus GPS plus ranked follow on note Method (NOAA coastal habitat assessment (eelgrass, kelp, and salt marsh extent and condition), applied here to the Lower Laguna Madre hypersaline lagoon system at Port Isabel and Isla Blanca Park, Cameron County, Texas, one of only a few hypersaline lagoon systems on Earth and home to the largest seagrass beds in Texas. SDG 14.2.): 1. 1. From the public dock or park path at Arturo Galvan Coastal Park, photograph a visible bare patch at the edge of the Lower Laguna Madre seagrass meadow without entering the water. 2. 2. Note the approximate size of the bare patch and its position relative to a fixed shoreline landmark. 3. 3. Photograph the nearest dock post, park sign, or landmark for the crew's reference. 4. 4. Record a ranked follow on note naming the patch and its landmark for the seagrass restoration crew. Done when: document only stand off photo log plus bare patch size and location note plus GPS plus ranked follow on note

Where

Arturo Galvan Coastal Park, 1801 2nd St, Port Isabel, TX 78578 (public city park, GLO living shoreline project site)

Pay

$90 proposed

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Proof

document only stand off photo log plus bare patch size and location note plus GPS plus ranked follow on note

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Level

entry

Open until

2026-10-28

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.