Manage a moist soil waterfowl pond margin at Bear Creek Pioneers Park, site 4, Bear Creek Pioneers Park, 3535 War Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77084 (public Harris County Precinct 4 park inside Addicks Reservoir) (2026-07-30)

The survey above found woody encroachment crowding out open moist soil habitat at this Bear Creek Pioneers Park pond margin, and hand mowing plus a hand set water level riser would otherwise restore forage habitat that wintering waterfowl on the Katy Prairie depend on. Standard: US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method, applied here to Katy Prairie reservoir-parkland wetlands in Harris County, TX. SDG 6.6 and 15.1. Proof: before after photos plus riser board setting record plus GPS Method (US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method, applied here to Katy Prairie reservoir-parkland wetlands in Harris County, TX. SDG 6.6 and 15.1.): 1. 1. Coordinate the treatment margin and timing with Harris County Precinct 4 parks staff and photograph the encroached margin before starting. 2. 2. Hand mow or hand clear woody encroachment from the pond margin with hand tools only, no power equipment. 3. 3. Hand set a simple flashboard water level riser at the pond's outlet to hold a shallow moist soil water level through the waterfowl season. 4. 4. Photograph the managed margin from the matching before vantage and record the riser board setting. Done when: before after photos plus riser board setting record plus GPS

Where

Bear Creek Pioneers Park, 3535 War Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77084 (public Harris County Precinct 4 park inside Addicks Reservoir)

Pay

$170 proposed

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Proof

before after photos plus riser board setting record plus GPS

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-08-29

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.