Plant native cordgrass and gamagrass in a wet prairie swale at Bear Creek Pioneers Park, site 5, Bear Creek Pioneers Park, 3535 War Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77084 (public Harris County Precinct 4 park inside Addicks Reservoir) (2026-07-30)

This wet prairie swale at Bear Creek Pioneers Park sits bare or sparsely vegetated after repeated Gulf Coast flooding cycles, and hand planted native gulf cordgrass and eastern gamagrass would otherwise hold this Katy Prairie wet flat's soil and habitat value. 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 species and plug count 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. Confirm the wet prairie swale segment with Harris County Precinct 4 parks staff and photograph the bare or sparsely vegetated swale before starting. 2. 2. Hand dig planting holes at the design spacing along the swale, hand tools only, no power equipment. 3. 3. Hand plant native gulf cordgrass and eastern gamagrass plugs into the holes and firm the soil around each plug by hand. 4. 4. Photograph the planted swale from the matching before vantage and record species and plug count. Done when: before after photos plus species and plug count 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

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 species and plug count 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.