Plant a windbreak row along a gypsum soil field edge north of Dell City, site 5, public farm to market road right of way bordering irrigated gypsum soil cropland north of Dell City, TX 79837, Hudspeth County (2026-07-30)

The survey above found active wind erosion at this gypsum soil field edge north of Dell City, and a hand planted native windbreak row along the public road right of way would otherwise slow the wind before it strips this irrigated cropland's topsoil. Standard: USDA NRCS Soil Health wind erosion control practice (windbreak establishment), applied here to gypsum soil cropland field edges in the Dell City irrigation farming district, Hudspeth County, far West Texas. SDG 15.3. Proof: before after photos plus species and plant count record plus GPS Method (USDA NRCS Soil Health wind erosion control practice (windbreak establishment), applied here to gypsum soil cropland field edges in the Dell City irrigation farming district, Hudspeth County, far West Texas. SDG 15.3.): 1. 1. Confirm the field edge segment with Hudspeth County road staff and photograph the bare, wind eroding gypsum soil edge before starting. 2. 2. Hand dig planting holes for a windbreak row along the public road right of way with hand tools only, no power equipment. 3. 3. Hand plant native four wing saltbush, mesquite, and native grass plugs at the design spacing along the road right of way, staying off the farmed field. 4. 4. Photograph the planted windbreak row from the matching before vantage and record species and plant count. Done when: before after photos plus species and plant count record plus GPS

Where

public farm to market road right of way bordering irrigated gypsum soil cropland north of Dell City, TX 79837, Hudspeth County

Pay

$165 proposed

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Proof

before after photos plus species and plant count record plus GPS

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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: USDA-NRCS soil-health in-situ assessment

Bring

• soil auger or trowel
• infiltration ring + measured water + timer
• penetrometer (if compaction in scope)
• clean bucket
• sample bags + labels
• gloves
• GPS phone
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Navigate to the plot; record GPS; sketch the sampling layout.
2. 2. Photograph each sampling station.
3. 3. Run the infiltration ring; record time to infiltrate 1 inch.
4. 4. Assess aggregate stability and note visible organic matter, roots, and biology.
5. 5. If compaction is in scope, record penetrometer resistance by depth.
6. 6. Collect 0-15 cm cores if a lab subsample is specified; bag, label, complete COC.
7. 7. Enter all measurements with units + depth, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Infiltration > 30 min/inch or high penetrometer resistance -> flag compaction; recommend cover crop / reduced traffic.
• Very low organic matter / no visible biology -> flag degraded; recommend amendment plan.

What counts as done

• Infiltration time recorded
• Aggregate stability + organic-matter observation recorded
• Each in-scope measurement recorded with units and depth
• GPS waypoint + station photos + site sketch

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.