Restore a reservoir shoreline segment at Indian Mounds Recreation Area, site 6, Indian Mounds Recreation Area, Toledo Bend Reservoir shoreline, Sabine National Forest, off FM 3382 and Forest Service Road 130 near Hemphill, TX 75948, Sabine County (public US Forest Service and Sabine River Authority of Texas campground and day use shoreline) (2026-07-30)

The survey above found a bare or invasive choked segment of this Toledo Bend Reservoir shoreline at Indian Mounds Recreation Area, and hand cleared, hand planted native shoreline cover would otherwise close that gap and hold the bank against wave and wind erosion. Standard: US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method, applied here to the Toledo Bend Reservoir shoreline at Indian Mounds Recreation Area, Sabine County, far East Texas. SDG 6.6 and 15.1. Proof: before after photos plus species and plant count record plus GPS Method (US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method, applied here to the Toledo Bend Reservoir shoreline at Indian Mounds Recreation Area, Sabine County, far East Texas. SDG 6.6 and 15.1.): 1. 1. Confirm the shoreline segment with Sabine River Authority or Forest Service staff and photograph the bare or invasive choked stretch before starting. 2. 2. Hand clear invasive plants from the segment with hand tools only, no power equipment, staying on the dry bank above the waterline. 3. 3. Hand plant native shoreline grasses and shrubs at the design spacing along the cleared segment. 4. 4. Photograph the planted segment 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

Indian Mounds Recreation Area, Toledo Bend Reservoir shoreline, Sabine National Forest, off FM 3382 and Forest Service Road 130 near Hemphill, TX 75948, Sabine County (public US Forest Service and Sabine River Authority of Texas campground and day use shoreline)

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 species and plant 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.