Plant native pine hardwood seedlings near Shelbyville, site 2, public county road right of way in the pine hardwood uplands near Shelbyville, TX 75973, Shelby County (2026-07-30)

The survey above found a bare or thinned pine hardwood upland segment along the public road right of way near Shelbyville, and hand planted native seedlings would otherwise close that gap in Shelby County's shortleaf and loblolly pine hardwood cover. Standard: USDA NRCS Soil Health forest establishment practice (native pine hardwood planting), applied here to shortleaf and loblolly pine hardwood upland along a public road right of way near Shelbyville, Shelby County, far East Texas. SDG 15.1 and 15.3. Proof: before after photos plus species and seedling count record plus GPS Method (USDA NRCS Soil Health forest establishment practice (native pine hardwood planting), applied here to shortleaf and loblolly pine hardwood upland along a public road right of way near Shelbyville, Shelby County, far East Texas. SDG 15.1 and 15.3.): 1. 1. Confirm the upland segment with Shelby County road staff and photograph the bare or thinned segment before starting. 2. 2. Hand dig planting holes along the public road right of way with hand tools only, no power equipment. 3. 3. Hand plant native shortleaf pine, loblolly pine, and upland hardwood seedlings at the design spacing, staying off any farmed or fenced private ground. 4. 4. Photograph the planted segment from the matching before vantage and record species and seedling count. Done when: before after photos plus species and seedling count record plus GPS

Where

public county road right of way in the pine hardwood uplands near Shelbyville, TX 75973, Shelby County

Pay

$165 proposed

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Proof

before after photos plus species and seedling 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.