Document an estuary marsh edge at the San Antonio Bay boat ramp, site 1, the public boat ramp on San Antonio Bay near Austwell, TX 77950, Refugio County (public county boat ramp) (2026-07-30)

This estuary marsh edge at the public boat ramp on San Antonio Bay shows bare eroding soil or sparse cordgrass cover with no photo record to prioritize it for hand restoration of the blue crab nursery habitat the wintering whooping crane flock depends on for food. Standard: US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method plus NOAA estuarine nursery habitat restoration practice (smooth cordgrass and oyster shell cultch), applied here to blue crab estuary nursery habitat at the public boat ramp on San Antonio Bay near Austwell, TX, Refugio County, the estuary that produces the whooping crane's primary winter food source. SDG 14.2 and 15.1. Proof: document only stand off photo log plus edge condition note plus GPS plus ranked follow on note Method (US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method plus NOAA estuarine nursery habitat restoration practice (smooth cordgrass and oyster shell cultch), applied here to blue crab estuary nursery habitat at the public boat ramp on San Antonio Bay near Austwell, TX, Refugio County, the estuary that produces the whooping crane's primary winter food source. SDG 14.2 and 15.1.): 1. 1. From the public boat ramp apron, photograph a bare or eroding estuary marsh edge without leaving the established apron. 2. 2. Note whether the edge shows bare eroding soil, sparse cordgrass cover, or intact native marsh edge cover. 3. 3. Photograph the boat ramp entrance sign for reference. 4. 4. Record a ranked follow on note naming the segment for the restoration crew. Done when: document only stand off photo log plus edge condition note plus GPS plus ranked follow on note

Where

the public boat ramp on San Antonio Bay near Austwell, TX 77950, Refugio County (public county boat ramp)

Pay

$90 proposed

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Proof

document only stand off photo log plus edge condition note plus GPS plus ranked follow on note

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Level

entry

Open until

2026-10-29

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 60–120 minutes. Method of record: NOAA coastal habitat (eelgrass / salt marsh) extent + condition

Bring

• tide table
• GPS phone
• quadrat frame
• measuring tape
• boots/waders
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Check the tide table; plan to work the low tide; tell someone your plan and return time.
2. 2. Navigate to the habitat edge; record GPS waypoints along the patch/edge.
3. 3. Photograph the meadow/marsh at low tide.
4. 4. Record shoot/stem density per quadrat and estimate patch extent (or edge scarp height for marsh).
5. 5. Note condition (epiphytes, dieback, wrack) and adjacent land use/armoring.
6. 6. Enter density, extent, condition, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Soft mud / rising tide -> stop and retreat; safety over data.
• Edge retreat or heavy dieback observed -> flag for living-shoreline / protection planning.

What counts as done

• Density (shoots/stems per quadrat) recorded
• Patch extent or edge position recorded via GPS
• Condition + adjacent-use note recorded
• Low-tide photos + GPS waypoints

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.