Restore blue crab nursery habitat at the San Antonio Bay boat ramp, site 6, the public boat ramp on San Antonio Bay near Austwell, TX 77950, Refugio County (public county boat ramp) (2026-07-30)

The survey above found a bare or eroding estuary marsh edge at this San Antonio Bay boat ramp, and in water hand planted cordgrass plus oyster shell cultch would otherwise close that gap in the bay's blue crab nursery habitat, the whooping crane's primary winter food source. 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: before after photos plus plant count and cultch bag count record plus GPS 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. Confirm the marsh edge segment and water conditions with local county or state park staff and photograph the bare or eroding edge before starting. 2. 2. Wade into the shallow marsh edge wearing a personal flotation device with a trained partner, never alone. 3. 3. Hand plant smooth cordgrass and hand place bagged oyster shell cultch at the design spacing to build nursery structure for blue crab. 4. 4. Photograph the restored edge from the matching before vantage and record plant count and cultch bags placed. Done when: before after photos plus plant count and cultch bag count record plus GPS

Where

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

Pay

$210 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 plant count and cultch bag count record plus GPS

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

advanced

Open until

2026-08-29

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.