Restore a stock tank pond edge near Hebbronville, site 2, a resident's own rural property near Hebbronville, TX 78361, Jim Hogg County, with the owner's consent (a stock tank or earthen pond used for wildlife and livestock water) (2026-07-31)

The survey above found a bare or eroding stock tank or pond edge on this resident's own rural property near Hebbronville, and hand planted native wetland edge vegetation would otherwise leave the bank eroding and the wildlife water habitat thinner each season. Standard: US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method plus USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 643 restoration of rare or declining habitats (wildlife water wetland edge planting), applied here to a ranch stock tank or earthen pond on a resident's own rural property near Hebbronville, TX, Jim Hogg County, with the owner's consent. SDG 15.1 and 6.6. Proof: owner consent record plus before after photos plus species and plant count record plus GPS Method (US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method plus USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 643 restoration of rare or declining habitats (wildlife water wetland edge planting), applied here to a ranch stock tank or earthen pond on a resident's own rural property near Hebbronville, TX, Jim Hogg County, with the owner's consent. SDG 15.1 and 6.6.): 1. 1. Confirm the pond edge segment with the property owner and photograph the bare or eroding bank before starting. 2. 2. Hand plant native wetland edge species (sedges, rushes, or bulrush) along the damp bank margin, staying out of open water, hand tools only. 3. 3. Hand mulch around the new plantings to hold soil moisture and reduce bank erosion. 4. 4. Photograph the planted edge from the matching before vantage and record species and plant count. Done when: Written or recorded permission from the property owner; Before photo of the bare or eroding bank; Confirmation only hand tools were used, work stayed out of open water; Species and plant count recorded; After photo of the planted edge from the matching vantage

Where

a resident's own rural property near Hebbronville, TX 78361, Jim Hogg County, with the owner's consent (a stock tank or earthen pond used for wildlife and livestock water)

Pay

$165 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

owner consent record plus 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

2026-08-30

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.