Thin encroaching brush on a savanna segment near Hebbronville, site 4, a resident's own rural property near Hebbronville, TX 78361, Jim Hogg County, with the owner's consent, or the adjacent public county road right of way (Tamaulipan savanna brush country grassland recovery area) (2026-07-31)

The survey above found a densely brush encroached Tamaulipan savanna segment near Hebbronville, and licensed crew structural thinning would otherwise leave native grassland cover suppressed under woody brush for this grassland recovery site. Standard: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department rangeland brush management guidance plus USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 314 brush management (structural thinning for Tamaulipan savanna grassland recovery), applied here to brush country near Hebbronville, TX, Jim Hogg County. SDG 15.1 and 15.5. Proof: owner consent record plus before after photos plus area thinned and brush type record plus GPS Method (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department rangeland brush management guidance plus USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 314 brush management (structural thinning for Tamaulipan savanna grassland recovery), applied here to brush country near Hebbronville, TX, Jim Hogg County. SDG 15.1 and 15.5.): 1. 1. Confirm the segment and thinning plan with the property owner and photograph the brush encroached segment before starting. 2. 2. Using appropriate brush cutting power equipment operated only by a trained, credentialed crew, selectively thin woody brush to the plan density, leaving mature native trees and mottes intact. 3. 3. Hand rake and remove cut brush debris from the thinned area to a designated pile. 4. 4. Photograph the thinned segment from the matching before vantage and record the area thinned and brush type removed. Done when: Written or recorded permission from the property owner; Before photo of the brush encroached segment; PPE confirmation (eye and hearing protection, chaps, gloves) for the crew operating power brush cutting equipment; Area thinned and brush type removed recorded; After photo of the thinned segment from the matching vantage, mature native trees and mottes left intact

Where

a resident's own rural property near Hebbronville, TX 78361, Jim Hogg County, with the owner's consent, or the adjacent public county road right of way (Tamaulipan savanna brush country grassland recovery area)

Pay

$220 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 area thinned and brush type record plus GPS

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

Level

advanced

Open until

2026-08-30

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 45–120 minutes. Method of record: Point-count / transect species survey (Breeding Bird Survey + Xerces pollinator-count protocols)

Bring

• binoculars
• field ID guide or app
• GPS phone
• data sheet / recorder
• timer
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Navigate to the first survey point; record GPS; note start time, weather, and wind (surveys pause in rain/high wind).
2. 2. Wait a settling minute, then run a fixed-duration count (e.g., 5 min) within a fixed radius; record every species seen/heard and the count of each.
3. 3. Photograph the habitat and any species you can; note any threatened/target or invasive species.
4. 4. Move to the next point along the transect (keep points >=200 m apart) and repeat the count.
5. 5. Record total effort (points, duration) and observer.
6. 6. Enter the per-point species lists + counts, GPS, weather, effort, and photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Threatened/at-risk or target species observed -> flag for the land steward (with location) for protection planning.
• Invasive species dominant / native diversity very low -> flag for a management plan.
• Rain or high wind -> pause/reschedule; counts under poor conditions are not valid.

What counts as done

• Per-point species list with counts recorded
• GPS waypoint + fixed count duration/radius recorded per point
• Weather, wind, start time, and total effort recorded
• Habitat photos + any species photos

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.