Thin encroaching brush on a rangeland segment near Coleman, site 4, a resident's own rural property near Coleman, TX 76834, Coleman County, with the owner's consent, or the adjacent public county road right of way (mesquite and redberry juniper encroached rangeland segment) (2026-07-31)

The survey above found a densely brush encroached Coleman County rangeland segment, and licensed crew structural thinning would otherwise leave native rangeland grass cover suppressed under mesquite and redberry juniper 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 of mesquite and redberry juniper for rangeland grass recovery), applied here to Coleman County rangeland near the Callahan Divide. SDG 15.1 and 15.3. 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 of mesquite and redberry juniper for rangeland grass recovery), applied here to Coleman County rangeland near the Callahan Divide. SDG 15.1 and 15.3.): 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 mesquite and redberry juniper to the plan density, leaving mature native trees 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 left intact

Where

a resident's own rural property near Coleman, TX 76834, Coleman County, with the owner's consent, or the adjacent public county road right of way (mesquite and redberry juniper encroached rangeland segment)

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 60–120 minutes. Method of record: USDA NRCS Conservation Practice Standard 528 (Prescribed Grazing) — field transect assessment + rotational-grazing infrastructure planning

Bring

• GPS-capable phone
• camera
• measuring tape or pace-count reference
• step-point/line-transect data sheet
• field notebook

Steps

1. 1. Walk representative transects across the pasture's distinct zones with the landowner/rancher, photographing ground cover, bare patches and forage species mix at each point.
2. 2. Estimate percent ground cover and forage utilization at 10+ points using a step-point or line-transect method, recording GPS per point.
3. 3. Note any erosion, invasive species presence, or water-point degradation observed along the transects.
4. 4. Compile the baseline sheet naming the follow-on practice per zone (cross-fencing for rotation, reseeding, water development) against the NRCS CPS 528 target.

If it does not match the plan

• Ground cover below 50% in a zone with active livestock access -> flag for rest/rotation via cross-fencing before further stocking.
• Erosion or bare-soil connectivity observed along a slope -> flag the zone as a reseeding/soil-health priority.
• Invasive species covering more than 20% of a transect -> name it in the baseline sheet for a follow-on control plan.

What counts as done

• 10+ transect points photographed with GPS
• Ground-cover/forage-utilization estimate recorded per point
• Baseline sheet compiled naming a follow-on practice for every zone scoring below target

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.