Reseed a bare sandy-woodland understory segment near Decatur, site 1, a public county road right of way near Decatur, TX 76234, Wise County (sandy-woodland understory segment on the Woodbine formation), or a resident's own rural property with the owner's consent (2026-07-31)

The survey above found a bare sandy-woodland understory segment near Decatur, and a hand seeded native groundcover would otherwise leave this Woodbine-sand soil open to wind and rain erosion for another season. Standard: USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 550 range planting plus standard 342 critical area planting (native sandy-woodland groundcover reseeding), applied here to an understory segment near Decatur, TX, Wise County. SDG 15.3. Proof: owner or right of way consent record plus before after photos plus seed mix and area seeded record plus GPS Method (USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 550 range planting plus standard 342 critical area planting (native sandy-woodland groundcover reseeding), applied here to an understory segment near Decatur, TX, Wise County. SDG 15.3.): 1. 1. Confirm the segment with the property owner, or the county road department if on the right of way, and photograph the bare or eroding segment before starting. 2. 2. Hand rake the surface only to loosen the top layer of sandy soil, no power equipment, no digging below the surface. 3. 3. Hand broadcast a native sandy-woodland groundcover seed mix suited to this understory zone at the labeled application rate and hand rake it in. 4. 4. Photograph the seeded segment from the matching before vantage and record the seed mix and area seeded. Done when: Written or recorded permission from the property owner, or confirmation the work stayed on the public road right of way; Before photo of the bare segment; Confirmation only hand tools were used, surface only, no digging below the surface; Native seed mix product or label photo and area seeded recorded; After photo of the seeded segment from the matching vantage

Where

a public county road right of way near Decatur, TX 76234, Wise County (sandy-woodland understory segment on the Woodbine formation), or a resident's own rural property with the owner's consent

Pay

$160 proposed

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Proof

owner or right of way consent record plus before after photos plus seed mix and area seeded 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: USDA-NRCS soil-health in-situ assessment

Bring

• soil auger or trowel
• infiltration ring + measured water + timer
• penetrometer (if compaction in scope)
• clean bucket
• sample bags + labels
• gloves
• GPS phone
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Navigate to the plot; record GPS; sketch the sampling layout.
2. 2. Photograph each sampling station.
3. 3. Run the infiltration ring; record time to infiltrate 1 inch.
4. 4. Assess aggregate stability and note visible organic matter, roots, and biology.
5. 5. If compaction is in scope, record penetrometer resistance by depth.
6. 6. Collect 0-15 cm cores if a lab subsample is specified; bag, label, complete COC.
7. 7. Enter all measurements with units + depth, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Infiltration > 30 min/inch or high penetrometer resistance -> flag compaction; recommend cover crop / reduced traffic.
• Very low organic matter / no visible biology -> flag degraded; recommend amendment plan.

What counts as done

• Infiltration time recorded
• Aggregate stability + organic-matter observation recorded
• Each in-scope measurement recorded with units and depth
• GPS waypoint + station photos + site sketch

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.