Document an actively blowing bare soil segment near Dalhart, site 2, a public county road right of way near Dalhart or Stratford, TX 79022, Dallam and Sherman counties (an actively blowing bare soil segment), or a resident's own rural property with the owner's consent (2026-08-04)

This bare soil segment near Dalhart or Stratford is actively shedding wind-blown dust, the same Dust Bowl legacy problem that has marked the far northwest High Plains for generations, with no photo record to prioritize it for hand installed erosion control. Standard: USDA NRCS Soil Health assessment plus conservation practice standard 380 windbreak and shelterbelt establishment and standard 484 mulching (wind erosion and blowing dust control, the Dust Bowl legacy problem of the far northwest High Plains), applied here near Dalhart and Stratford, TX, Dallam and Sherman counties. SDG 15.1 and 15.3. Proof: document only stand off photo log plus segment condition note plus GPS plus ranked follow on note plus owner or right of way consent record Method (USDA NRCS Soil Health assessment plus conservation practice standard 380 windbreak and shelterbelt establishment and standard 484 mulching (wind erosion and blowing dust control, the Dust Bowl legacy problem of the far northwest High Plains), applied here near Dalhart and Stratford, TX, Dallam and Sherman counties. SDG 15.1 and 15.3.): 1. 1. From a public county road right of way, or a resident's own rural property with the owner's consent, photograph an actively blowing bare soil segment near Dalhart or Stratford. 2. 2. Note whether the segment shows an actively blowing bare soil scar, sparse stubble cover, or intact windbreak and mulch cover. 3. 3. Photograph the site from a fixed reference point for future comparison. 4. 4. Record a ranked follow on note naming the segment for the wind erosion control crew. Done when: Written or recorded permission from the property owner, or confirmation the observation was made from the public road right of way; Photo of the segment taken from the public road right of way or the property with consent; Note of the segment condition (actively blowing bare soil scar, sparse stubble cover, or intact windbreak and mulch cover); Ranked follow on note naming the segment for the wind erosion control crew

Where

a public county road right of way near Dalhart or Stratford, TX 79022, Dallam and Sherman counties (an actively blowing bare soil segment), or a resident's own rural property with the owner's consent

Pay

$85 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

document only stand off photo log plus segment condition note plus GPS plus ranked follow on note plus owner or right of way consent record

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-11-03

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

• Written or recorded permission from the property owner, or confirmation the observation was made from the public road right of way
• Photo of the segment taken from the public road right of way or the property with consent
• Note of the segment condition (actively blowing bare soil scar, sparse stubble cover, or intact windbreak and mulch cover)
• Ranked follow on note naming the segment for the wind erosion control crew

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.

The standard this serves

Soil Health. Soil health is the discovery, now written into USDA standards, that soil is not dirt but a living body: it breathes, digests, holds water, and can sicken or recover. The tests are wonderfully physical. Time how fast water soaks in. See whether a clod holds together in water or falls apart. Smell for the sweetness of organic matter. Mastery looks like a farmer who can read a handful of ground like a page. This packet is one plot examined by those methods and recorded, one honest page in the story of a piece of land.