Document a degraded seep wetland segment in the Davy Crockett National Forest, site 2, the public Davy Crockett National Forest, a Pineywoods seep wetland segment near Kennard, TX 75847, Houston County (2026-08-04)

This Pineywoods seep wetland segment inside the Davy Crockett National Forest near Kennard shows bare disturbed soil or sparse wetland cover, with no photo record to prioritize it for hand planted native restoration. Standard: US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method, applied here to a Pineywoods seep wetland segment inside the public Davy Crockett National Forest near Kennard, TX, Houston County. SDG 6.6 and 15.1. Proof: document only stand off photo log plus segment condition note plus GPS plus ranked follow on note Method (US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method, applied here to a Pineywoods seep wetland segment inside the public Davy Crockett National Forest near Kennard, TX, Houston County. SDG 6.6 and 15.1.): 1. 1. From a public forest road or trail inside the Davy Crockett National Forest near Kennard, photograph a degraded Pineywoods seep wetland segment without entering standing water. 2. 2. Note whether the segment shows bare disturbed soil, sparse wetland cover, or intact native seep wetland vegetation. 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 native seep wetland planting crew. Done when: Photo of the segment taken from the public forest road or trail; Note of the segment condition (bare disturbed soil, sparse wetland cover, or intact native seep vegetation); Ranked follow on note naming the segment for the native seep wetland planting crew; GPS waypoint of the surveyed segment

Where

the public Davy Crockett National Forest, a Pineywoods seep wetland segment near Kennard, TX 75847, Houston County

Pay

$85 proposed

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Proof

document only stand off photo log plus segment condition note plus GPS plus ranked follow on note

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: 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

• Photo of the segment taken from the public forest road or trail
• Note of the segment condition (bare disturbed soil, sparse wetland cover, or intact native seep vegetation)
• Ranked follow on note naming the segment for the native seep wetland planting crew
• GPS waypoint of the surveyed segment

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.

The standard this serves

Wetland Condition. Wetlands are the landscape's kidneys and nurseries at once: they filter the water, absorb the flood, and raise the young of half the creatures around them. The EPA's rapid assessment gives a trained visitor a way to grade one honestly: the plants present, the water's path, the soil, the wear at the edges. Mastery looks like walking a marsh and knowing, defensibly, how it is doing and what threatens it. This packet is one such visit, one wetland's condition recorded to the method. What is watched can be defended; unwatched wetlands quietly disappear.