Document a gap in the bottomland hardwood corridor along Caddo Lake, site 1, a public county road right of way along the Caddo Lake margin near Karnack, TX 75661, Harrison County (2026-08-04)

This stretch of bottomland hardwood corridor along the Caddo Lake margin near Karnack, part of the Ramsar designated wetland mosaic, has a cleared or thin gap with no photo record to prioritize it for native hardwood seedling planting. Standard: USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 612 tree/shrub establishment plus US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method, applied here to the bottomland hardwood corridor along the Caddo Lake margin near Karnack, TX, Harrison County, within the Ramsar-designated Caddo Lake wetland mosaic. SDG 15.1 and 6.6. Proof: document only observation log plus gap length note plus GPS plus ranked follow on note Method (USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 612 tree/shrub establishment plus US EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment rapid method, applied here to the bottomland hardwood corridor along the Caddo Lake margin near Karnack, TX, Harrison County, within the Ramsar-designated Caddo Lake wetland mosaic. SDG 15.1 and 6.6.): 1. 1. From the public county road right of way along the Caddo Lake margin near Karnack, photograph a gap or bare stretch in the bottomland hardwood corridor without approaching the waterline. 2. 2. Note the approximate length of the gap and whether the surrounding canopy is intact hardwood, cleared, or invasive dominated. 3. 3. Photograph the site from a fixed reference point for future comparison. 4. 4. Record a ranked follow on note naming the gap for the native hardwood seedling planting crew. Done when: Photo of the gap or bare stretch taken from the public road right of way; Note of the approximate gap length and the surrounding canopy condition; Confirmation the waterline was never approached during the survey; Ranked follow on note naming the gap for the native hardwood planting crew; GPS waypoint of the surveyed gap

Where

a public county road right of way along the Caddo Lake margin near Karnack, TX 75661, Harrison County

Pay

$85 proposed

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Proof

document only observation log plus gap length note plus GPS plus ranked follow on note

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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 gap or bare stretch taken from the public road right of way
• Note of the approximate gap length and the surrounding canopy condition
• Confirmation the waterline was never approached during the survey
• Ranked follow on note naming the gap for the native hardwood planting crew
• GPS waypoint of the surveyed gap

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.