Control blowing dust on a bare soil segment near Dalhart, site 4, 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)

The survey above found an actively blowing bare soil segment near Dalhart or Stratford, and a hand installed native windbreak grass strip with stubble mulch would otherwise leave this Dust Bowl legacy scar shedding dust with every High Plains wind event. 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: owner or right of way consent record plus before after photos plus windbreak strip length and mulch area record plus GPS 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. Confirm the segment with the property owner, or the county road department if on the right of way, and photograph the actively blowing bare segment before starting. 2. 2. Hand install a native windbreak grass strip along the prevailing wind line, hand tools only, no power equipment, no digging below the surface. 3. 3. Hand spread certified weed free straw as a stubble mulch cover over the remaining bare soil. 4. 4. Photograph the treated segment from the matching before vantage and record the windbreak strip length and mulch area covered. 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 actively blowing bare segment; Confirmation only hand tools were used, no digging below the surface; Windbreak strip length and stubble mulch area covered recorded; After photo of the treated segment from the matching vantage

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

$165 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 or right of way consent record plus before after photos plus windbreak strip length and mulch area record plus GPS

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-03

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 work stayed on the public road right of way
• Before photo of the actively blowing bare segment
• Confirmation only hand tools were used, no digging below the surface
• Windbreak strip length and stubble mulch area covered recorded
• After photo of the treated segment from the matching vantage

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.