Plant native shin oak thicket at Monahans Sandhills State Park, site 2, the public Monahans Sandhills State Park near Monahans, TX 79756, Ward County (2026-08-04)

The survey above found a thinned Havard shin oak dune shrubland segment inside the public Monahans Sandhills State Park, and a hand planted native shin oak and understory restoration would otherwise leave this segment without wildlife habitat recruitment for another growing season. Standard: USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 645 upland wildlife habitat management plus Xerces Society pollinator habitat guidance, applied here to a Havard shin oak dune shrubland segment inside the public Monahans Sandhills State Park near Monahans, TX, Ward County. SDG 15.1 and 15.5. Proof: before after photos plus species and plant count record plus GPS Method (USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 645 upland wildlife habitat management plus Xerces Society pollinator habitat guidance, applied here to a Havard shin oak dune shrubland segment inside the public Monahans Sandhills State Park near Monahans, TX, Ward County. SDG 15.1 and 15.5.): 1. 1. Confirm the stabilized slope or interdune swale segment with park staff and photograph the bare or sparse shrubland before starting. 2. 2. Hand dig planting holes with hand tools only, no power equipment, on stable, already-vegetated ground, never the active slipface. 3. 3. Hand plant native Havard shin oak nursery stock plus companion native bunchgrass understory (sand bluestem, little bluestem) at the spacing set by park staff. 4. 4. Hand mulch around the new plantings and photograph the planted segment from the matching before vantage, recording species and plant count. Done when: Before photo of the bare or sparse shrubland segment; Confirmation only hand tools were used and park staff set the planting location on stable ground; Native species and plant count recorded; After photo of the planted segment from the matching vantage

Where

the public Monahans Sandhills State Park near Monahans, TX 79756, Ward County

Pay

$170 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

before after photos plus species and plant count 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 90–300 minutes. Method of record: Pollinator habitat strip establishment per Xerces Society native forb/grass planting guidelines (site-appropriate regional mix, no-till drill or hand-broadcast seeding), SDG 15.5 biodiversity; assess→seed→verify

Bring

• regional native forb/grass seed mix (Xerces Society or state pollinator-plan approved) at the planned rate
• no-till drill or hand broadcaster + rake for seed-to-soil contact
• camera + GPS + boundary marking flags/stakes
• gloves + sun protection

Steps

1. 1. ASSESS: photograph the strip/margin as found (bare ground, existing weeds, adjacent crop or pasture edge), record GPS boundary and area, and confirm the native mix + rate + seeding window against the site plan.
2. 2. Prepare the seedbed minimally (light raking of surface crust or weed knock-down already completed by others; no deep tillage) and mark the planting boundary.
3. 3. Broadcast or drill the native forb/grass mix at the planned rate and shallow depth appropriate to the species mix.
4. 4. Ensure seed-to-soil contact (rake-in or roll) and photograph/log the seeded boundary, mix, and rate as the establishment record.
5. 5. VERIFY: return at the plan's check window and photograph emergence across ≥3 representative points along the strip; log estimated native cover and flag bare gaps for reseeding.

If it does not match the plan

• Outside the viable seeding window for the regional mix -> reschedule; do not seed to fail.
• Existing weed pressure needs herbicide knock-down first -> route to a licensed applicator as a separate job before seeding.
• Strip drains directly to a waterway with no buffer -> route to the conservation planner for a setback plan first.

What counts as done

• Before photo of the bare or sparse shrubland segment
• Confirmation only hand tools were used and park staff set the planting location on stable ground
• Native species and plant count recorded
• After photo of the planted segment from the matching vantage

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.