Stabilize an escarpment talus slope in the Lampasas Cut Plain, site 5, a public county road right of way in the Lampasas Cut Plain mesa country between Lampasas and Lometa, TX, Lampasas County (2026-08-04)

The survey above found a bare, eroding escarpment and talus slope on this Lampasas Cut Plain mesa, and licensed crew erosion control structures and native plantings would otherwise leave the slope shedding loose rubble another season. Standard: USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting plus USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 410 grade stabilization structure guidance, applied here to a steep escarpment and talus slope of a Lampasas Cut Plain mesa between Lampasas and Lometa, TX, Lampasas County. SDG 15.1 and 15.3. Proof: fall protection and rope access confirm plus before after photos plus area stabilized and materials record plus GPS Method (USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting plus USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 410 grade stabilization structure guidance, applied here to a steep escarpment and talus slope of a Lampasas Cut Plain mesa between Lampasas and Lometa, TX, Lampasas County. SDG 15.1 and 15.3.): 1. 1. Confirm the segment and stabilization plan, and photograph the bare or eroding slope before starting, from the same vantage used in the survey. 2. 2. Using fall protection and rope access equipment as needed, a trained and credentialed crew installs erosion control structures (check structures, coir logs) across the slope contour. 3. 3. Hand plant native, deep rooted shrubs and grasses among the installed structures to hold the slope in place. 4. 4. Photograph the stabilized slope from the matching before vantage and record the area stabilized and materials used. Done when: Fall protection and rope access equipment confirmation for the crew working on the slope; Before photo of the bare or eroding slope segment; Erosion control structure and native plant material record; Area of slope stabilized recorded; After photo of the stabilized slope from the matching vantage

Where

a public county road right of way in the Lampasas Cut Plain mesa country between Lampasas and Lometa, TX, Lampasas County

Pay

$235 proposed

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Proof

fall protection and rope access confirm plus before after photos plus area stabilized and materials record plus GPS

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

Level

advanced

Open until

2026-09-03

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 45–120 minutes. Method of record: Point-count / transect species survey (Breeding Bird Survey + Xerces pollinator-count protocols)

Bring

• binoculars
• field ID guide or app
• GPS phone
• data sheet / recorder
• timer
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Navigate to the first survey point; record GPS; note start time, weather, and wind (surveys pause in rain/high wind).
2. 2. Wait a settling minute, then run a fixed-duration count (e.g., 5 min) within a fixed radius; record every species seen/heard and the count of each.
3. 3. Photograph the habitat and any species you can; note any threatened/target or invasive species.
4. 4. Move to the next point along the transect (keep points >=200 m apart) and repeat the count.
5. 5. Record total effort (points, duration) and observer.
6. 6. Enter the per-point species lists + counts, GPS, weather, effort, and photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Threatened/at-risk or target species observed -> flag for the land steward (with location) for protection planning.
• Invasive species dominant / native diversity very low -> flag for a management plan.
• Rain or high wind -> pause/reschedule; counts under poor conditions are not valid.

What counts as done

• Fall protection and rope access equipment confirmation for the crew working on the slope
• Before photo of the bare or eroding slope segment
• Erosion control structure and native plant material record
• Area of slope stabilized recorded
• After photo of the stabilized slope from the matching vantage

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.