Plant salt tolerant native cover on an alkaline flat near Comanche Springs, site 1, a public county road right of way on the historic Comanche Springs marsh footprint south of James Rooney Memorial Park, Fort Stockton, TX 79735, Pecos County (2026-08-04)

The survey above found a bare, alkaline-crusted flat on the historic Comanche Springs marsh footprint, and hand planted salt tolerant native cover would otherwise leave this segment shedding wind-blown alkaline dust into town another season. Standard: USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting plus Texas Parks and Wildlife Department rangeland erosion guidance, applied here to the alkaline-crusted historic Comanche Springs marsh footprint south of James Rooney Memorial Park, Fort Stockton, TX, Pecos County. SDG 15.1 and 15.3. Proof: right of way confirm plus before after photos plus species and plant count record plus GPS Method (USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting plus Texas Parks and Wildlife Department rangeland erosion guidance, applied here to the alkaline-crusted historic Comanche Springs marsh footprint south of James Rooney Memorial Park, Fort Stockton, TX, Pecos County. SDG 15.1 and 15.3.): 1. 1. Confirm the segment is public county road right of way and photograph the bare, alkaline-crusted flat before starting. 2. 2. Hand dig planting holes in the crust with hand tools only, disturbing as little of the surrounding crust as possible. 3. 3. Hand plant a salt-tolerant native seed and plug mix (fourwing saltbush, alkali sacaton, and similar species) across the segment. 4. 4. Hand mulch around the new plantings and photograph the planted flat from the matching before vantage, recording species and plant count. Done when: Confirmation the segment is public county road right of way; Before photo of the bare, alkaline-crusted flat segment; Native salt-tolerant species and plant count recorded; After photo of the planted flat from the matching vantage

Where

a public county road right of way on the historic Comanche Springs marsh footprint south of James Rooney Memorial Park, Fort Stockton, TX 79735, Pecos County

Pay

$155 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

right of way confirm plus 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 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

• Confirmation the segment is public county road right of way
• Before photo of the bare, alkaline-crusted flat segment
• Native salt-tolerant species and plant count recorded
• After photo of the planted flat from the matching vantage

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.