Hand seed native mixed grass on Rolling Plains rangeland southwest of Quanah, site 6, a public county road right of way on Rolling Plains upland rangeland southwest of Quanah, TX 79252, Hardeman County (2026-08-04)

The survey above found a bare or shrub encroached rangeland segment southwest of Quanah, and hand seeded native mixed-grass restoration would otherwise leave this segment shedding runoff and topsoil another season. Standard: USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 550 range planting plus Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Rolling Plains ecoregion native grassland restoration guidance, applied here to upland rangeland in Hardeman County, TX, southwest of Quanah. SDG 15.1 and 15.3. Proof: right of way confirm plus before after photos plus area seeded and seed mix record plus GPS Method (USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 550 range planting plus Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Rolling Plains ecoregion native grassland restoration guidance, applied here to upland rangeland in Hardeman County, TX, southwest of Quanah. SDG 15.1 and 15.3.): 1. 1. Confirm the segment is public county road right of way and photograph the bare or shrub encroached segment before starting. 2. 2. Hand broadcast a native Rolling Plains mixed-grass seed mix (little bluestem, sideoats grama, sand bluestem) across the segment, hand tools only. 3. 3. Hand rake the seed into the top soil layer to improve seed to soil contact. 4. 4. Photograph the seeded segment from the matching before vantage and record the area seeded and seed mix used. Done when: Confirmation the segment is public county road right of way; Before photo of the bare or shrub encroached segment; Native seed mix used recorded; Area seeded recorded; After photo of the seeded segment from the matching vantage

Where

a public county road right of way on Rolling Plains upland rangeland southwest of Quanah, TX 79252, Hardeman County

Pay

$150 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 area seeded and seed mix 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 or shrub encroached segment
• Native seed mix used recorded
• Area seeded recorded
• After photo of the seeded segment from the matching vantage

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.