Plant a native shoreline buffer on Caddo Lake near Karnack, site 5, a public county road right of way along the Caddo Lake margin near Karnack, TX 75661, Harrison County (2026-08-04)

The survey above found a bare, eroding shoreline segment on Caddo Lake near Karnack, and a hand planted native buffer would otherwise leave this segment shedding soil into the Ramsar designated wetland another season. Standard: USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 580 streambank and shoreline protection plus conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting, applied here to the Caddo Lake shoreline margin near Karnack, TX, Harrison County, a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance. SDG 6.6 and 15.1. Proof: before after photos plus species and plant count record plus GPS Method (USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 580 streambank and shoreline protection plus conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting, applied here to the Caddo Lake shoreline margin near Karnack, TX, Harrison County, a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance. SDG 6.6 and 15.1.): 1. 1. Confirm the segment and planting plan, and photograph the bare shoreline before starting, from the same vantage used in the survey. 2. 2. Working only on the stable bank top above the waterline, never descending toward the water or an exposed mud flat, hand dig planting holes with hand tools only. 3. 3. Hand plant native, deep rooted shrubs and grasses along the bank top to hold the soil and filter runoff before it reaches the lake. 4. 4. Hand mulch around the new plantings and photograph the stabilized bank top from the matching before vantage, recording species and plant count. Done when: Before photo of the bare or eroding shoreline segment; Confirmation work stayed on the bank top above the waterline, never descending toward the water or a mud flat; Native species and plant count recorded; After photo of the planted bank top from the matching vantage

Where

a public county road right of way along the Caddo Lake margin near Karnack, TX 75661, Harrison County

Pay

$180 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 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

• Before photo of the bare or eroding shoreline segment
• Confirmation work stayed on the bank top above the waterline, never descending toward the water or a mud flat
• Native species and plant count recorded
• After photo of the planted bank top 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.