Clear woody brush to reopen lek sightline ground, zone 2, the refuge's public 4 mile auto tour route, Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public national wildlife refuge), 1206 APC NWR Rd, Eagle Lake, TX 77434, Colorado County (2026-08-04)

The survey above found woody brush closing off short, open ground the Attwater's prairie chicken needs for its lek display, and refuge-coordinated hand clearing outside the booming season is the concrete step that keeps this sightline structure open for one of the rarest birds in North America. Standard: US Fish and Wildlife Service Attwater's prairie chicken recovery habitat guidance plus USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 645 upland wildlife habitat management, applied here to lek (booming ground) sightline habitat structure, short and open ground immediately adjacent to taller nesting cover, Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado County, TX, observation and management of general habitat structure only, never a lek search. SDG 15.5. Proof: breeding season timing confirm plus before after photos plus brush species and area cleared record plus GPS Method (US Fish and Wildlife Service Attwater's prairie chicken recovery habitat guidance plus USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 645 upland wildlife habitat management, applied here to lek (booming ground) sightline habitat structure, short and open ground immediately adjacent to taller nesting cover, Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado County, TX, observation and management of general habitat structure only, never a lek search. SDG 15.5.): 1. 1. Confirm the work plan, breeding-season timing, and identified brush zone with refuge staff before starting; work is scheduled outside the Attwater's prairie chicken booming and nesting season only, roughly February through June. 2. 2. Photograph the woody brush closing the sightline zone before starting, from the same vantage used in the survey. 3. 3. Using hand tools, hand-cut and clear invasive or encroaching woody brush (Chinese tallow and encroaching native brush) to reopen short, open, sparsely-vegetated ground, staying within the identified zone and on refuge-approved ground only. 4. 4. Photograph the cleared zone from the matching before vantage and record the brush species and area cleared. Done when: Confirmation the work was scheduled outside the February through June breeding season window and coordinated with refuge staff; Before photo of the woody brush closing the sightline zone; Confirmation clearing stayed within the identified zone on refuge-approved ground only, never approaching a specific located lek; Brush species and area cleared recorded; After photo of the reopened, cleared zone from the matching vantage

Where

the refuge's public 4 mile auto tour route, Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public national wildlife refuge), 1206 APC NWR Rd, Eagle Lake, TX 77434, Colorado County

Pay

$300 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

breeding season timing confirm plus before after photos plus brush species and area cleared 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

• Confirmation the work was scheduled outside the February through June breeding season window and coordinated with refuge staff
• Before photo of the woody brush closing the sightline zone
• Confirmation clearing stayed within the identified zone on refuge-approved ground only, never approaching a specific located lek
• Brush species and area cleared recorded
• After photo of the reopened, cleared zone from the matching vantage

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.