Install a dry-bank trampling barrier to protect wild-rice, zone 2, San Marcos City Park (public city park), 170 Charles Austin Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666, Hays County (2026-08-04)

The survey above found worn or trampled ground where foot traffic is closing on a documented Texas wild-rice stand, and a parks-coordinated dry-bank barrier and sign is the concrete step that redirects that pressure before the stand is lost. Standard: US Fish and Wildlife Service Texas wild-rice (Zizania texana) recovery plan stand-condition monitoring guidance plus Texas Parks and Wildlife Department state threatened and endangered species habitat protection practice, applied here to the upper San Marcos River, the only place on Earth Texas wild-rice grows in the wild, Hays County, TX, observation of general stand condition and human-use pressure only, never a collection or in-water survey. SDG 15.5 and 6.6. Proof: parks coordination confirm plus before after photos plus barrier and sign install record plus GPS Method (US Fish and Wildlife Service Texas wild-rice (Zizania texana) recovery plan stand-condition monitoring guidance plus Texas Parks and Wildlife Department state threatened and endangered species habitat protection practice, applied here to the upper San Marcos River, the only place on Earth Texas wild-rice grows in the wild, Hays County, TX, observation of general stand condition and human-use pressure only, never a collection or in-water survey. SDG 15.5 and 6.6.): 1. 1. Confirm the site and work plan with City of San Marcos Parks and Recreation staff before starting; this is endangered-species-adjacent habitat work. 2. 2. Photograph the worn or unofficially widened ground at the access point before starting, from the same vantage used in the survey. 3. 3. Using hand tools, set posts and a low rope or split-rail barrier on the dry bank above the waterline to redirect foot traffic to a single defined access lane, never staking into the water or the riverbed and never touching the wild-rice stand. 4. 4. Install a small sign explaining the wild-rice protection zone, and photograph the finished barrier and sign from the matching before vantage. Done when: Confirmation the site and barrier plan were coordinated with City of San Marcos Parks and Recreation staff; Before photo of the worn or unofficially widened access ground; Confirmation the barrier and posts were set on the dry bank only, never staking into the water or riverbed, and the wild-rice stand was never touched; Barrier material and sign installed recorded; After photo of the finished barrier and sign from the matching vantage

Where

San Marcos City Park (public city park), 170 Charles Austin Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666, Hays County

Pay

$280 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

parks coordination confirm plus before after photos plus barrier and sign install 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 site and barrier plan were coordinated with City of San Marcos Parks and Recreation staff
• Before photo of the worn or unofficially widened access ground
• Confirmation the barrier and posts were set on the dry bank only, never staking into the water or riverbed, and the wild-rice stand was never touched
• Barrier material and sign installed recorded
• After photo of the finished barrier and sign from the matching vantage

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.