Document the deep-sand ridge plant community condition, stretch 1, the Village Slough Outer Loop trail, Village Creek State Park, 8854 Park Road 74, Lumberton, TX 77657, Hardin County

This stretch of deep, droughty sand ridge on the Village Slough Outer Loop at Village Creek State Park, a longleaf pine and yaupon sandyland sitting directly above a clay layer that perches groundwater into seeps downslope, has no recent photo record of encroaching woody understory or bare disturbed sand to guide the park's restoration priorities.

Where

the Village Slough Outer Loop trail, Village Creek State Park, 8854 Park Road 74, Lumberton, TX 77657, Hardin County · Open the map

Pay

$85 proposed

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Proof

document only observation log plus condition note plus GPS plus ranked follow on note

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Level

entry

Open until

2026-11-04

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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

• Photo of the sandyland plant community taken from the maintained trail tread
• Note of encroaching woody understory or bare disturbed sand present and its approximate extent
• This work never leaves the maintained trail tread. The deep, droughty sand off-trail does not recover once compacted or rutted, and this trail sits directly above a fragile bog and seep system; staying on the tread protects both.
• Confirmation no wildlife was approached, fed, or baited
• Ranked follow on note naming the stretch for the park's native restoration crew
• GPS waypoint of the surveyed trail stretch

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.