Restore native understory on the deep-sand ridge, stretch 2, the Village Slough Outer Loop trail, Village Creek State Park, 8854 Park Road 74, Lumberton, TX 77657, Hardin County

The survey above found encroaching woody understory or bare disturbed sand crowding out the native bunchgrass groundcover on this stretch of deep-sand ridge, and TPWD coordinated hand thinning plus native replanting keeps this sandyland on track to carry the plant community the sand-to-clay hydrology itself makes possible.

Where

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

Pay

$180 proposed

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Proof

TPWD coordination confirm plus before after photos plus species and count record plus GPS

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Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-04

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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

• Confirmation the stretch and planting plan were coordinated with Village Creek State Park staff
• Before photo of the encroaching understory or bare sand
• 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
• Never collect, dig up, or remove any plant, including any orchid or carnivorous plant near the seep line; document and photograph only.
• Native species and count planted recorded
• After photo of the restored understory from the matching vantage

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.