Document thornscrub canopy structure on refuge public land, stretch 1, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge visitor center vicinity, 22730 Buena Vista Blvd, Rio Hondo, TX 78583 (public USFWS refuge)

This stretch of public-area Tamaulipan thornscrub on Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge has a visible structural gap in its canopy and shrub layer, and regional habitat-connectivity science treats thornscrub structural density on public land as part of the general landscape corridor picture, but no recent photo record exists to guide the refuge's restoration priorities.

Where

Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge visitor center vicinity, 22730 Buena Vista Blvd, Rio Hondo, TX 78583 (public USFWS refuge) · Open the map

Pay

$90 proposed

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Proof

document only observation log plus canopy structure 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 thornscrub canopy and shrub layer taken from the public right of way
• Note of the structural gap and its general extent, landscape terms only
• Confirmation the survey stayed on public refuge road, trail, or grounds at all times
• Confirmation no attempt was made to locate, track, call, bait, lure, spotlight, or photograph an ocelot, no camera trap was placed or checked, and no den, resting site, or sighting location was recorded anywhere in this work, beyond this def's own public-infrastructure coordinate.
• Ranked follow on note naming the stretch for the refuge's native habitat restoration crew
• GPS waypoint of the surveyed public-area stretch

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