Hand-pull invasive plants from the bog's upland buffer, stretch 3, the Dogwood Nature Trail bog-edge stretch, Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area, Anderson County, TX (public TPWD trail)

The survey above found invasive-plant pressure in the sandy upland buffer beside the trail-adjacent sphagnum bog, and hand removal in the buffer protects the relict bog's acidic, nutrient-poor water chemistry from invasive encroachment without ever entering the mat.

Where

the Dogwood Nature Trail bog-edge stretch, Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area, Anderson County, TX (public TPWD trail) · Open the map

Pay

$175 proposed

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Proof

before after photos plus species and quantity removed 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

• Before photo of the invasive-plant patch in the upland buffer
• Confirmation the entire survey or work stayed on the maintained trail tread or the sandy upland buffer beside it, that no step was taken onto the sphagnum mat or peat at any point, that no peat, moss, or soil sample was taken, and that no rare or sensitive plant was collected, photographed for identification beyond a general habitat-condition record, or given a precise coordinate separate from this def's own trail-vantage point.
• Invasive species and approximate quantity removed recorded
• After photo of the cleared buffer from the matching vantage

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.