Document bat-emergence viewing area condition, the upper bat-emergence viewing area near the parking lot, Old Tunnel State Park, Kendall County, TX 78624 (public Texas Parks and Wildlife Department state park)

Old Tunnel State Park's public bat-emergence viewing area shows worn bleacher seating, a degraded trail surface, litter, or faded educational kiosk panels, and no recent condition record exists to guide the park's volunteer amenity-repair program.

Where

the upper bat-emergence viewing area near the parking lot, Old Tunnel State Park, Kendall County, TX 78624 (public Texas Parks and Wildlife Department state park) · Open the map

Pay

$90 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 bleacher seating, trail surface, and kiosk panels from the public viewing area
• Note of fade, damage, litter, or tripping-hazard condition
• Confirmation the entire survey or work stayed on the public viewing area, trail tread, road shoulder, or riverwalk path; that no bat, alive or dead, was handled, touched, moved, or approached at any point; that no guano was disturbed, swept, or aerosolized; that no artificial light, noise, drone, or flash photography was used near a roost or emergence; and that no precise or separate roost-crevice coordinate was recorded or published.
• Ranked follow on note naming the viewing area for the park's volunteer amenity-repair program
• GPS waypoint of the surveyed viewing area

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