Plant a native buffer strip along a rice field edge, county-road corridor, north of Wharton, stretch 3

The survey above found a bare or lawn-only field-edge margin along the county-road corridor, north of Wharton, and a native buffer strip along the public road right of way stabilizes the margin and adds vegetation structure to the field-edge habitat this rice belt provides for wintering wildlife.

Where

a public county-road right of way bordering rice-belt farmland north of Wharton, Wharton County, TX 77488 · Open the map

Pay

$170 proposed

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Proof

811 locate confirm plus before after photos plus species record plus GPS

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

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

• 811 locate reference before digging
• Before photo of the bare or lawn-only field-edge margin
• Native species recorded
• Confirmation the entire survey or work stayed on the public road right of way, the county road shoulder, a public park or building, or the resident's own property with consent; that no flooded rice field was entered and no levee was walked on private land; that no standing water was worked in; and that no water or sediment sample was collected from an irrigation canal, turnout, or field tailwater at any level.
• After photo of the planted, watered-in buffer strip

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.