Plant native grass at a rice stubble field margin, field margin east of Wharton, stretch 1

The survey above found a bare or lawn-only field-margin stretch bordering post-harvest rice stubble at the field margin east of Wharton, and native grass planting along the public road right of way extends the winter habitat value the stubble already offers wintering waterfowl and shorebirds.

Where

the public county-road margin bordering rice-belt farmland east of Wharton, Wharton County, TX 77488 · Open the map

Pay

$165 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-margin stretch
• Native grass 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 margin

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.