Post a no-mow buffer sign.

Milkweed or nectar plants growing along the mowed road right of way near Goose Island State Park are at risk of being cut down by routine maintenance mowing during the exact weeks of the fall monarch passage, destroying the habitat just when the migration needs it most.

Where

the public road right of way (State Highway 35 approach) near Goose Island State Park, Aransas County, TX 78358 · Open the map

Pay

$110 proposed

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Proof

before after photos plus bracketed date range record plus buffer length record plus GPS

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-11-06

Posted by

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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 plant stretch along the right of way
• Bracketed no-mow date range recorded against the confirmed passage window
• Confirmation that high visibility clothing was worn throughout and that no work was performed inside an active traffic lane.
• Confirmation that no monarch or any butterfly was handled, netted, tagged, or collected at any point in this work; that no pesticide or herbicide was applied at any point; and that no precise location of a monarch roost tree or roosting cluster was recorded or published, with the record naming only the general public park vicinity.
• After photo of the installed signage and protected stretch

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.