Close a braided track through desert pavement biocrust, the flat desert pavement above the Lower Pecos canyon rim, site 1, site 2.

The survey above found a braided track trampling through biological soil crust on flat desert pavement above the Lower Pecos canyon rim at the flat desert pavement above the Lower Pecos canyon rim, site 1; hand placed closure delineation keeps foot and tire traffic on the single established tread so the crust can recover.

Where

a public road right of way pull off overlooking the Lower Pecos River canyon in eastern Terrell County, TX (Sanderson, TX 79848 mailing area; no individual overlook is named or precisely located) · Open the map

Pay

$175 proposed

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Proof

public right of way approval confirm plus before after photos plus closure material record plus GPS

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-06

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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 braided track crossing the biocrust patch
• Public road right of way boundary confirmed, no private ranch land entered
• Confirmation that this work never descended into the canyon, climbed, scrambled, or rappelled on any canyon wall or rim rock, and never approached the rim edge, staying set back on established public ground or a public road at all times; that no canyon wall seep, spring, hanging garden, or other water on site was entered, waded in, dipped into, drunk from, or otherwise disturbed, and no water sample was collected; that no cultural or archaeological feature was mentioned, located, described, or photographed; that no organism or plant was handled or collected; that no precise location of an indi
• Closure material used recorded (rock or brush)
• After photo of the closed track from established ground

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.