the US 377 public road right of way south of Rocksprings, TX 78880 (Edwards County)
Document thin soil and bare rock on the recharge divide.
Surveyors on the public road shoulder at the US 377 public road right of way south of Rocksprings aim a camera at the ground where thin soil gives way to bare limestone bedrock. Read all of it
Not funded yet. Settles as earned credit, $85 proposed.
Proof it takes, the deadline, the level
- Proofdocument only roadside photo log plus bare rock share estimate plus GPS plus ranked follow on note
- Open until2026-11-06
- Levelentry
All of it: the words, the place, the proof
Thin soil over exposed limestone bedrock on the recharge-upland divide near the US 377 recharge-upland road shoulder south of Rocksprings, site 1 has not had a recent condition record; on this side of the Edwards Plateau, where rain either soaks in or runs off before it can reach the aquifer that several Hill Country rivers rise from, thin soil is the scarce resource, not water, and bare rock interspace is where infiltration is lost.
Offer to pay $85. The receipt lands onchain once the proof is approved.
Safety, read before you claim
Edwards County contains numerous caves and sinkholes, including major bat roosts and emergence sites; this work never enters, approaches, descends into, climbs down, rappels into, or locates any cave, sinkhole opening, shaft, or crevice, at any skill level, and no coordinate or description of any such opening is ever recorded or published by this work. This stand off protects the bat colonies that roost in these features as much as it protects the worker: entering a cave or sinkhole risks spreading white nose syndrome, a fungal disease that has killed millions of North American bats, on footwear, clothing, or gear carried from one roost site to another, so this work is confined entirely to the general upland surface or a public road right of way, never a karst opening itself. No water sample is ever collected at any skill level, and nothing is ever placed into a fracture, sinkhole, or other recharge feature. No organism is ever handled or collected, no wild seed is ever collected, and no plant is ever removed from the site at any skill level; no listed species is approached or disturbed. No precise coordinate or description of an individual karst opening, nest, den, or roost is ever recorded or published by this work; it documents and addresses conditions visible from the general public road right of way or open upland surface, never a named individual feature. Edwards County is almost entirely private ranchland; this work is confined to public road right of way, public building grounds, or a resident's own home with the resident's consent, and never enters, crosses, or approaches private ranch land without an owner's direct permission, which this work does not have. Rattlesnakes are present in this landscape; watch foot and hand placement around rock, brush, and low vegetation at all times, and give any snake a wide path rather than approaching it. Thorny brush (prickly pear, agarita, catclaw) is common; wear gloves and eye protection. Edwards County is thinly populated ranching country; Rocksprings is the only town of any size, cell phone coverage is unreliable to absent over much of the county's public road corridors, and the nearest hospital is far away. Tell someone your planned route and return time before you start, carry more water than you think you need, and do not work alone in the backcountry. Texas Hill Country heat on the western Edwards Plateau divide is severe with thin shade over open rangeland and road shoulder terrain; work only in early morning or late afternoon to avoid peak heat, carry more water than you think you need, wear sun protection and light colored breathable clothing, and take frequent shade breaks wherever any shade is available.
How this work is done
How this work is done
A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.
Steps
- 1. From the public road shoulder, photograph the ground surface where soil is thin over exposed or near-surface limestone bedrock, and estimate the approximate share of bare rock versus vegetated, soiled ground in the interspace.
- 2. Note whether recent rain has left visible rill marks or sediment loss on the bare interspace, a sign that water is running off rather than soaking in.
- 3. This documents thin-soil, bare-rock interspace condition on the recharge-upland divide specifically, distinct from a spring or seep survey; state the observation point relative to the highway landmark, never a precise coordinate of any karst feature. Edwards County contains numerous caves and sinkholes, including major bat roosts and emergence sites; this work never enters, approaches, descends into, climbs down, rappels into, or locates any cave, sinkhole opening, shaft, or crevice, at any skill level, and no coordinate or description of any such opening is ever recorded or published by this work. This stand off protects the bat colonies that roost in these features as much as it protects the worker: entering a cave or sinkhole risks spreading white nose syndrome, a fungal disease that has killed millions of North American bats, on footwear, clothing, or gear carried from one roost site to another, so this work is confined entirely to the general upland surface or a public road right of way, never a karst opening itself.
- 4. Record a ranked follow on note naming the site for a bare rock interspace brush dam crew.
What counts as done
- Photo of the thin-soil, bare-rock interspace taken from the public road shoulder
- Bare rock share estimate and any rill or sediment-loss evidence noted
- Confirmation that this work never entered, approached, descended into, climbed down, rappelled into, or located any cave, sinkhole opening, shaft, or crevice, and that no coordinate or description of such a feature was recorded or published, protecting both the worker and the bat colonies that roost in these features from white nose syndrome transmission risk; that no water sample was collected and nothing was placed into a fracture, sinkhole, or other recharge feature; that no organism, wild seed, or plant was collected or handled and no listed species was approached; that no precise location of an individual karst opening, nest, den, or roost was recorded or published; that the work stayed within public road right of way, public building grounds, or a consenting resident's own home and never crossed onto private ranch land; and that the county's remoteness, given Rocksprings as the only town of any size and unreliable cell coverage over much of the county, was accounted for with a stated plan, return time, and water carried.
- Ranked follow on note naming the site for a bare rock interspace brush dam crew
- GPS waypoint of the roadside vantage
Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.
The standard this serves
Soil Health. Soil health is the discovery, now written into USDA standards, that soil is not dirt but a living body: it breathes, digests, holds water, and can sicken or recover. The tests are wonderfully physical. Time how fast water soaks in. See whether a clod holds together in water or falls apart. Smell for the sweetness of organic matter. Mastery looks like a farmer who can read a handful of ground like a page. This packet is one plot examined by those methods and recorded, one honest page in the story of a piece of land.
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