Mark a demonstration exclosure plot boundary, the public stand-off overlooking the Fort Griffin State Historic Site Longhorn pasture, site 3.

The survey above found bare ground and grazing utilization worth demonstrating a recovery contrast for at Fort Griffin State Historic Site near the public stand-off overlooking the Fort Griffin State Historic Site Longhorn pasture, site 3; a small, staff-approved, confirmed-ungrazed demonstration exclosure plot lets a visitor see over time what this Rolling Plains range can do without grazing pressure, the same land under a different treatment.

Where

Fort Griffin State Historic Site (Texas Historical Commission), public grounds and trails near US Highway 283, Albany, TX 76430 (Shackelford County) · Open the map

Pay

$220 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash. You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

site staff ungrazed-ground approval confirm plus before after photos plus boundary dimension record plus GPS

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-21

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The creator wallet. Its signature is what approves proof and settles the wage.

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 45–90 minutes. Method of record: USDA-NRCS soil-health in-situ assessment

Bring

• soil auger or trowel
• infiltration ring + measured water + timer
• penetrometer (if compaction in scope)
• clean bucket
• sample bags + labels
• gloves
• GPS phone
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Navigate to the plot; record GPS; sketch the sampling layout.
2. 2. Photograph each sampling station.
3. 3. Run the infiltration ring; record time to infiltrate 1 inch.
4. 4. Assess aggregate stability and note visible organic matter, roots, and biology.
5. 5. If compaction is in scope, record penetrometer resistance by depth.
6. 6. Collect 0-15 cm cores if a lab subsample is specified; bag, label, complete COC.
7. 7. Enter all measurements with units + depth, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Infiltration > 30 min/inch or high penetrometer resistance -> flag compaction; recommend cover crop / reduced traffic.
• Very low organic matter / no visible biology -> flag degraded; recommend amendment plan.

What counts as done

• Site staff confirmation, in person, that the plot ground is approved and currently ungrazed
• Before photo of the unmarked plot ground
• Confirmation that this work never entered a pasture holding livestock, never approached, herded, handled, restrained, treated, or fed any animal, and never worked among cattle, observing and working only from a public trail, designated visitor area, or the outside of a fence line with the stand-off distance stated; that any exclosure plot work happened only in staff-approved, confirmed-ungrazed ground, never inside an active pasture; that any earthen-tank work happened bank-top only, outside the pasture fence, never entering the water, wading, or sampling; that no precise coordinate of the ear
• Plot boundary dimensions and T-post count recorded
• After photo of the finished, marked plot boundary

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.