Document grazing utilization and bare ground.

The visible Longhorn pasture at Fort Griffin State Historic Site near the public stand-off overlooking the Fort Griffin State Historic Site Longhorn pasture, site 3 has never had a grazing-utilization or bare-ground share reading recorded from the public stand-off; on this Rolling Plains mixed-grass range, bare ground between grass clumps means runoff and soil loss instead of infiltration, and no record exists to show whether the current management is holding the ground or losing it.

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

$85 proposed

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Proof

document only stand off photo log plus utilization and bare ground estimate plus GPS plus ranked follow on note

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-11-06

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How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 45–90 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

• Photo of the visible pasture taken from the public stand-off
• Utilization estimate and bare-ground share estimate recorded
• 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
• Ranked follow on note naming the site for a demonstration-exclosure-plot crew, pending staff approval
• GPS waypoint of the public stand-off

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.