Clip back small volunteer trees and shrubs crowding the old grass, the older section near the historic west gate, Old Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro.

Volunteer woody seedlings (species not identified here) are shading out the groundcover in the older section near the historic west gate of Old Hillsboro Cemetery, and every season they are left unclipped they get taller, cast more shade, and take the zone further from a grass and forb stand toward brush.

Where

the older section near the historic west gate, Old Hillsboro Cemetery (also called Hillsboro City Cemetery), intersection of N Waco St and Chenault St, Hillsboro, TX 76645 (owned and operated by the City of Hillsboro, established 1855, no burial spaces sold since the 1940s) · Open the map

Pay

$150 proposed

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Proof

authority-coordination confirm + before/after photos + tool confirm + oversized-stem count + GPS

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-09

Posted by

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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 45–120 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

• Confirmation that the work window was coordinated with the cemetery authority before starting
• Before photo of the woody seedlings shading the groundcover
• Confirmation that only hand loppers or a hand pruning saw were used, that no chainsaw or power cutting tool was used at this rung, and that the ground itself was never dug, probed, or pried
• Count of stems removed and count of any oversized stems left for the licensed crew rung
• After photo of the cleared zone from the matching before vantage

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.