Bring in a trained crew to remove the larger volunteer trees crowding the old grass, Old Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro.

The hand-lopper rounds at the older section along the back fence line and the older section near the historic west gate of Old Hillsboro Cemetery keep finding woody stems too thick to cut safely with loppers, and left standing those stems will keep shading out the groundcover and growing past the point any hand tool can manage.

Where

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

$380 proposed

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Proof

crew-credential record + before/after photos + marker-undamaged confirm + GPS

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

Level

advanced

Open until

2026-09-09

Posted by

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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

• Trained, credentialed tree-care crew identified and coordination with the cemetery authority confirmed before starting
• Before photo of each oversized stem
• Confirmation that every stem was cut at grade only, that the stump and root were left undug and unexcavated, and that no marker or monument was touched
• After photo of the finished area with every marker in the work area confirmed undamaged

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.