Record the monthly debris transect along Imperial Beach's dry upper shore.

Imperial Beach has endured years of ocean-water closures from the cross-border sewage crisis, and each storm also strands plastic and debris lines on the sand. A monthly stand-off transect from the dry upper beach and esplanade, counting and photographing debris without touching it, builds the density record cleanup agencies schedule against.

Where

Public esplanade and dry upper beach, Seacoast Dr near Palm Ave, Imperial Beach, CA 91932 · Open the map

Pay

$160 proposed

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Proof

Segment tallies with photos

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Level

entry

Open until

2026-09-18

Posted by

0x034F…6c89

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How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Steps

1. Walk fixed transect segments on the dry upper beach and public esplanade only.
2. Count and categorize visible debris per segment on the tally sheet without touching any item.
3. Photograph each segment's debris line with a landmark in frame.
4. Upload tallies and photos with GPS and date.

What counts as done

• Tally sheet per segment
• Photo per segment with GPS and date
• Note of posted advisory status that day

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.

The standard this serves

Coastal Habitat. Coastal habitat is the green fringe where land meets sea: eelgrass meadows, kelp beds, salt marsh. Acre for acre these are among the most life-giving places on Earth, nursery to the fish and buffer to the storm, and NOAA's assessment methods exist because they are quietly shrinking. Mastery looks like a person who can survey a stretch of shore and say, with evidence, whether the meadow is spreading or retreating. This packet is one piece of that watching: one site, one careful observation, one record added to the long ledger of the coast.