Invasive plant mapping (EDDMapS protocol) — landscape / national.

Invasive plants displace native and cultivated vegetation long before most keepers notice the shift, and early detection is the single highest-leverage moment to act. EDDMapS turns a phone photo and an honest ID call into a verified point on the national distribution map that land managers actually use — while keeping removal itself squarely inside what a keeper can safely hand-pull, and routing everything bigger to a professional.

Where

Any landscape, trail, waterway edge, or cultivated-land margin / national · Open the map

Pay

$125 proposed

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Proof

A dated EDDMapS submission with photo set, precise GPS location, and an honest ID-confidence level, with uncertain IDs routed for expert confirmation and any removal beyond hand-pulling routed to a professional

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-11-28

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.

Bring

• The EDDMapS website or mobile app (iOS/Android), or a regional EDDMapS-affiliated app (e.g. Great Lakes Early Detection Network)
• A smartphone with GPS/location services enabled for accurate coordinates
• A plant-ID reference (regional invasive-species field guide or extension ID key) for the honesty check
• A notebook to log uncertain finds for later expert confirmation

Steps

1. 1. Photograph the plant: a whole-plant/patch shot, a close-up of a diagnostic feature (leaf, flower, fruit, bark), and a wide shot showing the surrounding habitat.
2. 2. Record the precise location using the device's GPS (via the EDDMapS app) or a manually logged coordinate — never an approximate address.
3. 3. Estimate and record the patch size/extent (single plant, small patch, or a rough acreage) as honestly as the observer can judge it.
4. 4. State an honest ID-confidence level: certain (matches all diagnostic features), likely (matches most features), or uncertain (flag for expert review) — never round up to 'certain' to complete the record.
5. 5. Submit the report through EDDMapS (web or app) with the photos, location, and confidence level attached.
6. 6. For a genuinely uncertain ID, also route the photos to a state or regional invasive-species verifier (many EDDMapS regional networks and extension offices offer ID help) before treating the report as confirmed.
7. 7. If removal is being considered, assess scope: hand-pulling a small, isolated patch (roots included where the species allows) is within scope; anything larger, resprouting, or requiring cutting/mechanical equipment or ANY herbicide routes to a professional invasive-species contractor or the local Cooperative Weed Management Area/extension office.

What counts as done

• Photo set recorded: whole plant/patch, diagnostic close-up, and surrounding-habitat context
• Precise GPS location and an honest patch-size estimate recorded
• ID-confidence level stated honestly (certain / likely / uncertain); uncertain finds routed to a state/regional verifier or extension office
• Report submitted through EDDMapS (or its regional-network app) with a recorded submission date

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.