Seed a native ground cover.

Gravel and mowed turf under panels is a choice, not a requirement, and the industry already has a better one. With Austin Energy giving written permission and naming the exact area, convert a strip at Austin Energy La Loma Community Solar Farm to a regionally native low-growing mix chosen to stay below the owner's clearance height at maturity. blackland prairie soils in an east Austin neighborhood, mowed turf between the rows. Ground preparation is hand tools only and the mix is sown at its labeled rate, so the strip can be scored against the Habitat Friendly Solar standard the year after rather than admired the week of.

Where

public streets in the Govalle and Johnston Terrace neighborhoods, east Austin, Travis County, TX · Open the map

Pay

$290 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash — recorded, and readable any time at vealth.net/labor/credit/(your wallet). You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

written permission + utility locate ticket + GPS polygon + before/after photos + seed label with species and rate + first-year care plan

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-10-01

Posted by

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How this work is done

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

Bring

• regionally native low-growing seed mix with a species label and a labeled sowing rate
• hand tools: rake, broadfork, hand weeder, tamper
• measuring tape, flags and a GPS phone
• camera
• no-mow signage, stakes and a mallet
• hi-vis vest

Steps

1. 1. Get the site owner's written permission naming the exact area, and call for a utility locate before any tool enters the ground.
2. 2. Score the ground as it is: dominant species, bare-soil share, the mowing regime today, the mature height the owner's clearance allows, and the state habitat scorecard result where a state runs one.
3. 3. Flag the area and photograph it from fixed points, keeping every part of the work clear of cable runs, conduit risers, post footings and equipment pads.
4. 4. Prepare the ground with hand tools only: rake or broadfork the surface, loosen where the soil sampling found compaction, and use no herbicide and no weed killer of any kind. On a capped or lined site, surface work only and no tool that breaks the cap.
5. 5. Sow the native mix at its labeled rate, photograph the label, record the species list, the supplier and the sowing date, and set the no-mow signage.
6. 6. Publish the before and after photos, the GPS polygon, the seed label, the mature height against the owner's clearance limit, and the first-year care plan with a named steward.

What counts as done

• The site owner's written permission naming the exact area, and the utility locate ticket number obtained before any tool entered the ground
• The GPS polygon of the strip with before and after photos from fixed points
• A photograph of the seed mix label showing the species list and the labeled sowing rate, with the supplier named
• The first-year care plan with a named steward, and the mature height of the mix set against the owner's clearance limit

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.