On-site with the property / Portland, OR (any yard, garden, park, farm, or natural-area site)
Pollinator habitat and forage-continuity audit (Xerces Society approach) — Portland, OR.
Survey a Portland-area site for bloom continuity, nesting habitat, and pesticide risk using the Xerces Society approach. Read all of it
Not funded yet. Settles as earned credit, $125 proposed.
Proof it takes, the deadline, the level
- ProofBloom presence assessed for spring, summer, fall + Ground-nesting, cavity-nesting habitat surveyed + Pesticide use history, buffer distances recorded + Dated, ownable fix plan for every gap
- Open until2027-02-24
- Levelentry
All of it: the words, the place, the proof
Survey a Portland-area site for bloom continuity, nesting habitat, and pesticide risk using the Xerces Society approach. This standard's own source guide is published by the organization headquartered here.
Offer to pay $125. The receipt lands onchain once the proof is approved.
Safety, read before you claim
No special training is needed. Observe and coach only, never advise pest control: do not select, time or apply any pesticide or miticide, route pesticide-risk findings to the product label or local cooperative extension, and leave every pollinator undisturbed.
The full safety list for this job:
- A protected pollinator species observed on-site is recorded and left undisturbed, never handled or collected.
- This packet is independent of and not affiliated with the Xerces Society: named as the real, verified home of this standard's own source guide's publisher, not an endorsement or partnership.
How this work is done
How this work is done
A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.
Bring
- Xerces Habitat Assessment Guide/scorecard matching the site type
- GPS phone
- camera
- measuring tape or rangefinder (for buffer distances)
- notebook or data sheet
- plant/flower ID guide or app
Steps
- 1. Select the Xerces guide matching the site type (yards/gardens/parks, farms, or natural areas/rangelands) and, if the site sits in rusty patched bumble bee range, add the species-specific form.
- 2. Walk the site and record bloom presence separately for spring, summer, and fall, naming any season with no forage as a gap.
- 3. Survey and record both ground-nesting habitat (bare or sparsely vegetated soil) and cavity/stem-nesting habitat (dead wood, pithy or hollow stems, bunch grasses).
- 4. Record pesticide-use history from the site owner or manager, and measure buffer/setback distances between any spray zone and forage or nesting habitat.
- 5. Score each category (Foraging, Nesting, Pesticide Practices, Community Action) per the matching Xerces guide's point scale.
- 6. Photograph representative forage, nesting habitat, and any buffer zones.
- 7. Log any bumble bee (or other target pollinator) observed, with date, location, and photo where possible, identifying to species only when confidently distinguishable using the interactive key or field guide, and never assuming an ID.
- 8. Where a candidate rusty patched bumble bee sighting occurs, photograph it at a respectful distance only, and route the photo to the Xerces Society reporting tool or the state natural heritage program for expert confirmation.
- 9. Write a dated, site-owner-actionable improvement plan naming a fix for every category gap found.
What counts as done
- Bloom presence assessed separately for spring, summer, and fall, with any season lacking forage named as a gap
- Both ground-nesting and cavity/stem-nesting habitat surveyed and recorded (presence/absence and rough extent)
- Pesticide-use history and buffer/setback distances recorded against actual site practice
- A dated, site-owner-actionable improvement plan recorded for every category gap found
Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.
What is promised, and what is not
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