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| | A PHOTO FROM RECENT REPORTS | |  | Mile 172 — Lane County, Heceta Beach North, Driftwood Shores
MORE ABOUT MILE 172 | | Robin and Mark — Survey conducted by Mark and Aidan. Numerous people, few birds, and high winds. Quite a bit of small plastic in driftline. Large concrete block base has been exposed by wind erosion revealing ... COMPLETE REPORT | Thu Jul 22, 10:30 AM Assumed Large Plastic Pool Toy (Pen for Scale)
Location: Near South End of Mile 172 in Creek
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| | EVENTS | | | Sun Aug 8 Stewart Schultz Will Lead Beach Ecology Training Session |   Ecologist Stewart Schultz
The talk, like all CoastWatch training sessions, is free and open to all. CoastWatchers are urged to invite along others who have an interest in shoreline science.
Stewart Schultz is the author of The Northwest Coast: A Natural History, a widely respected, ecologically organized survey of Oregon coastal geology, habitats and species. He is currently doing research in plant evolutionary genetics and marine ecology as a professor at the University of Zadar, Croatia (where he moved, after many years at the University of Miami and, before that, the University of Oregon, in order to be closer to his wife’s family). He visits his family home in Rockaway each summer, and teaches a course at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology in Charleston.
His presentation in Manzanita will provide an overview of coastal geology and the formation of beaches and dunes, and describe the natural communities of our sandy shoreline areas. He will also touch on such topics as European beachgrass and other invasive species, and the likely effects of climate change on our beaches.
The talk will be followed by a beachwalk. Please make plans to join us.
 Contact: Phillip Johnson, CoastWatch Director, (503) 238-4450, or EMAIL
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| | | NEWS | | | Aug 6 NEW Forest Workshop May Be Helpful to Coastal Naturalists | The Oregon Master Naturalist Program and the Master Watershed Stewardship Program have announced a joint workshop. While this training session wasn’t organized by the emerging Coastal Master Naturalist program, the training will count toward eventual certification in that field (the “coast endorsement”).
The “Coastal Forests and Streams Water School” will be held August 26th and 27th at the Tillamook Forest Center, near Tillamook.
Advance registration is necessary; registration closes Aug. 6. For more information, or to register, go to http://tracker.oregonmasternaturalist.org/, or contact Jason O’Brien, Oregon Master Naturalist program coordinator, at (541) 737-3856, jason.obrien@oregonstate.edu.
Contact: Phillip Johnson, CoastWatch Director, (503) 238-4450, or EMAIL
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MORE NEWS... | Jul 19 NEW Marine Debris Project is Subject of a ‘CoastWatch Story’
CoastWatcher Leslie Suva (Mile 40) has a story to tell about the Washed Ashore project led by artist Angela Pozzi of Bandon, who is converting marine debris into art. The work she has assembled with the help of numerous volunteers will begin a statewide and eventually national tour in August. For Leslie’s story about this project, go to our CoastWatch Stories section. If you have a story of your ... MORE | | Jun 25 Research Data Loggers to be installed on Bastendorff, Waldport beaches
According to this email, HMSC graduate student Jose R. Marin Jarrin will be installing water temperature data loggers in the surf at Bastendorff Beach near Charleston, and at Patterson Memorial SRS just south of Waldport. Please do not disturb these automatic devices. If you notice one lying on the beach, please notify him immediately.Hello: I am a graduate student based out of Hatfield Marine ... MORE | | | | SIGHTINGS | | May 14 Watch for By-the-wind Sailors Stranded on Our Shores
Every avid Oregon beachcomber is familiar with Velella velella, or by-the-wind sailors: little (typically 4 to 6 cm.) violet-blue floating creatures that are often stranded by the hundreds or thousands on the beach April through July. They live in vast congregations on the sea’s surface, in warm and temperate ocean water around the world. They have no means to propel themselves; rather, they ... MORE | |
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| | MILE REPORTS SINCE JUN 26 2010 | | Jul 24 MILE 214 Schramm&Miller DISPATCH — On the way north on the trail we met a group of about 20 naturalists from Yamhill County on an outing, and also several people on foot and on bicycles. We checked the handicapped platform and met ... MORE | Jul 22 MILE 172  Robin and Mark — Survey conducted by Mark and Aidan. Numerous people, few birds, and high winds. Quite a bit of small plastic in driftline. Large concrete block base has been exposed by wind erosion revealing ... MORE | Jul 18 MILE 204  waterwitch — a clean windswept beach at low tide with little or no debris. MORE | Jul 17 MILE 180  billmaxmcw — 3 bags of ocean-based debris. Continued sand loss over past year, 2-5 ft. total. Remains of 3 sea lions; one juvenile & one small adult several weeks dead, one large adult 2+years dead. MORE | Jul 15 MILE 40  azbeach — Beach to ourselves until the return trip. Mussel Creek shallower, easier to cross. Less marine and human/land debris this time. Lots of "bouldering" on this mile; had to complete the most ... MORE | Jul 15 MILE 43  Dale Lee DISPATCH — Walked mile on July 13 to find an unusual amount of debris. Most significant was a full, 55-gallon barrel marked "marine oil." There were two other 5-gallon sealed cans of mulitgrade oil nearby. ... MORE | | Jul 14 MILE 217 firstrobin — The summer beach is wide at low tide. Low dunes have formed above the high water line. A bank of fog stood just off the beach. I was pleased to see people all along the mile; this is the first ... MORE | Jul 13 MILE 187  turnstone — A day of days at Bob Creek. Minus tide provided access through the surge channel below Bray's Point.
Rarely visited tidepools exposed.
No visible sign of nesting at the Pelagic Cormorant Colony at ... MORE | | Jul 9 MILE 133 JBWEGNER — Beach area looked normal with frequent OHV (41) on allowed beach. Driftline had only wood pieces. One dead bird. MORE | | Jul 7 MILE 304 Lianne T — Dead harbor porpoise (possibly) MORE | Jul 6 MILE 245  Terry DISPATCH — Sunbathers under active rock slide area at The Point an ongoing problem. Approached one group of people and found myself talking with KATU news and North Lincoln County Fire Lt. Jim Kusz who were ... MORE | | Jul 2 MILE 293 ducks73 — We experienced the "calm before the storm" on the beach this morning. Had we reported on 7/5, we would no doubt see many more people, debris (tons of red sticks and cardboard and plastic from ... MORE | | Jul 1 MILE 14 artist — Sea was calm and sky clear, and except for continued natural erosion of sandy bluffs behind cliffs and minor litter at one trailhead, there's little to report. Hikers even commented on excellent ... MORE | | Jun 30 MILE 100 JohnnyCN — Given that it was summer vacation, there was very little human activity on the beach--25 people,mostly walkers, and only 7 dogs. There were also 4 horseback riders. This absence of activity was ... MORE | | Jun 30 MILE 217 firstrobin — This morning at 9:30, there was not yet any wind, and the tide was out. The surface of the sand was more undulating than on my last visit--not as flat. The beach was noticeably dryer than it was ... MORE | | Jun 29 MILE 324 NHolmes — The Necanicum River has doglegged in the middle of the estuary and is curving out to the ocean even farther south than last report. The bank has been carved sharply by the River.
I will try to ... MORE | | Jun 29 MILE 123 jersar — There were people coming and going during our walk, with an average of 35 people, and 11 dogs. Sand above the driftline was dimpled with footprints, and had campfire remains with trash including ... MORE | | Jun 27 MILE 184 Blue Turtle! — The last time I walked the beach was in March and change in sand level is drastic. The sand has been washed out on much of the beach and there are many stones now uncovered. Also the Nancy Creek ... MORE | | Jun 26 MILE 270 yakinsea — Though my section is on the S. side, I paddled around from the N., starting at Cape Lookout State Park. The Cape looked in its normal, unspoiled condition. The bird life looked great this year, but ... MORE | | Jun 26 MILE 118 D Bone — Area is as expected this time of year. Migration of Ca Sea Lions doesn't seem to be in full swing because of the numbers that are still here. Stellar Sea Lions have moved into the area. Many ... MORE |
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CoastWatch, a citizen monitoring program, engages Oregonians in personal stewardship over their shoreline. Volunteers adopt mile-long segments of Oregon's coast, keeping watch for natural changes and human-induced impacts, reporting on their observations, and sounding the alarm about threats and concerns.
CoastWatch is founded on individual vigilance and responsibility for one portion of the ocean shore. But the program also links hundreds of 'mile adopters' in a coastwide network of concerned citizens taking action to conserve shoreline resources. CoastWatchers serve as an early warning system not only for the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition, but also for neighbors along their miles, local government, regulatory agencies and other conservation groups. |
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