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MILE 95 on 3/11/07   -   SANDORGN LOCATION Coos  •  south end of Bandon State Park CONDITIONS Sunday 11:30 PM  •  Sunny  •  55° F  •  Wind: Moderate from the SW  •  Tide: 1 ft HUMANS People: 0  •  Dogs: 0 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 0  •  Playing in surf: 0  •  Playing in sand: 0  •  Sitting: 0  •  Photography: 0  •  Rockhunting: 0  •  Tidepooling: 0  •  Surfing: 0  •  Windsurfing: 0  •  Kayaking: 0  •  Fishing: 0 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 0  •  ATVs/OHVs parking: 0  •  RVs/Buses parking: 0  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, allowed: 0  •  ATVs/OHVs on beach, allowed: 0  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, prohibited: 0  •  ATVs/OHVs on beach, prohibited: 0 ACTIV.COMMENTS NOTABLE WILDLIFE A dozen sandpiper type birds group feeding by the ocean and two Snowy Plover scratching in the dry sand. DEAD BIRDS Total: 0 STRANDED Total: 0 FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Animal casings  •  Kelp/Algae  •  Wood pieces  •  Ocean-based debris NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES Evidence of wave overtopping COMMENTS SUMMARY I accessed mile 95 from the Lower Four Mile trail Sunday 3/11/07. One-third of the trail to New River was under water from runoff. The depth was as deep as 18" in a couple places. The water level in New River had dropped a foot in eight days and had cleared up to a little cloudy. The depth of the river at my crossing point was about of 20" on the west side of the river. The dunes are about 300 feet wide and fairly flat from the north, building up and narrower where the European Beach Grass still thrives. There were 6 each 10 to 12 inch diameter two lug plastic floats high on the dunes, one red, one white and the rest were black. Low on the beach I found a plastic 5 gallon red jerry can with Oriental writting embossed in the surface. Near the can was a float with a 2006-2007 Oregon Fish and Game Crab Permit . I cut off the tag and mailed it to the Charleston office when I got home. Four pieces of raw lumber were found, photographed, reported to Phillip Johnson and the Bilderbacks. Many personal water bottles were observed high on the dunes. Kelp/algae, shells, animal casing, wood pieces and ocean-based debris in driftline. Low human impact (0). OBSERVER sandorgn EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 3/17/07 8:29 PM  •  EDITED 3/17/07 9:29 PM PHOTOS 1 Sandpiper type birds Location: South end of mile 95 at the shoreline Date: 03/11/2007 2 Lumber Description: 12 foot 4x4 Location: Just into the dry sand in the center of mile 95 Date: 03/11/2007 3 Tracks Description: Tracks identified as Red Fox Location: Under a log at the high side of wet sand center of mile 95 Date: 03/11/2007 PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US