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MILE 158 on 4/3/08   -   ROAMER LOCATION Douglas  •  Oregon Dunes NRA, west of south end of Carter Lake CONDITIONS Thursday 3:00 PM  •  Sunny  •  61° F  •  Wind: Moderate from the N  •  Tide: 3 ft HUMANS People: 11  •  Dogs: 0 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 9  •  Playing in sand: 6  •  Sitting: 2  •  Photography: 1 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 3  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, allowed: 0  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, prohibited: 0 ACTIV.COMMENTS NOTABLE WILDLIFE 1 Snowy Plover, 1 Buteo (hawk) of some sort, 1 osprey, lots of gulls DEAD BIRDS STRANDED FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Small rocks NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS Dune Modification Major Plover nesting area restoration NATURAL CHANGES Erosion of vegetated foredune COMMENTS SUMMARY Closest access to this beach is the Dunes Overlook. Trail is well-maintained, about a half mile long, and does not require any wading. Very light human use on this beautiful warm day. OBSERVER Roamer EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 4/5/08 10:10 AM  •  EDITED 4/5/08 10:30 AM PHOTOS 1 Typical beach composition on Mile 158 Description: Beach is almost paved with clam shell fragments, sanddollars, and a few medium rocks Date: 04/03/2008 2 Snowy Plover Description: Lone snowy plover about 50 feet outside marked and restored nesting area, apparently looking for suitable camping spot. Date: 04/03/2008 3 Gull Description: Adult gull in flight. Just a 90mm lens, so this guy was pretty close. Date: 04/03/2008 4 Plover nesting area sign Description: Large areas of the foredune had been bulldozed and leveled to restore plover nesting areas. These areas were very well-marked with signs and roped off. Humans were observing the restrictions. Date: 04/03/2008 5 Sand dollar, up close Description: Macro shot of test (shell) of recently-deceased excentric sand dollar, Dendraster excentricus, about 3 inches diameter. Sand dollars are Echinoderms, distant relatives of sea stars and urchins. Date: 04/03/2008 6 Chopper much too low Description: Aircraft are supposed to keep at least 1000 feet AGL over the beach, I believe. This helicopter was zipping down the beach at 100 feet or so. Date: 04/03/2008 PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US