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MILE 234 on 2/24/12   -   DICK AND COLLEEN LOCATION Lincoln  •  Lincoln Beach CONDITIONS Friday 9:00 AM  •  Cloudy  •  40° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the N  •  Tide: 1.2 ft HUMANS People: 24  •  Dogs: 1 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 14  •  Playing in surf: 4  •  Sitting: 2  •  Rockhunting: 4 CONCERNS Litter DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 1 ACTIV.COMMENTS NOTABLE WILDLIFE Covey of sandpipers, some crows. DEAD BIRDS Species/names: Three dead birds and many large parts of bird remnants. STRANDED Total: 3 FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Animal casings  •  Kelp/Algae  •  Land-based debris  •  Ocean-based debris  •  Styrofoam Industrial chemical container of H2O2, household debris w/ lettering in Japanese/Chinese characters, nylon rope, electric drill NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES Evidence of wave overtopping Large amounts of sand pushed into riprap boulders and into dune areas. Buried previously exposed stumps. COMMENTS SUMMARY We walked the beach after a storm that had 25 - 28 foot waves and 58 mile per hour gusts. The storm surge pushed so much sand onto the beach that it covered the stumps that we'd reported in January, and filled riprap boulders with debris. The stairway to the beach from one hotel was almost obscured from view except for the top 4 or 5 steps. We understand that the tsunami debris is due to arrive on our shores in the spring of 2013. With our finds of the hydrogen peroxide bottle and other plastic bottles of household chemicals with Asian character/lettering, we wonder - how will we know what is tsunami related debris? OBSERVER Dick and Colleen EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 3/8/12 2:54 PM PHOTOS 1 Middle Beach after storm Description: Untouched beach sand deposited after a winter storm Date: 02/24/2012 2 South end of Mile 234 Description: Interesting geological formation of ridge of rocks pointing towards chambers on land. Date: 02/24/2012 3 Industrial Debris Description: H2O2 Bottle Date: 02/24/2012 4 Household debris Date: 02/24/2012 5 Debris Pile Description: We collected a large amount of debris. Electric drill, yellow nylon rope, plastic containers, shoe, Styrofoam, Date: 02/24/2012 PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US