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MILE 237 on 5/28/11   -   JDIP237 LOCATION Lincoln  •  Gleneden Beach north, golf course CONDITIONS Saturday 3:30 PM  •  Cloudy  •  55° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the NW HUMANS People: 25  •  Dogs: 3 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 15  •  Playing in sand: 6  •  Sitting: 4 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES ACTIV.COMMENTS ATV tire tracks about 1/4 mile in length NOTABLE WILDLIFE very few seagulls DEAD BIRDS Total: 2  •  Species/names: Seagulls STRANDED FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Kelp/Algae  •  Small rocks  •  Wood pieces  •  Land-based debris  •  Ocean-based debris NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS New plantings of European beachgrass NATURAL CHANGES Landslides/major boulder falls  •  Visible retreat of solid bluff COMMENTS Late winter storms appear to have eroded a significant portion of many bluffs. Occasionally people are seen climbing the bluffs but this appears to definitely be weather made more than man made. Several houses are quickly nearing the edge of the eroded bluffs. This mile of the beach beach took a beating. SUMMARY Late winter storms appear to have eroded a significant portion of many bluffs. Occasionally people are seen climbing the bluffs but this appears to definitely be weather made more than man made. Several houses are quickly nearing the edge of the eroded bluffs. This mile of the beach beach took a beating. OBSERVER JDip237 EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 5/30/11 6:50 PM  •  EDITED 5/30/11 6:56 PM PHOTOS  PRINT       BACK TO COASTWATCH HOME