Mile 131 Report
Horsfall Beach, Oregon Dunes NRA
September 10, 2010
Lovely day on the beach.
Report Details
Lovely day on the beach. Low tides are the best! Shells, animal casings, small rocks, wood pieces, land- and ocean-based debris, Styrofoam, 3 ft. long plastic pipe and a tire on rim in the driftline. Three gulls on beach, and small shorebirds flying south. One dead Western Gull. Sand deposition at base of foredune. New grasses and flowers. 25 people on the beach with 21 walking and four sitting on the beach. Six dogs. I removed three plastic bags worth of small and large plastic bottles, plastic rope, large chunks of styrofoam to the parking lot dumpster. Recycled the plastic bottles.
Conditions
Temperature: 63 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 25. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 21. Sitting: 4.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
no mammals, 3 gulls, 12 small birds flying south
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Western gull
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. 3 ft-long plastic pipe, 2.5" dia., car tire on rim
Natural Changes
sand deposition on beach to base of foredune, new grasses and flowers
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