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Mile five, which I view/walk 2-3 times/week, remains stable. The erosion/bluff slides that I have noted (and sent pictures) over the past three years have changed very little. The beaches that attract local residents have been blessedly free of campers for the past two years thanks to the efforts of the Brookings PD. Litter levels have also diminished due to encouraging potential overnighters to utilize the State Parks in our vicinity

Conditions

Temperature: 51 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.1 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 1. Fishing: 1. a cloudy, calm weekday morning with only one other person visible-a fisherman off Chetco point

Concerns

Kelp/algae collection, Litter

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

usual gulls and black oyster catcher; pelicans fishing; one sea otter;low tide, so some anenomes and starfish on the rocks; usual summer seaweed accumulation

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. no bands; one seagull; other bird remains just feathers; species uncertain

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).

New Development

Bluff development.

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune.

Actions & Comments

no. The beaches are relatively clean except for usual picnic litter on Mill Beach, Macklyn cove. I routinely pick up litter from the accessible beaches of Mile 5.

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Mile 5

Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island

June 10, 2015

North towards Zwagg Island the tidepools were thick with the greatest diversity and quantity of sea weed I have ever encountered.

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Mile 5

Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island

September 10, 2014

A beautiful day at with a minus tide and fewer than expected people.

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Mile 5

Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island

May 24, 2014

Beach is in good shape

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Mile 5

Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island

March 10, 2009

mile 5 to the extent that it is accessible--from Chetco Point to 1/8 mile north of the little offshore projection just south of the condos--has changed very little since the last report.

Berner

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Mile 5

Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island

December 18, 2008

Rather benign visit, given the storms of late with high wave action.

Berner

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Mile 5

Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island

August 26, 2008

Mile five seems to be generally stable except for the crumbling bluff noted above and constant shifting of the entry of Mill Creek into Macklyn Cove (an annual rearrangment).

Berner

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Mile 5

Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island

March 4, 2008

Considering the winter storms we have experienced, there has been relatively little visible impact on the shore.

Berner

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Mile 5

Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island

November 9, 2007

see above; stable, no notable changes over the summer

Berner