Mile 120 Report
Sunset Bay, Qochyax Island
June 17, 2012
This is the beach report for SCUUF.
Report Details
This is the beach report for SCUUF. Five of us walked the mile. A high use beach with 121 people and nine dogs (80 walking, 5 playing in surf, 4 playing in sand, 4 sitting, 5 tidepooling, 2 surfing, 3 fishing and others at a wedding). Little trash for a high use beach. New discovery- morning glories in the grass near the horseshoe pit. We were charmed. We pulled ivy on Earth Day as part of Dennis Phillips memorial. Done with permission of the Parks Dept., but were not allowed dig it from the ground, something about finding artifacts. We did a lot of damage to the ivy, that had strangled pretty much everything else in some areas. Unfortunately, it is the first thing growing back. Much more work is needed on this.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 4.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 121. Number of dogs: 9. Walking or running: 80. Playing in surf: 5. Playing in sand: 4. Sitting: 4. Tidepooling: 5. Surfing: 2. Fishing: 3. Other Activities: fishing from small pontoon boats, there was also a wedding. No vehicles on beach at time we were there, but there were tire marks.
Concerns
Apparent violations: none.
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 56. RVs/Buses parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
Too many people generally for wildlife. Saw a Wren Tit trying to find food in the parking lot.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Unknown
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. Fish heads on beach. Some kind of salmon. Looks like fishermen cut heads off & they washed ashore.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass. actually very little trash for such a high use beach.
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling. At least one large pine over near beach.
LouiseW
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