Mile 123 Report
Bastendorff Beach east half, South Jetty Coos Bay
August 5, 2007
Kelp/algae, shells, animal casings, small rocks and wood pieces in driftline.
Report Details
Kelp/algae, shells, animal casings, small rocks and wood pieces in driftline. Stream bed was dry. Bed-spring lodged in rocks below road. Heavy human impact (89)- 31 walking, 20 playing in surf, 35 sitting and 3 surfing. 4 dogs.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 89. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 31. Playing in surf: 20. Sitting: 35. Surfing: 3. There were two campers and one RV.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 54. RVs/Buses parking: 3.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.
Man-made Modifications
Stream modification. Stream bed was dry
Actions & Comments
There was a bed spring lodged in the rocks below the 1st parking area along the road.
JoAnne
CoastWatcher
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