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Four of us cleaned mile 147 and accumulated 4 large bags of trash. Mile 147 had less garbage than previous trips. Road leading from hwy 1 on sparrow Park road down to the beach is in terrible condition. Large potholes make the road difficult to negotiate and would effect many peoples ability to reach the beach. Beach was free of deceased marine and bird life. There were millions of dead and living ants with wings along the tide line. This line ran the entire 5 miles of beach that I walked on.

Conditions

Temperature: 73 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 6. Other Activities: driving. Not much activity. The sparrow park road is in terrible condition and probably discourages people from visiting this beach.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 3.

Notable Wildlife

sanderlings, sandpipers, osprey and sea gulls

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. Millions of dead and living carpenter ants with wings along the tide line.

Man-made Modifications

Did not notice any

Natural Changes

no big changes

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All Mile 147 Reports

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Mile 147

June 6, 2023

Mile 147 exhibited a lot of sand being deposited against the bluff and jetty.

Lyndell

Mile 147

September 13, 2022

Beach appeared to be normal.

Lyndell

Mile 147

February 10, 2022

Miles 141-147 did not have any die offs or concentrations of dead marine or invertebrate animals.

Lyndell

Mile 147

April 27, 2021

Beach did not display any abnormalities as far as erosion or die offs of sealife.

Lyndell

Mile 147

September 28, 2020

Mile 147 looked clean with the build up of blowing summer sands.

Lyndell

Mile 147

December 16, 2019

Coastline along Mile 147 and the preceding Mile 144-146 were clean of major garbage and trash.

Lyndell

Mile 147

November 16, 2018

Lyndell

Mile 147

March 11, 2018

Since my last visit in June 2017 there were noticable difference to the bluff on the southern end of mile 147 before the Jetty.

Lyndell