Mile 167 Report
South end Siuslaw South Jetty Road
February 18, 2010
Nothing out of the ordinary.
Report Details
Nothing out of the ordinary. Quite a bit of driftwood (small and large) but not piled up or densely packed.. just here and there.Picked up two grocery bags of litter along high-tide line, mostly washed ashore rather than beach-goer litter.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 10. Walking or running: 6. Sitting: 2.
Concerns
Fire
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Notable Wildlife
15-20 Gulls avove and around fishing floats. Three vessels on horizon.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Lots of broken clamshells.
Driftline Content
Shells, Styrofoam. small pieces of rope, Small pieces Styrofoam
Natural Changes
Erosion at foredone ranging from one to four feet high drop-offs to beach at bottom of dune. (intermittent)
PKoontz
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Some small litter, picked it up, filled one plastic grocery bag.
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