Report Details

Quiet day at the beach. Lots of wood, plastic, and glass. The large, old tree stump with a notch for a logger's platform has moved slightly northward along the beach and is nearly at the northern end of mile 168 currently. The shipwreck "Bella" is still visible at low tide, although sand is continuing to cover her up again. I've seen raccoon tracks coming from the foredune and meandering along the beach on multiple occasions recently; does s/he enjoy a stroll on the beach as much as the humans do?

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S.

Human Activities

Number of people: 9. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 5. Other Activities: 4 riding in trucks. Street-legal vehicles with OHV permit and flag allowed on the beach on weekdays at this time of year. These two trucks were driving slowly along the beach, no racing engines, no spinning circles or driving up the foredune.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 2.

Notable Wildlife

Very few birds, only 2 sanderlings, no gulls

Driftline Content

Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Wood pieces. plastic and glass bottles

Natural Changes

sharp edges to sand at front of foredune have returned due to sand removal by surf

Actions & Comments

Steep, high sand "cliffs" due to high tide surf have returned at front of foredune in portions of this mile. Lots of wood, plastic, and glass in wrack line.

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Mile 168

March 8, 2022

A jeep with two occupants was driving on the beach.

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Mile 168

December 18, 2015

South Jetty Siuslaw mile 168.

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Mile 168

November 25, 2015

Fairly high tide, lots of plastic, wrack line had a lot of bull kelp.

PhotoJim

Mile 168

August 15, 2015

Casual trails from parking lot and top of beach access trails developing.

PhotoJim

Mile 168

August 5, 2015

Sunny, great day, very clean beach.

PhotoJim

Mile 168

May 7, 2015

Northern part of mile 168, not much activity.

PhotoJim

Mile 168

April 30, 2015

Partial tour of Southern part of 168.

PhotoJim

Mile 168

February 15, 2015

A lot less trash in the south section.

PhotoJim